How We Shipped a 2023 Nissan Leaf from Tempe, Arizona to North Las Vegas, Nevada

The shipment at a glance

A 2023 Nissan Leaf was collected in Tempe, next to Phoenix, on Tuesday, August 5 and delivered in North Las Vegas the following day, Wednesday, August 6. The road distance is roughly 300 miles. One day on the truck is about as fast as auto transport gets, and this lane is one of the few where it happens routinely, because Phoenix and Las Vegas are linked by a steady flow of carriers in both directions.

The desert route between Phoenix and Las Vegas

From Tempe a carrier picks up US-60 west through Phoenix and then US-93 north: through Wickenburg, across open desert to Kingman, and over the Colorado River on the Hoover Dam bypass bridge into Nevada, arriving in the Las Vegas valley from the southeast. North Las Vegas is on the far side of the metro, so the last few miles are on I-515 and I-15 through the city. It is a single-corridor route with long empty stretches, which is exactly why it is quick: there is nowhere else a truck would go.

What is different about shipping an electric car

A Leaf is a compact hatchback and fits any carrier, but electric vehicles have a short list of details that make pickup day smooth:

1. State of charge. The car is driven onto the trailer at pickup and off at delivery, and nothing charges it in between. A quarter to a half is a sensible target; a nearly empty battery can leave the driver unable to unload.
2. Keys and modes. Hand over a physical key fob, and switch off any setting that locks the car or sounds an alarm when it is moved, so the driver can reposition it at other stops.
3. Weight. The battery pack makes an EV heavier than a gasoline car of the same size. The exact year and trim matter when you book, because carriers plan loads around axle weights.

The full checklist is on our electric vehicle shipping page.

Heat, and what it changes

Early August is the hottest time of year in both Phoenix and Las Vegas, with afternoon temperatures well above 110°F. For the car this is a non-issue: it is parked on a trailer, and its battery management system looks after itself. For the people it changes the schedule. Drivers load and unload in the morning and evening when they can, and a pickup window that allows for that is the easiest way to keep the shipment on time.

Pickup in Tempe, delivery in North Las Vegas

Both ends were residential-area addresses. In Tempe that usually means meeting the driver on a wider arterial or in a shopping-center lot rather than on a cul-de-sac; in North Las Vegas the same applies in the newer subdivisions. The driver calls ahead, the car is inspected and recorded on the Bill of Lading at pickup, and the inspection is repeated at delivery before anyone signs.

Shipping a similar vehicle on a similar route

If you are moving an EV between Phoenix and Las Vegas, the instant quote calculator prices the lane in under a minute. Mention that it is electric so we can note the charge-level and key details for the driver. Every story on this site comes from a delivered order: we publish the vehicle, the cities, the dates and an approximate distance, and never the customer, the carrier or the price paid.