Reservations for the Nissan Leaf, the world's first and only affordable, all-electric vehicle designed for the mass market, will be reopening once again on May 1. Nissan also announced it will be accelerating deliveries to U.S.-based customers. Nissan ended the Leaf's first reservation session in September 2010 after 20,000 reservations were made.
In May, reservations will reopen only in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. Availability of the Leaf will then include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, and Virginia this fall. Nationwide ordering will be available in 2012.
This announcement comes on the heels of Nissan's latest ad campaign, titled the "Value of Zero." The campaign touts the benefits of the 100-percent electric Leaf, which uses zero gas and emits zero tailpipe emissions. Nissan is also showing off its Nissan Leaf Nismo RC this week at the New York Auto Show. This vehicle is a purpose-built prototype that combines the Leaf's electric platform with a dramatic, ready-to-go-racing carbon-fiber body.
"Nissan is pleased to report that the first vessel carrying post earthquake-produced Nissan LEAFs is scheduled to arrive to U.S. shores April 27," said Carlos Tavares, Chairman, Nissan Americas, at the keynote address of the New York International Auto Show. "Nissan LEAF deliveries are about to grow from the few hundreds, to the many thousands, and all current customer orders will be fulfilled by the end of this summer."
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