The fully electric Nissan Leaf is expected to roll, pollution free, into showrooms and garages in December.

The arrival of the economical -- by electric car standards -- but range-limited vehicle is heavily anticipated in Brevard County.

"We've had a lot of inquiries," said Marc Jones, the sales manager at Pat Fischer Nissan in Titusville said.

Customers can begin ordering the car April 20.

The four-door sedan has a 100-mile range, a limitation Jones doesn't expect will weaken demand.

"I see this thing going over pretty good," he said. "The average person doesn't drive more than 100 miles in a day's time."

After a $7,500 rebate, the car will cost just over $25,000. It costs $3 per day to charge and could be cost efficient for the right driver.

The numbers, however, wouldn't add up for Alan Legath, 53, of Dunnellon, a Marion County town southwest of Ocala.

The computer applications administrator and retired traffic accident investigator believes that replacing the battery pack every two years would negate any fuel savings, even before factoring the increased price of the environmentally friendly car.

"The Leaf looks like it would be good until you do the math," he said in an e-mail responding to a request for reader feedback on electric cars.

Additionally, the Leaf works best with a specially installed 220-volt charger in the home, though it can be charged from a 110-volt ordinary outlet, which takes far longer.

But the environmental bona fides -- the Leaf doesn't even have a tailpipe -- may help consumers overcome other perceived shortcomings.

"I would be very interested in buying a zero or low emissions car, but only when it makes financial sense," said David W. Bock, manager of sustainability in the Environmental, Health and Safety department at Harris Corp.

Bock expects to keep his 1999 Taurus for several more years. But he'd eventually like to purchase an "environmentally friendly" car that inflicts minimal damage on both the planet and his wallet.

"It should not take a lot of extra effort or money to own and operate it," Bock said. "I would be willing to accept some inconveniences, such as shorter travel range between recharges, fewer places to get service, etc."