DC Connector: CHAdeMo, Leaf inlet |
AC Connecter: SAE J1772 Type 1, Leaf inlet |
AC Connector: IEC 62196 Type 2 or Mennekes AC, NZ Charging station |
Review of the original Nissam Leaf after 10 years
Nissan Leaf information
| NZ new "Leading Environmentally friendly Affordable Family" [1] |
| Electric Vehicle from Japan 2016 30X |
| Power | 80-kW (107 horsepower) |
| Torque | 254 Nm torque (187 pound-feet) |
| Energy | 30 kWh battery |
| AC Charger | 3.3 kW |
| Range | ~ 170km at new |
| Steering | rack and pinion, electrical variable assist |
| Traction control | yes |
| Stability control | yes |
| Seat belts | 5 |
| Airbags | 6 |
| Front suspension | independent, Macpherson strut |
| Rear suspension | semi-independent, torsion beam |
| All brakes | disc (ABS) |
| Length | 4.445 m |
| Width | 1.770 m |
| Height | 1.550 m |
| Wheelbase | 2.700 m |
| Front track | 1.540 m |
| Rear track | 1.535 m |
| Turning radius | 5.2 m |
| Weight | 1,515 kg |
| Weight distribution | 58% - 42% (front-rear) |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Boot | 668 l to 850 l[2] [3] |
Notes
- Nissan warrants battery loss below 9 bars of capacity (70%), for the first 8 years or 160,000km in the US and in Europe.[4]
- Estimated fuel cost per year $360, based on 14,000km and $0.15 per kWh of electicity (Energywise)
- AC charging at home
- 10 amp charging delivers ~2.4kw per hour[5], at 8 amps which is all that is permitted by NZ law for that type of plug[6], to charge to 80% of a 30kWh battery subtract ~5 hours from the recharge time
- 16 amp charging delivers ~3.7kw per hour, to charge to 80% of a 30kWh battery subtract ~3 hours from the recharge time
- 24 kWh 2010-12 Generation 1.1
- 24 kWh 2013-16 Generation 1.2
- 30 kWh 2016-17 Generation 1.3
- 40 kWh 2017-18 Generation 2.1
