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To: RetiredNow who wrote (27358)	8/1/2011 10:16:16 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

That's a rather extreme supply problem, which is not the norm with new car models, esp. not ones that where heavily promoted. If its a real supply problem, I wonder if electric cars in general will have some problem as they try to go mass market. It could also be a case of purposely limiting supply. The incremental costs for building the cars are kept down, the marginal profit per extra sale is kept high, the high cost of the R&D can be at least partially considered an investment in PR, and should their be a real surge in demand, say through legal mandates, even larger subsidies or targeted tax breaks, and/or some major oil supply disruption Nissan can pick up production later, without having the Leaf starting to look like a failure now (which would likely happen with fully ramped production if it happened now, all those cars going unsold would generate losses, and lessen the perceived appeal of the cars).

To: RetiredNow who wrote (27358)	8/2/2011 9:44:15 AM
From: Eric	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

They have been sold out here in Seattle for months. I've talked to a few people who have them and they are very happy and the list for future deliveries is getting longer here with all the press the car has gotten locally. The City of Seattle put in a big order for the cars, 50 or 60 if I remember correctly. Charging stations are popping up everywhere here not to mention all the way down the west coast. So driving all the way down to the Mexican border or up to Vancouver B.C. won't be a problem! We have a lot of Roadsters buzzing around here and a large number of model S's are coming here next year. Fortunately the Seattle area is a core test market for all of the pure electrics.