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A northern California man became Nissan Motor's (NSANY, 7201.TO) first customer to take delivery of its Leaf all-electric car, the company announced Saturday.

Olivier Chalouhi, 31 years old, of Redwood City, Calif., took delivery of a black Nissan Leaf SL from a dealer in Petaluma. The company then held a celebratory press event outside San Francisco's city hall.

The company is slowly rolling out its Leaf line throughout the month and expects the car to be available nationally in 2012, according to a press statement.

Nissan said it is working with regional and state governments and utilities on the infrastructure upgrades required for the rollout.