The Nissan Leaf is the World's First Mass Produced 100% Electric Vehicle
Nissans state-of-the-art new electric car, the Leaf, has just been released for pre-order in the UK.
Customers residing in UK can now book the world’s first mass-produced 100 percent electric vehicle. Pre-orders for this new attractive vehicle started on September 1, 2010.
Users can simply sign up online through the company’s UK Leaf reservation website and put down a refundable £257 deposit. This particular step is touted to be the foremost formality to receive one of the first Japanese-built Nissan Leafs. Users who have carried out the very above mentioned step will be allowed to test-drive their prospective purchase by the end of this year, at which they will need to formally confirm their order.
“The Nissan Leaf is a milestone in Nissan’s history. Launching in Japan and the US in the coming weeks and UK, Portugal & Ireland early next year, Nissan is the first manufacturer to bring credible and affordable electric vehicle motoring to the mass market,” shared Paul Willcox, Managing Director of Nissan Motors (GB).
“The Nissan Leaf is generating huge interest across the world, with more than 25,000 customers already putting down deposits in the US and Japan. We know that the benefits of electric mobility have struck a chord with motorists in the UK and initial interest across retail and fleet channels could result in demand outstripping initial supply,” added Willcox.
To brush through the brilliant execution, the recently unleashed Nissan Leaf comes equipped with cutting-edge technology, thereby making it affordable when placed on a comparison scale with a conventional compact family hatchback. The car also features the capability to run for less than 2 pence per mile, depending on an individual’s electricity tariff and time of charging. Advantages like reduced servicing costs, exemption from London’s congestion charge, zero vehicle tax and zero benefit in kind for company car drivers are also rendered by the new electric vehicle.
“The way we all get about accounts for about 25 percent of the world’s carbon emissions and so this needs to be tackled on all fronts. We need less car travel, better forms of car travel and more public transport options,” commented Dax Lovegrove, Head of Business & Industry at WWF.
Adding grace to the market with five fetching exterior colors and one high-specification trim level, all models will be making the scene with air conditioning, satellite navigation, a parking camera as standard, and smartphone connectivity. With the latter one, users can conveniently keep a tab on charging levels along with heating or cooling the interior of the car remotely via their mobile device.
Further, Leaf’s AC motor pretty impressively generates 80 kW of power and 280 Nm of torque, touted to be sufficient for a maximum speed of more than 90mph and it can travel up to 100 miles on a full charge.
The new Nissan Leaf is priced at £23,990. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in March next year.
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