2012 Nissan Leaf to cost $35,200, includes upgrades
2012 Leaf comes with quick charging and cold weather features standard
Quick charging and cold weather features now standard
When the 2012 Nissan Leaf rolls out, including into new cold weather markets, base Leaf pricing will increase to $35,200, up from $32,780. With the new price, however, quick charging and several new cold weather features will become standard, such as a battery warmer, a heated steering wheel and heated seats.
Lease pricing will increase to $369 per month from $349 per month on the base model as well.
Beginning July 25th, Leaf ordering will be opened up to those with existing reservations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Then on August 4th general ordering will be open to all in those same markets, as well as current Leaf markets, including Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.
A bit later in the Fall ordering will open up to Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, followed by Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island before the end of the year.
The 2012 Leaf SL model will list for $37,250 and will include the DC Fast Charge as standard, enabling 80 percent charging in less than 30 minutes.
Source: DetroitNews
I think Nissan at least realizes that fast charging is important for a battery-only car but interesting that Toyota is more circumspect about fast charging.