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Nissan Releases New Leaf Video, More Specs Revealed

 
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Nissan has released another video in the series that feature the upcoming Nissan Leaf EV.  View the video in its entirety below.

This new video reveals a few addition details about the Leaf.  According to the company, the Leaf will feature LED powered headlights and taillights.  This design and use of LED technology will reduce the load on the battery system as LEDs operate with about 1/10 the electricity of conventional bulbs.

Additional design elements focus on aerodynamics of the vehicle.  According to Nissan, aerodynamics were a main focus throughout the design process.  For instance, the flat floor was designed to reduce wind resistance and the unique headlights were designed to reduce wind noise and resistance by splitting and redirecting airflow away from the outside mirrors.

Why did Nissan choose the unique shade of blue for the Leaf?  According to the company, the color resembles "the color of the earth as seen from above."  Nissan has named the Leaf blue as Aqua Globe.

The video goes into detail about the above aspects of the vehicle.

Source:  Nissan





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Comments (14)

  1. By Noel Park Posted: 11/25/2009 8:19am PST

    It will be truly fascinating to see how this car sells, and if it is a financial success for Nissan. I am not given to praising Japanese cars, but all credit to Nissan for guts.
    All credit as well to allcarselectric.com for amazing coverage of the emerging electric car scene. The last couple of days have been almost information overload.
    Happy Thanksgiving to you intrepid reporters, and to all of you brilliant bloggers out there.
     
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  2. By B-Man Posted: 11/25/2009 8:46am PST

    Really, I'll second Noel's emotion on the great job being done by allcarselectric.com. As a new and exciting, emerging technology, it really helps to have a website to go to that's devoted to all cars electric. This would be that one. I have been able to keep up with so much that is automotively electrically new in 2009...it's enough to make my electrodes spin. And I give kudos to Nissan as well. I may not buy an all-electrical rig from Nissan, but, they have shown they have a lot of initial initiative here and are broadcasting it. Mitsubishi would be the other "major" automaker that is taking the initiative in this regard. Prices really need to come down a lot more and range needs to increase a lot more before I'll take the electrical plunge, however. It's just nice to see the automakers working hard on it. Ford is the domestic automaker that seems to have an early edge. The Volt from Chevy is too expensive. It's not a true all-electric. Right now Ford hasn't shown an all-electric to us though, either.
     
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  3. By Eric Loveday Posted: 11/25/2009 12:00pm PST

    Thanks for the kind words. We are exceptionally thankful to all of our readers and try our best to bring forth information that is timely and relevant. As we move forward towards the electric car future, we can say that we were early believers and supporters. Our goal is to bring information to everyone. Though we are not the only source for this information, we are unique in our approach, presenting info only related to electrically powered vehicles. Our staff is dedicated to you the reader and welcome your comments and ideas. Thanks for the continued support and we value your comments both positive and negative.
     
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  4. By Carcus1 Posted: 11/25/2009 12:49pm PST

    Oh yeah. I love it when they use the word "affordable".
    Affordable --
    - something that can be afforded
    - achievement of the goals of relevance, quality, access, and accountability at costs that are within the provincial fiscal framework
    - substantially less than $40,000
    -- Affordable
     
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  5. By  Eric E Posted: 11/25/2009 6:03pm PST

    I'm starting to fall in love with that car!
    I drive about 60-70 miles a day and the Leaf will serve me well.
    Can't wait!
    Go Nissan!
     
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  6. By pat Posted: 11/25/2009 10:26pm PST

    agree once the electric cars become avaialble in quantity cost will come down ..BEV have huge advantage fewer moving parts , less maintenance & far better mileage compared to ICE ...hope US automakers become as agggressive as Nissan & others ...Looks like europeans/china & other countries will adopt BEV more aggressively than the ignorant citizens in US who want to ride their 4 tons SUV & trucks ..
     
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  7. By  JC JAcquemin Posted: 11/26/2009 2:09am PST

    Hi Noel and all,
    Thanks for the well phrased appreciation of the allcarselectric.com, it is mine too.
    I wonder when GM will react with a true BEV ... the MITSU IMEIV is in Europe and already in high demand such that its production quota for 2009 has been reached long before the end of the year.
    That reminds me of the history of household waste management (some 25 years from now in Belgium). At that time, policy makers were saying that people would be too lazy or indifferent that they would not sort their waste.
    So after lengthy discussions, they put up some pilot experiences that were victims of their success. People were just waiting for the infrastructure to be there and now more than 95% of the population is sorting its waste automatically.
    I think we should learn from the past experiences,and it is for that reason that I'm a little reticent to buy a Volt (in its current configuration with a fixed battery), I would refer a swappable battery like it is on the Leaf or on the Renault ZE. I too well remember the time when the day you bought your new PC, it was already obsolete.
    Regards,
    JC NPNS
     
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  8. By Andrej Posted: 11/26/2009 2:13am PST

    You are doing a realy great job to introducing us latest news about electric cars and i read news in this site every day.I write from Ljubljana (Slovenia,Europe).We have some enthusiasts in producing few electric cars here in Slovenija and i would like to share their links with other readers in this site.I am sure that this will be very very interesting to read.Any comments would be nice.Have a great day and sorry for my not-perfect english;)
    links:
    http://www.elaphe.si/news.php
    http://www.ad-pecjak.si/ECO/Ecar1.htm
     
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  9. By LisaV Posted: 11/27/2009 3:16am PST

    This car is almost shocking. Was going to buy a Red Prius but I will be checking this out to replace my '98 Acura EL.
     
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  10. By Steve Posted: 11/27/2009 6:53am PST

    If this is less than 30k and initial reports indicate good reliability, I am definitely buying this car
     
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  11. By Alex Posted: 11/28/2009 12:41am PST

    Right on Carcus1, they (GM) expect the guinea pigs to pay for the development of a dubious car..
    pat, I was one of the ignorants and you right..in USA arrogance come from above, hard to let go... b GM get bail out_ they slap us with a 40k car (?)
     
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  12. By David Posted: 11/29/2009 4:41pm PST

    Reports are coming out that Nissan is already talking about generation 2 batteries around 2015 with a 190 mile range. Maybe Warren Buffett knows something we don't when he says all cars will be electric by 2020.
     
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  13. By Don Posted: 2/19/2010 4:10pm PST

    Will the charging stations be exclusive to Nissan cars only or will other makes of cars be able to use them?
     
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  14. By Don Posted: 2/19/2010 4:15pm PST

    Will I be able to buy/lease a bigger or two batteries so that I can make longer trips without having to stop so often to charge the battery?
    Also, will the car have solar panals so that the battery could charge will in a parking lot like during working hours or while shopping?
     
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