2011 Nissan LeafEnlarge Photo Are you buying a 2011 Nissan Leaf? If you're one of the 16,064 lucky people who has already placed a $99 deposit down on one of the most eagerly anticipated cars of the year, Nissan thinks it knows how you'll finance the $32,780 cost of purchase. Nissan expects most people to lease. And it turns out it's all in the detail of how the $7,500 federal tax credit for zero emissions electric cars is handled.nbsp;