Nissan’s signature Leaf EV has been updated to boast 25% more range thanks to a new battery, extra interior equipment and minor exterior enhancements, which include a roof-mounted aerial and a new bronze paint scheme.
The big news is the bump in range, from the previous 200 km to 250 km (NEDC) for a single charge. “The Leaf, the best-selling EV in the world, just got even better. And up to 250 km opens the world of EV to thousands of drivers across Europe who before just weren’t completely confident that an EV would work for them,” said Paul Willcox, chairman of Nissan Europe.
The boost in range is thanks to a new 30 kW battery (24 kW before) which sees the introduction of carbon, nitrogen and magnesium to the electrodes and a change in the cell layouts. Despite the added performance, the battery pack’s dimensions remain the same, and weight is up by just 21 kg.
The remote NissanConnect EV system replaces the old Carwings setup. It has been simplified and redesigned. On top of a revised navigation system, maintenance alert and car-finder facility, it now comes with a charging map that notifies drivers which charging points are available and which are occupied.
The system also comes with a capacitive seven-inch touchscreen. With a new interface, it lets the user zoom in to maps and browse through menus by swiping, as one would on their smartphone. Being able to check charge status or pre-heat/cool the cabin without using battery energy is useful.
The newly refreshed 2016 Nissan Leaf starts from £24,490 (RM162,644) for the Acenta trim and £27,940 (RM185,556) for the Tekna variant in the UK. Older 24 kW Leaf variants (Visia, Acenta and Tekna) will still be available.
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Proton Iriz EV 1 – Nissan Leaf 0
Please, guys, stop comparing the Iriz EV with the LEAF. The Iriz EV is still only a concept model, a lot could change by the time it’s put into production. The Nissan Leaf has been on sale for a while now in almost all of Europe, North America and East Asia, and thousands have been sold since launch.
And even if the Iriz ends up getting a longer range than the Nissan Leaf… so what ? There are more important things that make or break an EV than just the range alone. Some of China’s EVs have long ranges too, but there have been cases of Chinese EVs catching fire and whatnot. I’ve never heard of a Nissan Leaf catching fire, and just as well, Proton cannot afford to launch the Iriz EV until they are 101% sure that the technology they’re offering is safe, tested and proven.
True to that. Nissan Leaf has been tested and marketed at various places and environment conditions. Years of not only laboratory’s data, but market data was collected and used for improvement.
As an engineer myself, I’m surprised on how do we compare a concept product and a long marketed product?
By the time IRIZ EV launched with it 300km range, the Nissan Leaf already has a facelifted version with 400km plus range.
After that Iriz been facelifted to 700km
Nissan please redesign the front bumper. Macam bibir platipus.
hahaha.. so truelah!
Somebody here may like the ugly design
Pls buy it, prove us you like it
Proton!!! Act super duper fast!!!
proton lebih hebat… proton lebih hebat bermimpi