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The Nissan Leaf has long led the charge of battery electric vehicles in Australia and is available here as a base-model hatchback Leaf and the longer range Leaf e+.
Powered by a 40kWh battery, the Nissan Leaf has a single 110kW/320Nm electric motor and delivers around 270km (WLTP) on a single charge.
The Nissan Leaf e+ features a larger 62kWh battery which delivers 160kW of power and 340Nm of torque in normal driving conditions. The Leaf e+ has a driving range of around 385km and starts from $60,490 (plus on-roads).
2021 Nissan Leaf – data table
| Leaf | Leaf e+ | |
| Price (MSRP) | $49,990 | $60,490 |
| Format | Single motor, front-wheel drive | Single motor, front-wheel drive |
| Power | 110kW | 160kW |
| Torque | 320Nm | 340Nm |
| Battery size | 40kWh | 62kWh |
| Range (WLTP) | 270km | 385km |
| Energy use | 17.1kWh/100km | 18kWh/100km |
| Max charge speed | 50kW DC | 100kW DC |
| Plug type | Type 2 AC / CHAdeMO DC | Type 2 AC / CHAdeMO DC |
| Weight (tare) | 1594kg | 1736kg |
| Boot space | 405L / 1176L | 405L / 1176L |
The Nissan Leaf and Leaf e+ come with a Type 2 charging cable and a wallbox can be arranged through your Nissan dealer.
Approximate charging times – 0-80 per cent
| Home (up to 2.4kW) |
Wallbox (up to 7.7kW) |
Three-phase (up to 11kW) |
Public (up to 50kW DC) |
Maximum | ||
| Nissan Leaf | 40kWh | 13h 20min | 4h 09min | 2h 55min | 38min | 19min @50kW |
| Nissan Leaf e+ | 62kWh | 20h 40min | 6h 26min | 4h 31min | 1h | 30min @100kW |
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