Nissan moves LEAF with a battery of 60 kWh

Nissan's successful LEAF electric car is available in the second generation for a year now. The capacity of the battery was initially increased to 40 kWh. Soon, even more energy storage should be proposed, but the introduction seems to be delayed.

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is currently in the spotlight because of the scandal surrounding the former boss of the Car Alliance, Carlos Ghosn. For many years at the head of the French-Japanese car manufacturer leader, misappropriation of funds is accused. Nissan fears launch of more powerful variant of the LEAF is not receiving due attention – and postponed the delay in a timely manner, the news agency said Reuters,

The concrete details of the next version of the Nissan LEAF are not yet known. According to rumors, the new battery could allow a range of over 500 km with a charge – up to now, a maximum of 378 km is possible according to the NEDC standard. The charging power should be better. In addition, optimizations are expected in the weakening of thermal management of the battery, which is criticized by many buyers of the current LEAF.

The LEAF is the most sold electric car in Europe and in the world for years. Since the market launch in 2010, more than 340,000 units of the series have been sold. Order books are still full, according to Nissan: in July, it was announced that there would be more than 37,000 orders for the Asian battery car.