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2011 Nissan LEAF: Deliveries Now More Than a Trickle

 
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John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010

John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010

John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010

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Last month, Nissan became the first major automaker to deliver an all-electric car to a U.S. customer.  In the month of December however, only 10 LEAFs were actually delivered to customers, whilst Chevrolet delivered somewhere between 250 and 350 2011 Volts to customers.  

Now it looks as if Nissan is playing catch-up. As of yesterday Nissan started sending out emails to customers in California letting them know that their cars would be delivered within the next week. 

Talking on the unofficial LEAF discussion boards at MyNissanLeaf.com, prospective owners reported receiving the email. About 35 owners so far have reported they have been told they will receive their car within the next week.  

 

While the figures are still low, expect this number to change dramatically in the next few weeks, as one forum member cites information from their dealer claiming 13 different ships were at sea en-route from Japan to the U.S. with Nissan LEAFs on-board. 

While these vessels will contain a selection of cars from Nissan, including the 2011 Cube and other Internal-Combustion Engined Nissan vehicles not made in the U.S., we’d expect a significant number of LEAFs to be on-board per ship. 

Will it be enough to place Nissan at the top of the 2011 plug-in vehicle sales chart? Not yet  - but watch this space. 

Have you ordered a LEAF? Do you have an email yet telling you when your car will arrive?  We’d love to hear your experiences. 

[MyNissanLeaf.com] via [Plugincars.com]


HI-RES GALLERY: John Duncan takes delivery of one of the first 2011 Nissan LEAF EVs, near Portland OR, 12/15/2010




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  1. By George Parrott Posted: 1/5/2011 7:54am PST

    Yes, it does appear that Nissan has finally started to actually deliver the LEAF in the volume that was expected to start at least by early December. My order was in the first day (31 August), and I have NOT yet gotten any update for actual delivery. My LEAF dashboard still says "February 2011" after being at December 2010 for the first 2-3 months post original order day.
     
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  2. By rick fearns Posted: 1/5/2011 8:20am PST

    I signed up to get a Nissan Leaf in April, 2010. I've told the dealer that I want to but it, and agreed on a price. Nissan's last communication on their website said that delivery would take 4 to 7 months. I have not received any emails from Nissan as of this date. I received some neat promotional material for the Leaf through the mail, but that's all I've heard from Nissan. I live in Palm Springs, California.
     
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  3. fb_1341732987 avatar Douglas Kerr Posted: 1/5/2011 8:39am PST

    Talk about an article entirely based on speculation! The only supposed fact is that 35 buyers (maybe more!) received an email that says they "will" receive the car next week. The remainder of the article is based on what a dealer (always reliable!) says about 13 ships that supposedly have some Leafs on board. Gee whiz.
     
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  4. By George Parrott Posted: 1/5/2011 9:20am PST

    I would absolutely NOT believe anything coming from Nissan Corporate after they have been so obfuscating about the delivery delays with the LEAF, HOWEVER on the Nissan LEAF forum today is a picture of a full transporter carrying the Nissan LEAF at the Fontana dealership. There are more cars on that single transporter, coming to real buyers this week, than what Nissan delivered in the whole country last year! So there is "outside evidence" that actual LEAF cars are moving to customers in numbers MUCH beyond the absurd token PR deliveries of early December.
     
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  5. By Peter B Posted: 1/5/2011 12:32pm PST

    Thanks for the article Nikki. I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I picked up my LEAF last night and I can say it's a sweet car. I live in the Los Angeles area so that's probably why we got the call from our dealer before most others (and the fact that I put in my reservation back in April!).
    Keep the cars coming Nissan... you've got a winner on your hands!
     
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  6. By JP Posted: 1/6/2011 6:43am PST

    Congrats...Peter B enjoy =)
     
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  7. By daveinolywa Posted: 1/6/2011 8:34am PST

    the floodgates are starting to open!! my dash has been changed to Jan 24th. hoping that will change to around the 14th~!~
     
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  8. By  Jeff L Posted: 1/7/2011 6:52am PST

    I also received one of the emails. They website was bouncing around crazy with ETA Jan 5, Jan 11, Jan 6, Pending. It now says Jan 11, but I got the call the 5th and picked up yesterday afternoon. One of 3 cars delivered to the dealer. They said the truck just showed up at noon on the 5th and they expect more coming soon.
    So there has been a slow roll up to speed and Nissan (or at least the web portal) seems as giddy as the future owners.
    Hang in there everyone. I know you are all excited. Let me tell you, this rollout is a breeze compared to the Mini-E pilot program. They are coming, and I expect to see lots more cars soon.
    Just don't get me started on the charger issues though....
     
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