2018 Nissan Leaf (2nd Generation)

New driving sound and kit for updated 2021 Nissan Leaf

New pedestrian warning noise and extra safety systems are added to popular electric hatchback

The Nissan Leaf has welcomed a handful of updates for the 2021 model year, including more advanced safety systems and a new acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS).

The familiar Nissan trim levels have been retained, with the 40kWh, 168-mile-range version of the Leaf available in Acenta, N-Connecta and Tekna guises. The latter pair can also be specified with the larger (62kWh) battery, which officially returns up to 239 miles of range.

Prices for the 40kWh model start at £25,995, while the 62kWh model costs from £30,445. The updated Leaf is on sale now, and all versions qualify for the UK government’s £2500 EV grant.

Wi-fi, smartphone connectivity via Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and an intelligent blindspot intervention (IBSI) system are all now standard features on the Leaf. Intelligent rear-view mirror (IRVM) monitoring is available as an option on N-Connecta and Tekna grade cars.

Nissan created its new AVAS specifically for European versions of the Leaf. Dubbed Canto by the Japanese company, it blends a "spectrum of sonic palettes" to warn pedestrians and other road users when the car is accelerating, braking or reversing. The sound is emitted at speeds of up to 18mph.

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The 2022 Nissan Leaf Is Affordable Now

Nissan cut the price of the base Leaf by over $4,000.

New electric cars are currently not very affordable, and have never really been, as even with the $7,500 federal tax credit and various state incentives, even the cheapest EVs come in at over $20,000, often well over. Nissan said Tuesday that, for the 2022 Leaf, that will change.

Nissan said that the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the base 2022 Leaf S will be $27,400, or $19,900 if you factor in the federal tax credit and even less if you live in a state like New Jersey that offers state credits as well. That is getting the 149-mile range Leaf down to a pricing range — mid- to high-teens — where you used to be able to buy lots of cars, but not so many in recent years.

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The 2022 Nissan Leaf Is Affordable Now - Jalopnik

New electric cars are currently not very affordable, and have never really been, as even with the $7,500 federal tax credit and various state incentives, even the cheapest EVs come in at over $20,000, often well over. Nissan said Tuesday that, for the 2022 Leaf, that will change.
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Next Renault Duster to retain affordable 4x4 formula - report

When the first-generation Dacia Duster (badged as a Renault in SA) hit the scene in 2010, it offered cash-strapped consumers an affordable way to get into an SUV.

The second-generation that’s currently on sale followed the same formula and despite pressures from European emissions rules, the third-generation is set to keep its affordable price tag and simplistic persona, Autocar reports.

Duster product boss Junien Ferry told the British publication that the new Duster had to follow the same formula as the current model.

“Its role in the company is to provide a very good price-to- feature ratio. It has to address these customers who are looking for a simple car which can go off-road,” Ferry told Autocar.

The product boss also said that the SUV’s off-road ability would be a priority for the new model.

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Next Renault Duster to retain affordable 4x4 formula - report

The third-generation Dacia/Renault Duster is set to keep its affordable price tag and simplistic persona, but it will gain hybrid tech.
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2025 Nissan Leaf to become compact SUV for third generation

Pioneering EV to transform into Nissan's fifth electrified SUV; Micra confirmed to go electric-only

The new electric crossover model to be built at Nissan's Sunderland factory will be the replacement for the Leaf, the firm’s European boss Guillaume Cartier has confirmed.

Plans to build a new crossover in Sunderland as part of a huge £1 billion investment in plant to secure its future were announced back in July. That model was expected to be the Leaf’s replacement, something today confirmed by Cartier.

The Leaf replacement will therefore switch from a hatchback to a crossover bodystyle – and be based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s CMF-EV platform – in around 2025.

By then, Nissan’s core future model line-up will include five models, all of them electrified crossovers. The five models in Nissan’s future include the Juke, Qashqai, Ariya and X-Trail, plus the Leaf replacement.

The Japanese car maker will therefore not solely develop anymore more conventional models in Europe, such as saloons, hatchbacks and estates. It will however look to its Alliance partners Mitsubishi and Renault in sourcing underpinnings for other segments, chiefly a small car to replace the Micra.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2025-nissan-leaf-become-compact-suv-third-generation
 
Next-generation Nissan Leaf will be a sleek new crossover - report

When the Nissan Leaf first hit the scene back in 2010 it was touted as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, and since then more than half a million have found homes in 59 countries around the world.

However, as we all know the electric car market is expanding rapidly and Nissan is going to have to come up with something more than an odd-looking hatchback to keep up with the pack.

The solution, it appears, is a sleek-looking crossover. Nissan Europe boss Guillaume Cartier has confirmed to British media that the new crossover that’s scheduled to be built in England’s Sunderland plant from around 2025 will in fact serve as the Nissan Leaf replacement, Autocar reported.

The upcoming crossover was previewed by the design rendering that you see above, when the company announced the £1 billion (R20bn) investment back in July. The company also confirmed that the new vehicle would be built around the Alliance CMF-EV platform, which also underpins the Nissan Ariya and the new Renault Megane E-Tech. The latter offers a range of around 470km when fitted with the 60kWh battery option.

Furthermore, Nissan said it would not be developing any new internal combustion models for the European region, but it appears the company will still offer new models based around Alliance platforms as is the case with the current Nissan Micra.

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Next-generation Nissan Leaf will be a sleek new crossover - report

The next-generation Nissan Leaf will have to be a lot more than an odd-looking hatchback if it wants to keep up with the EV pack. Here’s what we know so far:
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There's Only One Thing Wrong With The Nissan Leaf

And finally, it's not the range. It's the armrest.

It’s A Practical Car That Isn’t Constrained As An EV

Speaking of that bike trip, the Leaf didn’t have any trouble swallowing two bikes with racks, baskets, and pedals attached. The back seats didn’t fold flat, which was annoying, but there was still plenty of room for two people’s stuff and their bikes.

The Leaf is an easy car to live with. Even though its design and layout are the most old-school thing on the EV market, it’s perfectly modern in that it doesn’t ask much of you. It might not look as daring as a Tesla or a VW, but there is something trusty to it. A sense that Nissan has been doing this for a long time and that it’s not going to burst into flame like a Hyundai or Chevy.

It’s not going to fall apart in the rain like a Tesla. I just wish it had a better armrest.

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There's Only One Thing Wrong With The Nissan Leaf - Jalopnik

If there’s one thing to explain how the 2022 Nissan Leaf has become a perfectly viable modern electric car. Grown up from its early days of sub-100 miles of range, it’s that the most egregious thing wrong with it is the armrest. Yes, the armrest.
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This is a Leaf-powered, fully-electric Nissan Bluebird

Nissan renews an 80s econobox for a unique one-off, calls it ‘Newbird’

The ‘why’ you’re no doubt currently mulling is simple: the Bluebird was the first car to be built in Nissan's Sunderland factory, which now celebrates 35 years of knocking out actually very good cars you buy in large quantities (more on that later). Despite our advice.

So, welcome not to the Nissan Bluebird, but the Nissan Newbird; a classic Japanese box fitted with the internals from the Leaf electric car. “This ‘Newbird’ project is a wonderful tribute to the enduring presence of high quality manufacturing that Nissan has enjoyed in the UK for more than three decades,” explains Nissan GB boss Andrew Humberstone.

The conversion was overseen by Kinghorn Electric Vehicles who specialise in putting batteries in old cars. As such, they binned the Bluebird’s petrol engine and gearbox, and slotted in a Leaf motor and inverter up front, and a 40kWh battery split between the engine bay and boot for better weight distribution.

It charges at just 6.6kW – basically, ages – via the recharge port placed where the fuel filler used to live, and the fuel gauge has been swapped out for a battery level. The brakes, power steering and heating were all converted to run on electricity, and a “custom suspension” was fitted because batteries are of course, quite heavy.

Just don’t go expecting Tesla-rivalling performance: Nissan reckons this delightfully boxy one-off that once epitomised reliability and tedium can accelerate from 0-62mph in under 15 seconds and provide a range of 130 miles. Yeah, look, it’s just a fun pre-Christmas project, kay?

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This is a Leaf-powered, fully-electric Nissan Bluebird

Nissan renews an 80s econobox for a unique one-off, calls it ‘Newbird’
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Nissan reveals one-off Bluebird EV to mark UK factory anniversary

First car to enter production at Sunderland 35 years ago is reborn with Leaf electric drivetrain

Nissan is marking 35 years of production at its Sunderland factory with a one-off electric version of the first car it built there: the Bluebird.

The Bluebird – which was succeeded by the Primera and then the Qashqai – entered production in summer 1986. It was the first in a long line of UK-built Nissan models that includes the Micra, Almera, Note and Juke, plus premium offshoot Infinti's Q30 and QX30.

Today, the site builds the Qashqai and Juke alongside the Leaf, which supplies the electric drivetrain and battery for the commemorative one-off Bluebird.

Called the Newbird, it has been heavily modified to accommodate the Leaf's innards. The engine and gearbox make way for a 150bhp electric motor that drives the front wheels, giving a 0-62mph time of just under 15sec.

Modifications have been made to the power steering, brakes and heating system to enable them to run without an internal combustion engine.

The entry-level Leaf's 40kWh battery is carried over, too. The modules are split between the engine bay and boot for optimised weight distribution, although the suspension has still been upgraded to account for the added heft.

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Nissan reveals one-off Bluebird EV to mark UK factory anniversary | Autocar

First car to enter production at Sunderland 35 years ago is reborn with Leaf electric drivetrain
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Nissan has commissioned this retro electric vehicle to celebrate a production milestone

  • Nissan has created a one-off electric car called the Newbird, based on the 1986 Bluebird.
  • The car uses the Nissan Leaf's gizzards and can travel up to 210km on a single charge.
  • There's a growing market for retro EV conversions around the world.
Did you know that the Nissan Motor Corporation's Sunderland Plant in the United Kingdom was officially opened in September 1986 and has been in operation ever since? Total output from 1986 to today totals more than 10.5 million cars for global consumption.

To celebrate 35 years of successfully building cars at the factory, the carmaker has created an extraordinary all-electric vehicle (EV) called the Newbird based on the Nissan Bluebird from 1986. The Bluebird was the first production model to roll off the Sunderland production line three and a half decades ago.

Leaf on the inside

The classic 1986 Nissan Bluebird was thoroughly modified and upgraded to accommodate the 2021 Nissan Leaf's all-electric drivetrain. The Bluebird's original petrol combustion engine and gearbox were removed, and the Leaf's motor, inverter, and 40kWh battery pack were installed, with the battery modules split between the engine bay and boot to ensure optimised weight distribution.

Leaf on the inside

The classic 1986 Nissan Bluebird was thoroughly modified and upgraded to accommodate the 2021 Nissan Leaf's all-electric drivetrain. The Bluebird's original petrol combustion engine and gearbox were removed, and the Leaf's motor, inverter, and 40kWh battery pack were installed, with the battery modules split between the engine bay and boot to ensure optimised weight distribution.

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Nissan has commissioned this retro electric vehicle to celebrate a production milestone | Life

This Nissan Bluebird from 1986 has been given a new lease on life thanks to the installation of an all-electric Nissan Leaf drivetrain. They're calling it the 'Newbird'.
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Nissan Leaf

Nissan gives a fresh glow to the world's first mass-market electric vehicle with LEAF 2022, with the iconic model offering more eye-catching style and innovative technology.

Nissan LEAF 2022 receives a refreshed exterior design, from intricate detailing to striking alloy wheel options - offering customers a dynamic aesthetic in line with Nissan's new brand identity.

A refinement of the highly successful LEAF, the model 2022 also provides a tried-and-tested suite of advanced driving assistance features such as ProPILOT, and infotainment technologies such as the on-board NissanConnect system.

The Nissan LEAF 2022 lands in Europe in April 2022, building expectation as Nissan prepares for a strong product offensive with a fully electrified line-up offering after the summer.

"The Nissan LEAF has always been about making advanced technology and the thrill of electric driving accessible to everyone with over 577,000 customers worldwide. LEAF has been designed around families' needs to offer seamless connectivity and an efficient powertrain," said Arnaud Charpentier, Region Vice President, Product Strategy and Pricing, Nissan AMIEO region.


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Nissan Leaf [US]

For more than a decade, Nissan LEAF has represented the company's commitment to bringing all-electric mobility to the masses. Nissan continues that focus with the 2023 LEAF, with a refreshed exterior design, new aluminum-alloy wheels and a revised lineup to deliver maximum value for EV customers.

The updated Nissan LEAF makes its debut at the 2022 New York International Auto Show prior to its summer 2022 on-sale date.

The 2023 LEAF will be available in two grade levels, LEAF S and LEAF SV PLUS. The tailored model lineup reflects the most customer-requested features and technologies, offered at the best value.

The updates to the 2023 Nissan LEAF include an enhanced front end appearance, with a refreshed front grille, bumper molding and headlights that feature a new black inner finisher. The Nissan badge is now illuminated and has been updated to the brand's new design identity.

In addition, the shapes of the tire deflectors at all four corners, rear under diffuser and rear spoiler have all been modified for better aerodynamics.

The 2023 LEAF SV PLUS also comes standard with an aggressive new 5-spoke 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheel.

Inside, changes for the 2023 model year include the new Nissan badge on the steering wheel and a new start-up video on the instrument panel screen. Black cloth is standard on both trims, with gray finishers for LEAF S and gloss black finishers for LEAF SV Plus.


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