Nissan is bringing in its own scrappage scheme for Irish buyers to coincide with 201 registrations.
€3,000 to €3,500 trade-in guarantee for older cars
This so-called 'Green Scrappage' offer is open to anyone buying a new Nissan Leaf electric car and trading in a car that was registered before the end of 2011. Buyers will be given at least €3,000 trade-in on a car up to 2009, and €3,500 for cars between 2009 and 2011.
"Bring us your old polluting car and we'll give up to €3,500 to put towards the cost of driving away in a brand new, zero emissions Nissan Leaf," said James McCarthy, CEO of Nissan Ireland.
5,000 electric Leafs now on Irish roads
Nissan has sold more than 1,000 new-shape Leafs since the beginning of 2019, and has just introduced a new version with a larger 62kWh battery and a more powerful electric motor. It brings to 5,000 the total number of Leafs registered since the first one was launched just over a decade ago. The new 62kWh model gets a claimed 385km between charge-ups, and costs from €37,840 before the scrappage deal is applied. There is a shorter, 270km, range 40kWh model available, and that starts at €29,890.
Nissan says Government has failed to act
Nissan has used the launch of its offer to castigate the Government, saying that not enough was done in the Budget to push buyers away from older, polluting models and into electric cars.
"Nissan has helped thousands of motorists to reduce their carbon footprint and our 'go green' scrappage offer is aimed at helping thousands more to follow in their footsteps and to protect our environment," said Mr. McCarthy. "We are playing our part to clean up the national car fleet and to support motorists who want to take green action, to drive green miles, to reduce their carbon footprint and to become more sustainable, Nissan is committed to doing what it can to clean up the national car fleet and to help consumers to take climate change action. This initiative will help any motorist who is thinking of going green and driving electric to make the switch.