Price on Nissan Leaf announced

I want one.
$25,000 after $7,500 tax credit.
For an extra $950 you can get a rear view camera and a solar panel mounted on a spoiler
Has a range of 100 miles.
I can't remember the last time I drove my car that much in a day. If I need to go on a trip, I'll rent a car.
You can program it to charge during off peak hours. It'll charge for pennies.
You can pre-heat or pre-cool the car if it's plugged in. Great for August in Central Texas.

Maybe I wouldn't get one the first year. I'll wait for bugs to be worked out.



Nissan Leaf Electric Car Priced at $32,780
By JIM MOTAVALLI

The 2011 Nissan Leaf will go on sale at the end of the year.
The 2011 Nissan Leaf battery electric car, which will go on sale in the United States in December, will have a manufacturers suggested retail price of $32,780, a Nissan spokesman, Mark Perry, said Tuesday morning. Nissan prefers to describe the price as $25,280 inclusive of a $7,500 federal income tax credit.

According to Mr. Perry, the standard SV trim level will include many options, including a navigation system, automatic temperature control, an audio system with satellite radio and remote control features that will allow the car to be both preheated and precooled while connected to a wall outlet.

For $940, customers can move up to SL trim, which includes a rearview camera, foglights and a spoiler-mounted solar panel. The Leaf can also be leased. Customers can put $1,999 down and pay $349 a month, Mr. Perry said. The Leaf home charger (called “a charging dock” and built and installed by Nissan partner AeroVironment) will be sold for $2,200, or leased for $30 a month. Consumers can also get a federal tax credit for installing a charger, equal to 50 percent of the total cost up to $2,000.


Nissan said it has a list of 85,000 “hand raisers” who have indicated an interest in the car. On April 20, these people will be offered a chance to move to reservation status, which involves paying a refundable $99 reservation fee. Reservations trigger a visit from a certified electrician, who will make a written estimate of what it will cost to install a charging dock.

Delivery of the cars will begin in 20 launch markets (including Washington State, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Massachusetts). By the end of 2011, Nissan expects the car to be available nationwide.