After a wait of about a year, Maguire's Nissan has its first electric car on site.
The Nissan Leaf is the first all-electric car to hit the consumer market.
Laura Kale, the West Lebanon Township dealer's Internet sales manager, said the black hatchback arrived earlier this month. Another light blue model was at Maguire's Friday, waiting to be picked up by a customer who ordered it about a year ago.
The base price for the 2012 Leaf SV on Maguire's lot is $35,200; a Leaf SL with a few more features carries a price tag of $37,200. Both models have potential federal tax savings of $7,500, according to Nissan's website, www.nissanusa.com/leaf.
They are manufactured at plants in Tennessee and California.
Although the Leaf can travel up to 90 mph, it won't go far. Kale said the car's range is 96 to 102 miles. A full charge can last 22 hours.
"If you want a Leaf, you need to have your house assessed by a vendor that installs a docking station," Kale said. A docking station costs about $2,000.
Maguire's, 2001 Cumberland St., has an onsite docking station; the next closest one is at Hershey's Chocolate World. Sheetz and the Pennsylvania Turnpike are considering installing docking stations, Kale said.
Although the time from order to arrival is between six and eight months, Kale said that time should decrease as production increases.
Orders can be placed via the Nissan website.
For more information, call Maguire's at 272-7671.
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