The Nissan Leaf (also formatted "LEAF" as a backronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) is a five-door mid-size hatchback electric car manufactured by Nissan and introduced in Japan and the U.S. in December 2010. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined the range to be 117 kilometres (73 mi), with an energy consumption of 765 kJ/km (34 kWh per 100 miles) and rated the Leaf's combined fuel economy at 99 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent.
Deliveries to individual customers began in the United States and
Japan in December 2010, in Ireland in February 2011 and in the U.K. in
March.
Deliveries to corporate customers began in Portugal in December 2010
and sales to individuals are expected to begin in early 2011.
Sales are scheduled to begin in the Netherlands in June 2011, with global market availability planned for 2012.
According to Nissan initial availability is limited in quantities and
to select markets and only for customers who made online reservations.
The availability will be increased by the second quarter of 2011 with
U.S. production planned for 2012
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