"Nissan Canada made history last week when it delivered the first Nissan LEAF vehicle in Canada.
PowerStream, the second largest municipally-owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, received keys to its two white Nissan LEAFs MY11, at a a special event last week Vaughan, Ontario.
“Electricity is the new fuel for cars and drivers have the freedom to choose a future with no tailpipe emissions or dependence on fossil fuels,” said Allen Childs, President of Nissan Canada, Inc. “This Nissan LEAF delivery is just the beginning of the sustainable mobility movement in Canada.”
“As leaders in our respective industries who share a common commitment to protecting the environment, it’s fitting that PowerStream and Nissan are joining forces here today to officially introduce this new and exciting vehicle into the Canadian marketplace,” said Frank Scarpitti, PowerStream’s Board Chair and Mayor of the Town of Markham.
He continued,”The Nissan LEAF is a testament to the new frontier beginning to unfold in automotive transportation. We commend Nissan for its foresight and look forward to using our new LEAFs as a means of testing the impact of electric vehicles on our distribution grid.”
Through Model Year 12, Nissan will be releasing about 600 Nissan LEAFs on the Canadian market. Nissan Canada has also secured 100 MY11 Nissan LEAFs with 40 allocated to consumers, ahead of the arrival of MY12 cars which will arrive later this year.
Reservations for MY 11 will be limited and made on a first-come-first-served basis. A second wave of reservations will be available in the coming months for the 2012 Nissan LEAF and as production ramps up.
The first Canadian markets to receive Nissan LEAF vehicles are those in that Nissan has already formed a partnership with. These include local and provincial governments."
Em: http://nissan-leaf.net/2011/08/02/nissa ... f-vehicle/