On December 11, 2010, Nissan delivered the first Nissan Leaf all-electric car. Olivier Chalouhi, a San Francisco Bay Area resident and the first person in the United States to place a Nissan Leaf order, took delivery of his black Nissan Leaf SL at North Bay Nissan of Petaluma. The delivery was followed by a press conference at San Francisco City Hall Plaza. This groundbreaking moment represents the first delivery of an affordable, mass-market, all-electric car since the first days of the automotive era. The San Francisco Bay Area events kicked off more than a week of festivities, as Nissan delivers the first Nissan Leaf vehicles to each of its primary launch markets in Southern California, Arizona, Oregon, Seattle and Tennessee. In all of these first markets, Nissan has formed partnerships with local, regional and state governments along with utilities to foster the development of electric vehicle-friendly policies and an EV-charging infrastructure. Sonoma County, the home of North Bay Nissan, marks among the first of such partnership agreements. The delivery of these first Nissan Leafs also marks a milestone for The EV Project, a research and charging infrastructure deployment project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The initial Nissan Leaf deliveries will be followed by a second shipment of Nissan Leaf electric cars scheduled to arrive on December 20, 2010. Nissan is on track for a nationwide launch of the Nissan Leaf by 2012, with Hawaii and Texas next to roll out in early 2011. In order to fulfill interest and meet demand in initial launch markets, Nissan plans to reopen reservations in the first half of 2011 as well as shift timing of additional markets until the second half of 2011.