Pre-sales orders already full for Nissan Leaf

The two huge green automobile releases for this year are the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. The Leaf, as an all-electric automobile, stands out from the crowd of hybrids. The Leaf will be available soon. By the end of 2010, the automobile could be available at dealerships. Months before it was envisioned to happen, Nissan has filled the bulk from the advance orders for the leaf. That said, the auto isn’t going to be accessible everywhere. The first release is only in a few states.

First run nearly all spoken for

The Nissan Leaf is kind of a large deal. It is the very first totally electric car from a major automaker. Each and every other green automobile offered by a major auto maker is a hybrid. Toyota, Honda, etc., are all devoid of all electric models. In April, Nissan announced customers could book a car in advance for a fee, according to the New York Times. The idea was that word of mouth would spread and the reservations would be full by December, when the vehicle is launched to dealerships. That will evidently not be necessary. The goal was for 20,000 reservations by December, which has presently happened. That shows the opportunity for electric cars, as Nissan has met its goal three months faster than anticipated or hoped for.

Individuals won’t leaf them alone

It isn’t rocket science to boost demand ahead of release. Currently, there is a demonstration tour going around, and Nissan wanted this tour of the zero-emissions automobile to result in at least 20,000 reservations by the time from the very first release in December 2010. Initially, the Leaf could be available only in Washington state, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Tennessee. In January 2011, Texas and Hawaii will get shipments of the vehicle. Then the Leaf will spread like a virus to everywhere else. It could be available nationwide by the end of 2011.

Customers can’t leaf them alone

The way of the future, inevitably, will be electric and hybrid cars. It is likely that one day, there will be no more crude oil. As more consumers wish to decrease gas consumption and emissions, the time will come when electric vehicles become the rule, rather than the exception.

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