With its new Leaf, Nissan is blowing within the wind, as well as the wind nowadays blows toward electric vehicles. Scheduled to arrive in minuscule numbers (fewer than 500 cars) at the end of 2010, the Leaf will be the totally electric commuter vehicle Nissan has been promising for numerous years. The Japanese automaker says the Leaf is the lead vehicle in a full line of electric cars now on the drawing board.
Slightly larger than the smallest Nissan, the Versa, the Leaf ?hatchback utilizes a one of a kind platform that bears a 24-kWh lithium-ion battery pack (recharged via a plug inside the nose) also as an electric motor with 107 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque. Nissan says the Leaf ought to have the ability to go 100 miles between charges and that it has ultraquick charging capability-it takes an 80-percent charge in about 25 minutes-with a 220-volt home-charging station.
Onboard electronics will enable the owner’s mobile phone to control when the auto is drawing electricity to charge its batteries and also to turn on the air conditioning or heat in anticipation of a drive. For those with range anxiety, the navigation system, taking into account the vehicle’s range, will show a reachable location on its map. We’re finding hints of a base cost about $25,000, which would make it essentially the most accessible pure electric from a significant automaker-at least for a while-although the chances of making a profit at that cost are practically nil. Ford, Mitsubishi, and others have claimed they’ll be within the market by late 2011 or 2012.
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