Nissan released photos and details of the electric car it intends to put into production in 2010. The Nissan Leaf is a purpose-built, pure battery electric vehicle.
The Nissan Leaf - that’s the name of the vehicle. Sounds pretty cool…. -:)
The Leaf uses a laminate lithium-ion battery pack with an output of over 90 kilowatts. The car’s drive motor puts out 80 kilowatts of power, substantial enough to give it performance equivalent to a gas-powered car. Nissan claims the Leaf has a range of over 100 miles, fairly typical for electric car projects from other automakers. The Leaf uses regenerative braking, and has a recharge time of 30 minutes to get the battery pack up to 80 percent using a quick charger. From a 200 volt source, the Leaf takes 8 hours to recharge.
We do not know yet concerning the price of that car, but Nissan says the Leaf will be affordable, priced as a C-segment car. Hopefully they will not double the price for European market.
Source: cnet
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