Hunt Club Nissan of Ottawa was the host of the inaugural LEAF delivery on September 23rd. Ricardo Borba, a 44-year old Ottawa resident was handed the keys to his shiny new 2011 LEAF SL by the President Of Nissan Canada, Allan Childs.
Borba was the first Canadian to place an order for a LEAF. An electric engineer, he plans to use the electric Nissan as his family’s primary vehicle. “My family and I were starting to look for a new car last year when the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred and prompted us to think about alternatives to gas-powered vehicles,” said the new LEAF owner.
Nissan Canada will pursue delivery of several 2011 LEAFs in the coming weeks. Customers will be able to order 2012 model-year cars starting late October be registering on www.nissan.ca/LEAF and living near one of the 27 EV-certified Nissan dealers across Canada. There will be 600 copies of the 2012 LEAF available.
With a 240-volt station, the LEAF’s battery pack can be fully charged in 7 hours. The car also features a range of 160 kilometres.
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| First Canadian 2011 Nissan LEAF delivered to customer (Photo: Nissan Canada) |
Borba was the first Canadian to place an order for a LEAF. An electric engineer, he plans to use the electric Nissan as his family’s primary vehicle. “My family and I were starting to look for a new car last year when the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred and prompted us to think about alternatives to gas-powered vehicles,” said the new LEAF owner.
Nissan Canada will pursue delivery of several 2011 LEAFs in the coming weeks. Customers will be able to order 2012 model-year cars starting late October be registering on www.nissan.ca/LEAF and living near one of the 27 EV-certified Nissan dealers across Canada. There will be 600 copies of the 2012 LEAF available.
With a 240-volt station, the LEAF’s battery pack can be fully charged in 7 hours. The car also features a range of 160 kilometres.
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| First Canadian 2011 Nissan LEAF delivered to customer (Photo: Nissan Canada) |