The all-electric Nissan LEAF will be for sale starting in December and Seattle area Nissan Dealer, Nissan of Auburn, today announced their pricing.  Nissan of Auburn will beat the competitions pricing for the Nissan LEAF anywhere in the United States and will offer the LEAF for $100 under factory invoice.  This equates to approximately $1,387 below MSRP for the Nissan LEAF SV and $1,427 below MSRP for the Nissan LEAF SL.

“We want customers to be treated right and not hit with high prices or have to haggle to try and save money,” said Greg Rairdon, president of Rairdon Auto Group.   “We won’t later go and add any mark ups, your price will be $100 under invoice, period.

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Nissan of Auburn will ship anywhere in the United States and will provide a $450 shipping credit to out- of-state buyers to help cover transport fees to their doorstep.  After shipping credit, transport costs will be approximately $600 anywhere in the United States.

Nissan of Auburn also announced that renovations are currently underway to allow for LEAF charging stations at their location.  They will be the first to have charging stations at their dealership.

A program called the EV Project will install 4,700 charging stations in Washington, Oregon, California Arizona and Tennessee by December 2010, with approximately 2,400 of those being in Washington and Oregon. When charging your LEAF at these locations, it will take approximately ½ hour to charge your LEAF battery to 80%.

The ultimate goal of The EV Project is to take the lessons learned from the deployment of these first 4,700 EVs, and the charging infrastructure supporting them, to enable the streamlined deployment of the full production of Nissan LEAFS and also further future EVs.  Their goal is to get to 5,000,000 stations.

After the first wave of charging stations hits the initial states, they will then be available in Texas and Hawaii in January, followed by North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina and Alabama by April 2011.  The rest of the country will be equipped by the end of 2011.

To make the Nissan LEAF even more affordable, the federal government will be giving tax credits to Nissan LEAF owners up to $7,500.

“We are excited about the LEAF and what it will do for our environment,” Rairdon said.  “An affordable, zero-emission, zero-carbon footprint vehicle is soon in our grasp.”

Nissan of Auburn is part of the Rairdon Auto Group.  Consumers can learn more about Nissan of Auburn online at: http://www.nissanofauburn.com .

About Nissan LEAF

The Nissan LEAF is the world’s first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 100 miles to satisfy real-world consumer requirements.

About Rairdon Group

The Rairdon Group is a Washington State family-owned business with 6 dealerships in Western Washington.  The Rairdon Group has been in business for over 18 years, representing 6 major manufactures: Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Hyundai and Nissan.  All of the Rairdon Chrysler dealerships have earned the highest certification given by Chrysler of “Five Stars”.

http://www.rairdon.com

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