Nissan Canada Announces Reservation Process For All-Electric Nissan Leaf
Monday, July 25, 2011
Mississauga, ON - July 25, 2011
- Today Nissan Canada
announced the reservation process for the
Nissan LEAF, which will see the first Canadian
consumers in the all-electric car this fall.
Nissan will carefully manage the purchase
process from the first step, when consumers
sign up on www.nissan.ca/leaf, until the
customer drives the Nissan LEAF home and plugs
it into a personal charging dock. Early
interest in the Nissan LEAF has been highly
encouraging with over 15,000 Canadians
registered on the
microsite.
Through Model Year 12,
Nissan expects to release around 600 Nissan
Leaf on the Canadian market. In addition to
these MY 12 models, Nissan Canada has secured
100 MY11 Nissan LEAFs with 40 allocated to
consumers, ahead of the arrival of MY12 cars
which will start to arrive later this
year.
Reservations for the MY11
Nissan LEAFs will open at the end of August,
with delivery dates to those consumers in early
fall. Within a short time, reservations will
reopen for MY12
orders.
“We’re excited to be
able to offer a limited number of 2011s to
Canadians, who are anxious to be among the
first to own one of the most innovative cars in
the market,” said Judy Wheeler, Director of
Marketing, Nissan Canada, Inc. “We’re
rolling out the reservation process in stages
because we anticipate demand to exceed supply
until 2013, when we reach full production
capacity at the new plant in
Tennessee.”
In late August, Nissan
will open up the first opportunity to reserve a
Nissan LEAF to those registered on the website
(www.nissan.ca/leaf) and who live within the
vicinity of a Nissan LEAF-certified dealer
(dealer list will be confirmed in the coming
weeks). With 40 MY11 Nissan LEAFs available,
orders will be taken on a first-come,
first-served basis. Within a short time,
reservations will re-open for the first wave of
2012 cars allocated to the Canadian
market.
Reservation
Process:
In late August,
reservations will open to those registered at
www.nissan.ca/leaf and living within the
vicinity of a Nissan LEAF certified dealer. All
details, including exact timing for the opening
of reservations, will be distributed via email
in advance.
A $99 reservation fee
(fully refundable) is required to secure a
reservation.
After booking a
home-charging assessment, customers will
receive an invitation to order a Nissan
LEAF.
Customers request a quote
from a local Nissan LEAF-certified dealer and
will continue through the sales process until
they drive away in their own Nissan
LEAF.
Nissan Canada also
announced today that Nissan supplier
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) is expanding into
Canada and will supply electric vehicle
home-charging docks and web-enabled
installation services supporting the
introduction of the Nissan LEAF.
AeroVironment’s home-charging docks are
designed to provide a safe and reliable charge
when installed with a connection to a 240-volt
line. It will take only seven hours to fully
charge the Nissan LEAF from a fully discharged
state.
Aerovironment is a member
of the Electric Drive Transportation
Association (EDTA).
Home charging represents
a practical and convenient “refueling”
method for Nissan LEAF customers. To enable the
swift installation of charging docks
AeroVironment’s network of qualified,
licensed electricians will offer
pre-installation home assessment services prior
to vehicle delivery, and install according to
each home’s layout and the individual
driver’s needs.
“Part of Nissan’s
commitment to bringing zero-emission mobility
to the mass market is providing a one-stop
service for the new car owner, which is why we
chose to partner with AeroVironment,” added
Wheeler. “By the time drivers pick up their
Nissan LEAFs, they will be able to charge their
vehicles safely overnight in their own
homes.”
About the Nissan
LEAF
One of the industry’s
most-discussed vehicles for good reason, Nissan
LEAF™ is the first all-electric production
vehicle in the world and was recently names the
2011 World Car of the
Year.
Nissan LEAF is a
medium-size hatchback with ample cargo space
and seating for five adults comfortably. With a
range of 160 kilometres (EPA LA4 cycle) on one
full charge, Nissan LEAF provides 90% of
Canadians with the range needed for daily
commutes. With a 240 volt home charging dock
full charge is achieved in seven hours, and
with a Level 3 Quick Charger, 80% charge can be
achieved in just 26
minutes.
Powered by a lithium-ion
battery, Nissan LEAF generates 107 horsepower,
207 lb-ft of torque providing a highly
responsive, fun-to-drive experience. Because
there’s no traditional engine, Nissan LEAF is
ultra-quiet and for safety reasons a sound had
to be added so pedestrians could hear the car
coming. In April, Nissan LEAF was awarded a
“Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance
Institute for Highway
Safety.
The instrument panel
provides the driver with regular updates on
range and driving efficiency, and using a
telematics system called CARWINGS, the driver
can communicate with the car via a smart phone
with the ability to turn on the air
conditioning or heat remotely, and manage and
monitor charging.
More information,
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request.