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Nissan North America will begin taking orders for the company's new Leaf electric car (left) next spring and says it anticipates 20,000 pre-sales by the time the EV hits dealerships in the third quarter.


"We are confident we will have 20,000 reservations for the Leaf by the time it goes on sale," Carlos Tavares, Nissan's chairman for the Americas, said  at a breakfast meeting of Nashville, Tenn., business leaders this morning.


The meeting was covered by the subscription-only industry journal Automotive News, which reported Tavares' comments in an on-line report.


Tavares said Tennessee-based Nissan North America expects to make Nashville a key launch market for the five-passenger Leaf.


Initially, the vehicle will be sold only in cities or regions that have signed agreements with Nissan to aggressively pursue installation of EV charging networks.
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Tags: Nissan, Plug-ins and Electric, EVs, Nissan Leaf

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