Leaf reservations

After selling out of Model Year 2011 Leafs in two hours, Nissan of Canada had to react, right? It did, but with an offer that's so not compelling that reader Eli G. was a bit put off. You see, Eli was one of those 15,000 or so Canadian residents who missed out on the 40 Model Year 2011 Leafs ...

Over the weekend, Nissan Canada officially opened the reservation process for the all-electric Leaf. Within two hours, all Canada-bound Model Year 2011 Leafs were reserved. Wow! Two hours! Here's how the electrifying action went down: At noon on Saturday, Canadian residents who reside within the ...

Our understanding of Spanish ain't all that hot. Luckily, translating Nissan's press release isn't too difficult. Apparently, Nissan is now accepting pre-orders for its electric Leaf in Spain and those interested in reserving the electric hatchback can do so by clicking here and being swept ...

Back in May, Nissan promised that seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, would soon become the first person to own the battery-powered Leaf. Well, in less than a week, Mr. Armstrong should receive the keys that will bring his ...

We're waiting for Nissan to confirm or deny this, but it looks like anyone still sitting on the fence about ordering a Leaf or not will soon notice that they've been sitting on barbed wire and had better jump down to one side or the other, pronto. According to a post on My Nissan Leaf, Nissan is ...

Nissan's recently announced pairing with the state of Hawaii that reinforces our view that our nation's only island state is ideal for electric vehicles (EVs). With the Leaf's arrival in Hawai'i scheduled for January 2011, Nissan is now reporting that pre-orders for its electric hatchback have ...

When Nissan announced that it would be the first major auto manufacturer to sell (not lease, EV1 fans) a mass-market electric vehicle (EV) in the U.S., executives there knew that potential rewards were high – and so was the ...

Despite a slight delay, Nissan is now accepting orders for the Leaf, a breakthrough electric vehicle that promises to bring battery-powered cars to the masses. On August 31st, Nissan opened the floodgates, allowing up to 200 lucky ...

Last week, we brought you that startling story regarding the possibility that Nissan, in a move to meet high demand in Japan, allegedly decided to limit U.S. allocation of Leafs to just 3,300 units by the end of March. Thankfully, the ...

Our understanding of Portuguese ain't all that hot, but luckily we have an astute reader who willingly and graciously translated the important bits of info found on Nissan's Leaf reservation site. Apparently, Nissan is now accepting ...