cwerdna
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I leased '13 SV with the tan light interior for 2 years. Now I own a used '13 SV w/black interior. For both, they're for all intents and purposes a cloth interior, despite them supposedly originating from recycled plastic water bottles: http://www.nissanusa.com/buildyournissan/vehicle-images/2015/LEF/XGC50NIC161D0/c7f6e85cb1472db7a255090fd1d3af83/LEAF/SV/Partially-recycled-cloth-seat-trim/Interior. The light tan interior (reycled PET bottle fabric for the seats) was the only interior available for '11 and '12 model year. Only with '13+ did they offer more choices...
Don't quote what I'm saying as gospel, but the thread likely originated from water bottles and was woven into a fabric.
Unfortunately, the Chief Vehicle Engineer, Kadota-san at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YANTlBWTtA 1:30 does not elaborate on the seat fabric.
BTW, before you buy, can you update your location info via your user name in the upper right > User Control Panel > Profile tab? That way, we don't need to ask in future posts/threads or do sleuthing to deduce it. (Yes, I saw So Cal.)
What are your daily driving needs in terms of miles? How much city vs. highway? Will you have the ability to charge at your work/destinations?
Also, make sure you're aware of upcoming longer range BEVs such as the Chevy Bolt w/supposedly 238 miles of range on the EPA test vs. the 107 miles on the '16 Leaf SV and SL... Bolt's supposed to ship by end of 2016.
I leased '13 SV with the tan light interior for 2 years. Now I own a used '13 SV w/black interior. For both, they're for all intents and purposes a cloth interior, despite them supposedly originating from recycled plastic water bottles: http://www.nissanusa.com/buildyournissan/vehicle-images/2015/LEF/XGC50NIC161D0/c7f6e85cb1472db7a255090fd1d3af83/LEAF/SV/Partially-recycled-cloth-seat-trim/Interior. The light tan interior (reycled PET bottle fabric for the seats) was the only interior available for '11 and '12 model year. Only with '13+ did they offer more choices...
Don't quote what I'm saying as gospel, but the thread likely originated from water bottles and was woven into a fabric.
Unfortunately, the Chief Vehicle Engineer, Kadota-san at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YANTlBWTtA 1:30 does not elaborate on the seat fabric.
BTW, before you buy, can you update your location info via your user name in the upper right > User Control Panel > Profile tab? That way, we don't need to ask in future posts/threads or do sleuthing to deduce it. (Yes, I saw So Cal.)
What are your daily driving needs in terms of miles? How much city vs. highway? Will you have the ability to charge at your work/destinations?
Also, make sure you're aware of upcoming longer range BEVs such as the Chevy Bolt w/supposedly 238 miles of range on the EPA test vs. the 107 miles on the '16 Leaf SV and SL... Bolt's supposed to ship by end of 2016.