After having sold the 99,999th Leaf ever to a woman in the US, Nissan has now officially announced hitting the 100,000 mark through a car sold to a young UK-based dentist. Retaining the title of world’s most popular EV, the Leaf achieved an impressive 45 percent market share worldwide since its launch in December of 2010.
Now available in 35 countries, spread across four continents, the Leaf has slowly garnered a following of not only regular people who want to drive noiseless and emission-less cars, but also taxi services and it’s even seen some fleet use too.
Brett Garner, father of three, is a dentist and practice owner in Fareham, UK and he shared his motivation for choosing a Leaf:
“I have chosen my Nissan LEAF because I am very interested in its running costs. The cost of ownership such as maintenance, insurance and charging also convinced my wife. She had the experience of driving 500 miles in a borrowed LEAF and the low cost was remarkable. So she was converted and insisted that we had a LEAF,” he said.
Nissan will surely not stop here, and they’re already trying to give the Leaf a more sporty and desirable image. They also want to further advance the powertrain technology through racing applications – next up is the 2014 Le Mans 24H race where they will be entering a ZEOD RC racer.
By Andrei Nedelea
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