when did the nissan leaf first come out
in December 2010
title: Nissan Leaf text: Nissan Leaf The Nissan Leaf () is a compact five-door hatchback electric car manufactured by Nissan and introduced in Japan and the United States in December 2010, followed by various European countries and Canada in 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official range for the 2018 model year Leaf is on a full battery charge. The battery can be charged from empty to 80% capacity in about 30 minutes using DC fast charging. As an all-electric car, the Nissan Leaf produces no tailpipe pollution or greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes to reduced dependence on petroleum. Like other electric vehicles, title: Nissan Leaf text: 11 December 2010 and the first delivery in Japan took place at the Kanagawa Prefecture on 22 December. Deliveries to individual customers began in Ireland in February 2011, in the UK in March 2011, and in France in August 2011. Deliveries to corporate customers began in Portugal in December 2010, in the Netherlands in March 2011, and in Canada in July 2011. Retail deliveries began in Spain and Norway in September 2011 in Switzerland in November 2011, and in Germany in January 2012. , the Leaf was available in more than 60 countries in four continents. Since December 2010, Nissan title: Nissan Leaf text: of age. This was eventually found to be an instrumentation problem, and has since been rectified by a software update. Nissan Leaf The Nissan Leaf () is a compact five-door hatchback electric car manufactured by Nissan and introduced in Japan and the United States in December 2010, followed by various European countries and Canada in 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official range for the 2018 model year Leaf is on a full battery charge. The battery can be charged from empty to 80% capacity in about 30 minutes using DC fast charging. As an all-electric car, the Nissan title: Nissan Leaf text: price in Germany, for instance, from roughly in April 2012 (with battery) to roughly in July 2013 (excluding battery lease of ). The 2014 model year Leaf went on sale in December 2013 in the U.S. The 2014 Leaf is largely the same as the 2013 model year, except: On 2 October 2017, for the 2018 model year, Nissan launched the new generation Leaf in Japan, and deliveries in the U.S. and Europe began in February 2018. The second-generation leaf features a 40 kWh battery pack with an EPA-rated range of on a single charge. The electric motor produces and title: Nissan Leaf text: it. The car sold in limited numbers to supply government and corporate fleets in Japan between 1999 and 2001. A small fleet of Hyperminis was also field-tested in several cities in California between 2001 and 2005. In 2009, Nissan unveiled the EV-11 prototype electric car. It was based on the Nissan Tiida (Versa in North America), but with the conventional gasoline engine replaced with an all-electric drivetrain, and included an / electric motor, 24 kWh lithium-ion battery pack rated to have a range of on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's LA-4 or "city" driving cycle, navigation system, and remote