After all the hype, the very first Nissan Leaf has been delivered to a resident of San Francisco. 31 year old entrepreneur Olivier Chalouhi is the lucky owner of the very first electric Leaf.
The San Francisco Bay area is just the first stop on Nissan’s launch tour, which will see the automotive manufacturer unveil the Leaf in several areas across the US, including Southern California, Arizona, Oregon, Seattle and Tennessee. The initial markets were chosen based on several factors, including the current and future EV infrastructure.
It’s going to be a slow process though. Nissan doesn’t expect to have a full, nation-wide launch until 2012. The next wave of Leafs isn’t expected until early next year, when the much-anticipated car will be available in both Texas and Hawaii.
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