Nissan Leaf To Be Offered As Sale Or Lease (With Video)

Nissan Leaf

On Thursday Nissan finished showing off the LEAF at 63 stops in 24 cities when it arrived in New York. Now, we are learning more details pertaining to the sale of this revolutionary new electric vehicle.

Nissan is now saying consumers will be able to either purchase OR lease the LEAF in "a single transaction that includes the battery." "When you buy the car – you are buying the battery,” according to a Nissan spokesperson. "When you lease the car – you are leasing the battery”.

In order to purchase the car you need to first register on the official LEAF website, then reserve the car with a refundable $100 deposit in April, and finally place a firm order in August.

The car is scheduled for a roll out to “select markets” beginning in December followed by “all major launch markets quickly thereafter.”

Now, we need to keep our fingers crossed and hope the MSRP comes in at a reasonable figure that we can match up with the $7500 federal tax rebate. This car could give the Chevy Volt a run for consumer's money, depending on where they fix the MSRP.

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