14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer Nissan is happy to announce that, in 2014, it sold a record number of LEAFs in the US. Thus, the company says that, last year, people in this country bought a total of 30,200 such electric vehicles.
The automobile manufacturer goes on to detail that, when compared to the year 2013, when its LEAF sales in the US amounted to 22,610 electric vehicles, the figure documented in 2014 represents a rather impressive 33.6% increase.
Just to put things into perspective, Nissan explains that, last year, LEAF sales accounted for as much as 2.4% of the brand's overall vehicle sales in the US. In 2013, on the other hand, they accounted for just 2%, the automobile manufacturer goes on to say.
Commenting on the record sales documented in 2014, Brendan Jones, director of Nissan Electric Vehicle Sales and Infrastructure, wished to point out that, “Now in its fifth model year, Nissan LEAF is more popular than ever and continues to bring new buyers to Nissan.”
The Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer believes that its LEAF has come to be this popular in the US both because of its fairly appealing price tag, and because it's easy to look after and can actually help people cut down on the money they have to spend on fuel.
The Nissan LEAF can accommodate for up to 5 passengers at a time. It has an estimated range of about 84 miles (135 kilometers) when its battery is fully charged, and its estimated miles per gallon ratings are 126 in the city, 101 on highways and 114 combined.
In case anyone was wondering, the equivalent ratings in liters per 100 kilometers is 2.2, 2.8 and 2.5, respectively. Otherwise put, it really makes sense for people to want to buy such an electric vehicle, and not just for environmental considerations.