Nissan, Renault's Japanese partner has just introduced a new electric car called the Leaf, a car with zero tailpipe emissions.
The Renault-Nissan group that has not been in top form lately, trying to invest the green car market by trying the challenge of 100% electric.
CEO Carlos Ghosn has presented the Nissan Leaf, this 5-seater city car during the inauguration of the new headquarters of Nissan in Japan.
Similar in shape to the Renault Twingo, Nissan Leaf is an electric car with a lithium-ion battery and has a range of about 160 km.
This car can be recharged on the sector as a simple electric device and reach 80% charge in 30 minutes and Mr. Ghosn said.
The Nissan Leaf may also reach a maximum speed and constant near 140 km / h and CEO of Renault-Nissan has insisted that, unlike hybrid cars, this car is 100% electric and rejects no pollutants into the atmosphere.
Production of the Nissan Leaf is expected to begin in late 2010 for a large-scale commercialization in 2011.
Only drawback, although the purchase price of the Nissan Leaf will be equivalent to conventional vehicles, the lithium-ion battery will be leased separately and the price of refills is not yet known ...
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Source: Auto Express
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Nissan presents its electric car ...
Nissan, Renault's Japanese partner has just introduced a new electric car called the Leaf, a car with zero tailpipe emissions ....
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