The second-generation Nissan Leaf electric car can now be ordered in Britain, with prices starting from £21,990 for the entry-level Nissan Visia model.
That price includes the UK Government's £4500 grant for zero emission vehicles. Also taking the grant into account, the Acenta model costs £24,290 and the N-Connecta model costs £25,990. Top of the range is Tekna, which starts from £27,490 once the grant is applied.
Available with the new Leaf is a limited-run Zero model, which is priced from £26,490 (including the government grant) and is only available in 1500 units.
UK reservations opened on 1 January, soon after the order total in Europe surpassed more than 10,000 cars. First UK deliveries are due in February.
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The Leaf is already the world’s best-selling all-electric car, with more than 283,000 units produced for the previous model. But Nissan has heavily reworked the new car to take on increasing competition in the fast-growing electric vehicle sector. The new Leaf is powered by a 147bhp motor – 40bhp more than the 2011-2017 Nissan Leaf – that produces 199lb ft. It can achieve 0-62mph in around eight seconds – just over three seconds faster than the current car.
In the new Leaf is a floor-mounted 40kWh lithium-ion battery – compared with a choice of 24kWh and 30kWh batteries in the old car – and Nissan says it has a New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) range of 235 miles on a single charge. That’s 80 miles more than the outgoing range-topping 30kWh battery and 111 miles more than the entry-level Leaf.
Due to feedback that the old Leaf’s distinctive style wasn’t popular with some buyers, Nissan has given the latest model a substantial makeover that echoes the new Micra. The exterior design has been refined in a wind tunnel to reduce wind resistance and increase efficiency.
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The bolt / ampera-e is not
The bolt / ampera-e is not available in right-hand drive and is more expensive.It has a bigger 60 kilowatt hour battery therefore a longer range. The 2019 Nissan Leaf will have this size battery.
another depreciation hit!
With the introduction of the new battery-pack Nissan has dealt a terrible financial blow to owners of existing leaf(s- leaves?): the car is already expensive to buy but to suffer brick-like depreciation at trade-in time will make many people recoil and look elsewhere.
Progress is either too fast or it is sold too expensively; either way, electric car don't need this kind of negative perceptions on the money front: they have enough detractors as it is! Nisan and others would do well to adjust their sales policies; the market might just start properly?
New battery pack?
New battery pack? it's an entirely new model. Do you suggest they keep the current model/battery going for another 7 years just so current owners of Leaf's don't feel let down?
e-NV200 Combi should not be overlooked
Isnt the real value the e-NV200 Combi with 5 or seven seats?
Same drivetrain as new Leaf, much more interior room and practicality, and...cheaper. It's not a large van either, smaller than many MPVs, eg. C4 Picasso and SMAX
Also, its a more 'realised' electric vehicle. In that electric vehicles should be far more space-efficient than combustion-powered cars - batteries and electric motors take up far less space than engine, ancilliaries, exhaust systems, etc. etc.