The two huge green car releases for this year are the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. There is a large difference between the two. The Volt is a hybrid, however the Leaf is all electric. The Leaf can be available for sale at dealerships by the end of 2010. Months before it was anticipated to happen, Nissan has filled the bulk of the advance orders for the leaf. The original launch will only be in a few states, so do not feel too cheated.
Nearly sold out before release
The Nissan Leaf is kind of a large deal. It’s the first completely electric car from a major automaker. There isn’t really a direct competitor for it at all. Nissan announced that advance orders would be accepted in April, according to the New York Times. Nissan has put out a demonstration test fleet. The goal was to spread word of mouth, and get the reservations full by December. That won’t be needed, as 20,000 from the cars are already reserved. That is quite a result for Nissan. The goal is realized three months ahead of schedule.
Leaf absolutely nothing close to risk
The intent was to get 20,000 orders in by spreading word of mouth with demonstrations. The auto is being shown off on its national tour, but it is nearly sold out before it’s released in December. It will only be available in 5 states initially. Dealers in Washington state, California, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee get the car in December. The very next month, two more states get them. The automobiles go to Texas and Hawaii after the initial launch. By the end of 2011, the Leaf will be available everywhere.
Why leaf it at this
There is no use in denying it. Hybrids and electric automobiles are what will be the way from the future. The supply of oil on the Earth will eventually run out. As more consumers wish to decrease gas consumption and emissions, the time will come when electric cars become the rule, rather than the exception.
NY Times
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