Nissan sells 75K LEAF electric cars in US

Nashville, Tennessee –Rishabh Mehandru of Portland, Oregon, has purchased the 75,000th Nissan LEAF in the United States. This is Mehandru’s second Nissan LEAF electric vehicle after leasing his first one two years ago in an effort to reduce the emissions.

“I’m a runner, and when I ran outside I found that I was inhaling a lot of exhaust from the gas-powered cars that passed me on the roads,” says Mehandru. “I instantly became aware of the amount of fuel I was burning, and that’s when I first decided that I wanted to get an electric car.”

Mehandru, senior engineer at Intel, has a commute of about 30 miles.

“When the lease was up on my first Nissan LEAF, I knew that I didn’t want any other car. I had to have another Nissan LEAF,” says Mehandru. “I love how quickly I can get up to speed on the highway—even my three-year-old son notices how zippy it is—and I like that I don’t have to stop for gas.”

“Rishabh’s enthusiasm for his LEAF is a perfect example of what we call the cul-de-sac effect,” says Brendan Jones, director, Nissan Electric Vehicle Sales and Infrastructure. “With more and more Nissan LEAF owners on the road, we see shoppers coming in already educated on LEAF’s benefits because they got to drive one that belongs to a friend or neighbor.”

Source: Nissan Motor Co.