july 27 28 august The Nissan Leaf (also formatted "LEAF" as acronym for Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car) is a compact 5-door hatchback electric car to be produced by Nissan.[1] According to the manufacturer, the Leaf's all-electric range is 100 miles (160 km). Sales are scheduled to begin in the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, and Portugal in December 2010, and the UK and Ireland in February 2011, with global market availability planned for 2012.[2][3] As the reservation process began for US customers, Nissan announced that availability for December 2010 is limited in quantities and to select markets and initially through online reservations only. The availability will be increased by spring 2011, with full US market rollout planned for 2012.[4][5][6] The announced price in Japan starts at ¥3.76 million (approximately US$40500), US$32780 in the United States, £28350 in the United Kingdom, and under €34995 in the other three European countries where it will be launched first; these prices include the price of the battery package, and almost all countries have applicable tax incentives.[2][7][8] Because the Leaf is an all-electric car, it has the advantages of producing no tail pipe pollution,[9] lessening dependence on oil[10], and its total cost of ownership improves in comparison as the price of gasoline rises.[11][12] In January 2010 the Leaf received the Green Car Vision Award by the Green
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