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For 2012, the Nissan Leaf mid-size electric will receive some minor upgrades and a healthy bump in price.
Moving into its second model year, Nissan’s groundbreaking hatchback will not receive any significant modifications to its exterior or powertrain. However, the decision to make standard the cold weather package - consisting of a battery heater, heated outside mirrors, heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats and an HVAC duct to the rear seating area - and the addition of a quick-charge port as standard equipment (previously offered as a $700 option](http://green.autoblog.com/2010/08/28/nissan-leafs-optional-equipment-list-revealed-includes-invoice/)) on the uplevel SL model, means that pricing for the 2012 Leaf has increased.
Nissan has set the MSRP of the base 2012 Leaf SV at $35,200 (plus an $820 destination charge) and the uplevel SL at $37,250. That’s a healthy step up from the $32,780 price tag on the 2011 Leaf SV](http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/30/2011-nissan-leaf-us-pricing-officially-announced-as-low-as-25/) and the $33,720 MSRP of the SL version](http://green.autoblog.com/2010/08/28/nissan-leafs-optional-equipment-list-revealed-includes-invoice/). Of course, the $7,500 federal tax credit still applies for 2012 model year Leafs, meaning the base SV model’s after-credit cost is $27,700. Nissan says a three-year lease on a 2012 Leaf rings in at a “highly competitive” $379 a month, a modest $30 bump over the lease rate for a 2011 model.](http://green.autoblog.com/2010/08/30/nissan-releases-leaf-lease-rates-residuals-so-you-can-calculate/)
Here’s an in-depth explanation of the complex rollout process for the 2012 Leaf: Beginning on July 25, Nissan will open up the 2012 Leaf ordering process to consumers with existing reservations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Then, on August 4, Nissan will reopen the reservation process to the general public in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and all of the aforementioned states listed above. Later this fall, Nissan will begin accepting orders for the 2012 Leaf from residents of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. Sometime after that, Nissan will open up the process for buyers in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada and Ohio. Nissan says deliveries of the first batch of 2012 Leafs will begin this fall.Continue reading 2012 Nissan Leaf gets higher price tag, more standard equipment
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