There can be so many factors as to how Nissan produces and assigns the cars. We have been following the LEAF for almost 2 years now. We signed up for the prototype viewing and viewed the car in Phoenix on Dec. 4th, 2009 and got our "T" shirts. We put our $99 down on April 20th for a reservation. We ordered the LEAF before we had even driven it on Sept. 30th, 2010. We had our AV EVSE installed in Nov. 2010 four months before we got our car. We reserved and drove the test car on Dec. 4th, 2010. Our car is an SL without the QC port. The color is Ocean Blue. We took delivery on March 8th. I'm wondering if any one of these things or more could have had an impact on how soon we got our LEAF. If so, Nissan should outline how each of these things could affect the delivery date because that may make some people reconsider their order or shop elsewhere for a guaranteed date of delivery.
Given the worldwide introduction and the quality of the product we received I'm willing to cut Nissan some slack. In fact, those of you who are disappointed with your delivery dates may take some solace in that you may receive the 6.6 kW charger instead of the 3.3 kW that my LEAF has. The 6.6 kW charger will really come in handy when you can use a public charging station. You can go shopping for an hour and get twice the mileage from your charge than I will get. Although I'm disappointed that mine doesn't have the upgraded charger, I'm not going to sue Nissan over it.