Since the emergence of the Toyota Prius, a single environmentally-friendly car has yet to receive the same amount of concentration that the Nissan Leaf has. But just why is it so special? There are an array of other electric cars advent to the market, but there appears to be something extra about this single model.
The Nissan Leaf has an all-electric range of 100 miles in city driving and produces no local air pollution. Like other electric cars, this will help reduce oil consumption and improve power security - the possibility of having a renewable source to power an engine is a very appealing conception indeed.
Nissan Leaf Specs
The biggest fears that have arisen with the emergence of electric cars are speed, reliability and cost; any way Nissan have quashed these fears with the declaration of the specifications shown below.
The car will cost almost ,780 in the Usa, ¥3.76 million in Japan, €35,000 in European countries and £28,990 in the Uk. This price includes the battery package and tax incentives and subsidies.
The top speed of the car is over 87mph, with a motor rated at 80kW and 210 lb·ft.
The car can trip from almost 62 miles to colse to 138 miles, depending on weather conditions, traffic, load and style of driving. The battery will have a lifespan of 5-10 years with a Nissan warrant of eight years, excluding Nissan compact hire deals.
Due to the reduced noise advent from an electric car, Nissan have fitted warning sounds to alert pedestrians - this will make a noise easy for those outside to hear but not to distract occupants of the vehicle. Nissan any way has received some complaints that the driver is able to turn the noise off.
There are three ways to fee the car with two charging receptacles. There is a appropriate Sae connector that can fee it in about 20 hours from a appropriate 110/120 volt outlet. Alternatively, it can fee in 8 hours using a 220/240 volt supply. The quickest recipe is a level 3 quick charger which is improbable to be installed at dealers - this can fee the car in colse to 30 minutes.
Nissan has created a highly-influential and impressive electric car with the Leaf and it is improbable to revolutionise environmentally-friendly automotive engineering when it arrives on the roads in the next two years.
The Nissan Leaf - The Lowdown