LEAF Availability

Nissan LEAF $5,000 Off!

July 21, 2012
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A sign of things to come? Not really. It’s called the car business. The same Southern California Nissan dealer that is offering the LEAF for $5,000 off of manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) is also offering most other Nissan models with several thousand dollar discounts currently. This particular dealership was among the first to offer […]

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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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Used 2011 Nissan LEAF – Best Offer

July 10, 2012
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No reserve auction on eBay tests the market You knew it had to happen eventually. In this instance, a Tennessee used car dealership acquired a 2011 Nissan LEAF and is offering it up on eBay in a no reserve auction. Certainly it is a marketing gimmick, as most auctions end up with the item being […]

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LEAF sales continue to plod along

July 3, 2012

Yes… we know we sound like a broken record Nissan automobile sales data show U.S. LEAF sales of 535 units in June. It appears that until Smyrna comes online, sales will remain slow, but we must also acknowledge the fact that in the markets that have had the LEAF for some time now (California, Oregon, […]

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Nissan spills some future LEAF info

April 14, 2012
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From a webchat with a Nissan exec Mark Perry, Nissan’s Product Planning guy, participated in a webchat last week on Facebook to answer questions directly from participants. If you missed it (as we did) you can review the entire contents of that webchat here. We read through the hour long chat and pulled out some […]

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European LEAF sees changes ahead

April 12, 2012
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Redesign and lower price in its future According to Automotive News Europe, Nissan may redesign the LEAF and lower its price once production begins in Sunderland, England. In an interview with Colin Lawther, Nissan’s Vice President of Engineering in Europe, Lawther said “We’ll fine tune the car for the European customer from a design point […]

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Some 2013 Nissan LEAF details released

March 21, 2012
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Nissan Director of Product Planning talks to Detroit News Yesterday, Mark Perry, Nissan’s Director of Product Planning spoke with the Detroit News providing some insight into changes that we can expect to see on the 2013 LEAF, along with some other interesting Nissan electric vehicle (EV) tidbits. First – no news on the battery front. […]

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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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Chicago gets its first DC Quick Charge station

December 7, 2011
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Midway Airport cell phone waiting lot to host first charger According to the Chicago Tribune, the first DC Quick Charger has been installed in the cell phone waiting lot at Midway International Airport. The second is due to be installed this week at the University of Illinois. The significance of this news is that it […]

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