Word on the street is that Nissan South Africa has made a decision on bringing the LEAF electric vehicle into the country during the fourth quarter of 2013.
The LEAF is Nissan’s (and probably the
world’s) first mass-produced electric car. It will be SA’s first all-electric car.
At this point in time we have no confirmed details as to
when and where, but prospective
buyers will most probably be looking at a leasing option, rather than a
complete buy of the car. We are guesstimating
at a ballpark of between R300 000
and R350 000 for the LEAF,
depending on the exchange rate.
The LEAF is said to have a travel range of 200km, depending on prevailing driving situations. That means it can
be driven around town daily by the average urban dweller who lives in one of
the three major metros of Johannesburg,
Durban and Cape Town, from home to
work and back without depleting its life. The battery pack can then be
recharged (Eskom allowing) at home
on a normal electric socket from
empty to full in about 8 hours. Over
55 000 of these cars have been
sold globally since its international launch in 2010.
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