Apr 26th, 2010 by Ross Edwards
Nissan is letting customers reserve the Leaf plug-in electric car for just $99. That may seem ridiculous to you, unless you were one of the people who sat on a waiting list for the Toyota Prius. For a long time, if you wanted to buy a Prius, you had to let a dealer know that you wanted one, then wait for months to get it.
Nissan doesn’t want big fans of its Leaf electric car to have to wait, so the company is allowing anyone to place a refundable $99 deposit on a 2011 Leaf, according to Autoweek. The deposit will guarantee your place in line when the Leaf goes on sale, and will also allow you to track the progress of your Leaf.
The 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car will go on sale in December. The Leaf will cost $32,780, but a federal tax credit of $7,500 will bring the price down to $25,280. The 2010 Toyota Prius starts at $21,400, and a well-equipped model costs $28,070, so the Nissan Leaf will be priced to compete with the current king of the green cars.
Image via Autoweek.
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[…] now that are designed to have their batteries removed quickly. So if you`ve already put down your $99 deposit for a Nissan Leaf, don`t panic, it won`t necessarily be completely obsolete in a few […]