According to Nissan, the Nissan LEAF EV has already garnered more than 56K pre-orders although it's not set to debut to the mass market until 2012.
Some folks think that Tesla Motors should be worried because not only is Nissan getting their manufacturing and buying power in place but the company is planning to have their EV on the market two years before Tesla brings their much more affordable Model S to market.
The Nissan Leaf costs around $25,000, while the Model S will be priced at over $50,000 making the Leaf (when finally released) the one and only entry-level priced electric car which obviously will appeal to a wider range.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn recently told Business Week that the company plans on selling the Leaf to operators like taxi companies and governments first but by 2013, Nissan will have built a half million Leaf vehicles globally.
Some folks think that Tesla Motors should be worried because not only is Nissan getting their manufacturing and buying power in place but the company is planning to have their EV on the market two years before Tesla brings their much more affordable Model S to market.
The Nissan Leaf costs around $25,000, while the Model S will be priced at over $50,000 making the Leaf (when finally released) the one and only entry-level priced electric car which obviously will appeal to a wider range.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn recently told Business Week that the company plans on selling the Leaf to operators like taxi companies and governments first but by 2013, Nissan will have built a half million Leaf vehicles globally.
