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What to write about

June 19, 2013
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The perils of writing about the Nissan LEAF Don’t get me wrong. In fact, I love writing about this great new technology, and helping to educate consumers about the potential of moving from a traditional petroleum burning vehicle (be it gasoline or diesel powered), and bringing them into the fold of the few, the proud, [...]

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LEAF sells 1,937 in April

May 3, 2013
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Favorable lease rates extended April sales numbers were down from March sales for Nissan as the fiscal year end deals ended. The brand still ended with a positive year over year sales gain for the month of April. Recognizing a strong marketing tool in its arsenal, Nissan has extended the favorable lease rates on LEAF. [...]

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Evaluating the new J.D. Power EV ownership study

November 11, 2012
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Does an EV lease make more sense? J. D. Power and Associates has just released a study (found here) of the issues surrounding and driving the move into the electric vehicle (EV) segment. With a significant history of focusing on and evaluating the automobile market in general, it is worth taking a closer look at [...]

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Used Nissan LEAF – Best Offer (Updated)

July 13, 2012
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Used Nissan LEAF market looks strong Upon closer inspection, we’ve found that the used Nissan LEAF market is actually very good – at least for one little company. eBay has a feature that allows registered shoppers to view completed listings. Being extremely tired the other day when we wrote our original article, we neglected to [...]

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Big day for Nissan LEAF

February 29, 2012
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LEAF drives into America As of tomorrow, March 1, 2012, the Nissan LEAF will be the first consumer oriented electric vehicle (EV) available across the United States, with dealerships and the ability to support these vehicles, in every state. Existing reservation holders will be able to place their orders tomorrow. Those interested in the LEAF, [...]

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LEAF reservations open in Canada

December 12, 2011
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2012 LEAFs arriving ahead of schdule Nissan Canada is opening reservations to the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF. Anyone living within 65 kilometers of one of the 27 certified Nissan LEAF dealers are now able to place a reservation. As we wrote back in September, Nissan is expecting to sell 600 LEAFs in [...]

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What is a used Nissan LEAF worth?

December 11, 2011
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One year after launch, is LEAF holding its value? One huge question mark one year ago was the future value of a Nissan LEAF. One year after its launch, we can take a look. First, it should be noted that this is not a scientific study. We are looking at various online sources to determine [...]

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Nissan LEAF availability

November 27, 2011
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Reservation not required Certainly, this will not be the case across the country. And it will likely not be the case in newly opened Nissan LEAF markets. But it is worth noting, so we are passing this information along – Nissan LEAF is available without a reservation. At least to a limited degree. We just [...]

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Dealer invoiced – LEAF here soon!

March 20, 2011

Our dealer says maybe Monday! I got an email yesterday that Mossy was just invoiced for my LEAF. He expects to see it early in the week, possibly on Monday. As I was not expecting to see the car for another week yet, I hadn’t finalized my financial preparations just yet, so I got started [...]

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