Autoblog Green brilliantly spotted a tidbit of information buried within a San Jose Mercury News article that might help clarify Nissan’s delivery plans for the electric Leaf in the United States. According to Nissan’s spokesman Tim Gallagher, the Leaf's widespread roll out will kick off soon: ‘By the end of the summer, our goal is to have everyone in their car’.
Last September, Nissan stopped taking reservations for the Leaf in the US, having reached its goal of 20,000 pre-orders 3 months ahead of schedule.
In December, the first Nissan Leaf was delivered in Petaluma, Californa, to 31-year-old Olivier Chalouhi. Days later, the first ten Nissan Leafs being delivered in Europe were taken in Lisbon, Portugal, by the consortium behind the nation’s electric mobility plan, the Mobi.e, and the Portuguese Government.