Today, Nissan unveiled pricing details for the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle
(EV), which will be available for purchase or lease in select markets in
December.
The Leaf's list price of $32,780 MSRP may be just out of reach for cash-strapped
Americans, but a hefty federal tax credit of $7,500 will knock down the price of
the Leaf to $25,280, placing it just at the low end of the mid-size vehicle
market. That credit will also be factored into leasing deals, which are expected
to start at $349 a month.
State and local incentives -- like a $5,000 tax rebate available in California
and a $5,000 tax credit in Georgia -- could bring down the cost even further.
And with electricity being cheaper than gas, and lower maintenance costs, I
wonder if anyone has calculated a realistic TCO?
