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2011 Nissan Leaf: We Order Ours, And Show You How Page 5

 
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2011 Nissan Leaf ordering process

2011 Nissan Leaf ordering process

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2011 Nissan Leaf ordering process

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And that's about it. I filled out a form to pay the $99 reservation fee (fully refundable, Nissan says)--but hit a snag when I tried to use an American Express card. The form requires a 16-digit card number--and the American Express card has 15 digits. So I opted for another card and it went through right away.

By June 30, Nissan says it'll be back in touch to tell me how long I might have to wait to get a Leaf of my own. California, Washington and Tennessee are some of the first places they'll sell vehicles--but Atlanta's been a part of their nationwide Leaf tour. And with generous tax credits, there could be a big groundswell of interest in the Empire State of the South that Nissan will want to tap.

No one knows how the Leaf will sell, but AllCarsElectric will know firsthand what it's like to own a Leaf. Next up, we'll tell you what the tax man thinks of the Leaf deal.






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Comments (17)

  1. By kyle Posted: 4/21/2010 1:22am PDT

    you had black as an option? I only had red, gray, blue and white. strange
     
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  2. By JKD Posted: 4/21/2010 7:17am PDT

    I really liked blue but chose the boring silver in the end :-( I wonder if we Georgia folk can get our LEAF from Tennessee somehow before the official launch in GA... One intersting thing I saw was that my local dealership (Town Center Nissan) is already LEAF certified.
     
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  3. By Desertstraw Posted: 4/21/2010 7:41am PDT

    You are the lucky ones. I have been on their mailing list from the beginning and still haven't gotten my notice and I do live in one of the target areas. Not off to a good start.
     
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  4. By Wendy Posted: 4/21/2010 11:13am PDT

    I reserved a red one. I was disappointed that we couldn't let them know if we already have the electric capability in our garage when filling out the charging questionnaire. We also have a 10.1 kWh solar system so we'd recharge basically for free.
     
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  5. By Alex Posted: 4/21/2010 11:29am PDT

    I've also been on their mailing list since the beginning and haven't received an email notice - last one I got was March 30th. I live in Tucson, one of the target areas. I waited on hold for over 30 mins. last night on NIssans Leaf support phone line and gave up and left a message. At this point, I'm sufficiently miffed that I'll wait for the Volt or Tesla S.
     
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  6. By David Row Posted: 4/21/2010 11:53am PDT

    Marty, I'm looking forward to your article on the tax hit. When I bought my RAV4-EV there was a Federal rebate. But I got hit with the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), which I had not known would happen. I did not benefit from the rebate nearly as much as I should have.
    Combining the Fed & Calif rebate this time, I may only get a very small rebate that can actually be used.
    Yes, I reserved my Leaf yesterday (the 20th). Blue for me. :-)
     
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  7. By James E Posted: 4/21/2010 12:35pm PDT

    I did not know they extended the deadline. I was checking my e-mail every 5min from 1-6 EDT. I was one of the first to sign up for the Leaf website so was I was disappointed that I waited so long as was not getting selected. Then the e-mail showed up at 5:58 EDT. I put down my $99 and chose the silver color w/ the SL trim. Who Ya!!!!
     
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  8. By Desertstraw Posted: 4/21/2010 12:44pm PDT

    To #5 Alex:
    You can contact them using "live chat" on the Nissan Leaf website. They found me on their list and said that I would hear from them in 24/48 hours. I too am from Arizona.
    If BYD or Coda actually bring out cars this year, I am a little less inclined to Nissan now.
     
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  9. By JKD Posted: 4/21/2010 12:50pm PDT

    Generally, I don't see how people will be able to claim the full 7.5K Fed tax credit. An average family doesn't pay nearly enough (take that tea baggers) even if they make 100K. The effective rate after all deductions is in low single digits thanks to Bush and Obama. Any higher and you can get hit by ATM. You can only claim it in in the year you purchase the car, so it doesn't roll over unlike the state tax credits that can be spread out up to five years in most cases. Unless Marty has kids, he may be one of very few who'll get the whole thing.
     
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  10. By JKD Posted: 4/21/2010 12:53pm PDT

    I signed up with a couple of email addresses (just in case) and sure enough, the only one that came to me was for the account created the day before (4/19) through their FB link. It was found in my Yahoo! spam, btw.
     
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  11. By James E Posted: 4/21/2010 2:59pm PDT

    Has Nissan published the number of deposits that they accepted yesterday? I read aprox 50,000 orders but could not verify. Thx
     
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  12. By Scott Posted: 4/22/2010 6:31am PDT

    I have been on the mailing list since the begining and have not received the email for reserving the Leaf. I am very dissapointed in Nissan. I think I will have to look at the Ford Focus BEV. I can not believe how terrible Nissan is treating all but the select few with their roll out.
     
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  13. By Desertstraw Posted: 4/23/2010 11:48am PDT

    Update. Apparently getting in touch with Nissan as described above payed off. I received a reservation for a Leaf this morning.
     
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  14. By JKD Posted: 4/24/2010 7:46am PDT

    Over 6K put their reservations in... Am I the only one who expected a lot more? I guess we'll get ours sooner, so no sleep lost over this for me.
    http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04/strong-demand-nissan-leaf/
     
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  15. By James E Posted: 4/24/2010 9:36am PDT

    #13 - thx for the article. The finital roll out states are "California, Oregon, Seattle, Phoenix-Tucson and Tennessee". I read somewhere else that 43% of the 6635 Leafs were reserved in CA. So the question is how many are going to us in AZ come December?
     
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  16. By B-Man Posted: 4/24/2010 11:20am PDT

    I wonder that about Arizona, but I'm moving to Nevada in a few weeks. Speaking of desolate places not getting Nissan Leaves. You'd probably see some in Lost Wages and Reno, but a place like Elko, NV? That's where we're going. The place is full of miners mining primarily for gold, 'cause the value of gold keeps rising. Leaves will be extremely rare over there.
     
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  17. By B-Man Posted: 4/24/2010 11:22am PDT

    Nissan Leaves are gonna be extremely rare in Elko, NV, where my wife and I are moving. Lots of miners and their pick-em-up trucks over there. A Leaf would be a shock ta see, indeed.
     
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