“With nearly 20 electric cars or plug-in hybrid models on the road today, Nissan LEAF remains at the head of the class, outselling the nearest competitor by 50 percent through September,” said Brendan Jones, the director of Nissan EV Sales and Infrastructure.
“Since the initial launch in 2010 our primary goal is to bring electric vehicles to the mass market in a practical and fun-to-drive package, and we continue to deliver electric cars to more new buyers than anyone else,” Jones said.
Altogether, Leaf sales have risen more than 36% in 2014 — as of September, compared to the same period in 2013. And more than 142,000 Leafs have been sold worldwide since the launch — of that, 64,000 of the sales were in the US. Which leaves the Leaf as the more-or-less undisputed worldwide leader of the EV market (at least as far as sales go).
“Nissan LEAF owners are eager to share their enthusiasm with neighbors, friends and family, and that passion makes them some of our best salespeople,” Jones continued. “We’ve seen a ‘cul-de-sac’ effect where the first LEAF owner in the neighborhood becomes the community champion for electric cars, educating neighbors on the benefits of going electric, even sometimes handing the keys over for a test drive.”
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