solarchargeddriver
Well-known member
I live in Colorado, have put $99 down to reserve a LEAF, and am quite confused about when we'll get our LEAF.
Brad Berman, over at PlugInCars.Com recently wrote a piece in which he claimed that only those in the 7 roll-out states will actually see their LEAF in 2011 -- http://www.plugincars.com/most-us-electric-cars-still-waiting-game-107016.html
Now, Nissan says it's going to take new reservations from those same 7 roll-out states starting May 1.
Is Brad right? Are those of us in the middle of the country who reserved a LEAF almost a year ago going to fall in line behind the newbies who come in from the 7 select states starting May 1?
I posted a comment in response to Brad's post, but he never responded with a clarification, which I found a bit odd, considering the fact that thousands of people in non-roll-out markets surely want a clear, unequivocal answer to the question of whether they're actually going to get a LEAF in 2011, and whether their reservation actually means anything.
This piece on Autoblogreen certainly doesn't do anything to make things clearer -- http://green.autoblog.com/2011/04/20/nissan-to-accelerate-u-s-leaf-deliveries-reopen-reservations-m/
Nor does this piece from Reuters -- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/idUS198880237120110420
However, this piece by Bloomberg News -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-20/nissan-says-it-will-boost-u-s-deliveries-of-leaf-electric-cars-this-month.html -- quotes Carlos Tavares as saying the following: “Nissan Leaf deliveries are about to grow from the few hundreds to the many thousands. All current customer orders will be fulfilled by the end of this summer.”
I read this quote as meaning that I, a reservation holder in Colorado, will see my LEAF by the end of summer 2011, and before the newbies in the 7 roll-out states who sign up starting May 1 will. But maybe I am missing something between the lines here...
Does anyone have a definitive answer on the question of where those in non-rollout markets actually stand in the line to get a LEAF in 2011 and/or know of a current article/story online that clarifies this, once and for all?
Brad Berman, over at PlugInCars.Com recently wrote a piece in which he claimed that only those in the 7 roll-out states will actually see their LEAF in 2011 -- http://www.plugincars.com/most-us-electric-cars-still-waiting-game-107016.html
Now, Nissan says it's going to take new reservations from those same 7 roll-out states starting May 1.
Is Brad right? Are those of us in the middle of the country who reserved a LEAF almost a year ago going to fall in line behind the newbies who come in from the 7 select states starting May 1?
I posted a comment in response to Brad's post, but he never responded with a clarification, which I found a bit odd, considering the fact that thousands of people in non-roll-out markets surely want a clear, unequivocal answer to the question of whether they're actually going to get a LEAF in 2011, and whether their reservation actually means anything.
This piece on Autoblogreen certainly doesn't do anything to make things clearer -- http://green.autoblog.com/2011/04/20/nissan-to-accelerate-u-s-leaf-deliveries-reopen-reservations-m/
Nor does this piece from Reuters -- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/idUS198880237120110420
However, this piece by Bloomberg News -- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-20/nissan-says-it-will-boost-u-s-deliveries-of-leaf-electric-cars-this-month.html -- quotes Carlos Tavares as saying the following: “Nissan Leaf deliveries are about to grow from the few hundreds to the many thousands. All current customer orders will be fulfilled by the end of this summer.”
I read this quote as meaning that I, a reservation holder in Colorado, will see my LEAF by the end of summer 2011, and before the newbies in the 7 roll-out states who sign up starting May 1 will. But maybe I am missing something between the lines here...
Does anyone have a definitive answer on the question of where those in non-rollout markets actually stand in the line to get a LEAF in 2011 and/or know of a current article/story online that clarifies this, once and for all?