Review of the 2015 Nissan Leaf
The Nissan Leaf is going into its fifth year of production and the 2015 model year has a lot of people talking and we aren’t surprised. After all, the Nissan Leaf is by far the best selling electric car in the world. There have been a lot of new electric cars to join the market since the Leaf was first released back in 2011. However, Nissan has remained the best seller in this category. So we thought it would be interesting to do a review of the2015 Nissan Leaf. Then hopefully that will give you a good understanding of why the Leaf is the number one selling electric car in the world.
The Nissan Leaf falls in the midsize car category. This vehicle differs from some of the other electric cars available such as the Chevy Volt because it runs fully off completely an electric motor and does not have a gasoline engine that flips on when the battery goes dead.
The Leaf gets an estimated range of 84 miles per charge before the battery runs out of juice. The electric motor that powers the car is able to push out about 107 horsepower which is able to power the car up to about 90 miles per hour. The Leaf has many special features that are just simply not possible with traditional gasoline engines. For example, the Leaf is able to preheat or precool itself while its still plugged in to help reduce battery use. The Leaf also has a quick-charge feature which allows you to charge about 80 percent of the battery in about 30 minutes.
The Leaf’s body style is a 4-door hatchback that will seat up to 5 people. There were actually very few exterior body style changes made to the Leaf for the 2015 model year. The most notable changes were made on the battery. Nissan revised the chemistry of their lithium ion battery pack in order to make it less vulnerable to extreme temperatures. This needed to be done because their have been a handful of cases where Leaf’s have lost charging capacity in places with extremely hot conditions. The great part about this new battery chemistry is that it does not affect the mileage that you get out of a single charge.
One fear that many people have with fully electric cars is running out of charge. However, the average American only drives about 33 miles per day. Since the Leaf has a range of about 84 miles. it will take the average person over twice as far as they usually go in a day. Also, charging on the go is becoming more and more readily available with all of the public charging stations popping up all over the country. Feel free to come talk to us at Matt Castrucci Nissan Dayton OH if you would like to learn more about the 2015 Nissan Leaf or any of Nissan’s other great line of vehicles.
