Nissan's new Leaf Plus EV has improved range, faster motor

Nissan'south new Leaf Plus EV has improved range, faster motor

Nissan'southward adjacent Leaf looks to fix the problems of concluding year's model

The newly announced Nissan Leaf Plus improves upon the battery and power of terminal year's Foliage while bringing it up to the standard of vehicles like Tesla'southward Model three.

Nissan'southward Leafage has been a staple in the electric vehicle (EV) market for the terminal few years, merely the vehicle started to lag behind the contest importantly due to its 242km range.

The Leaf Plus seeks to improves on final year'south model with 363 kilometres of range and a 150kW motor that can output around 200 horsepower.

For comparison, the Chevy Bolt's range is roughly 383km, while the Model 3 can drive for around 499km-per-accuse.

The car will now accuse faster than earlier and Nissan says that drivers tin can look like charge times compared to the old Leaf fifty-fifty though the battery is 55 percent larger.

MobileSyrup's review of the 2018 Leaf found that it took approximately forty minutes to go the car's battery from zero percent to 80 per centum.

The 'Intelligent Mobility' infotainment centre is also getting a software update to make it easier to employ, and a hardware update to bump the touch on-screen size up to eight inches.

Nissan has besides tweaked the Leaf'due south 'e-Pedal' technology then that information technology results in smoother stops and starts.

According to Nissan, reversing using the east-Pedal should exist much smoother than earlier.

The e-Pedal is a system that allows the driver to decelerate by simply taking their pes off of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle tin can fifty-fifty hold itself all the same on an incline without the need for the driver to hold the brakes down.

Nissan hasn't released a timeline outlining when the new Leaf Plus will come to Canada, simply the vehicle is coming to the States in spring 2019, and then information technology volition likely come up to Canada around the same fourth dimension.

Source: Nissan