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2012 Nissan Leaf - Review

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2012
logo OVERALL RATING 10
out of 10

The Nissan Leaf is the planet's first mass-market, all-electric vehicle in modern times, and it's a milestone for personal transportation. It's groundbreaking for many of the same reasons the original Toyota Prius was: it's remarkably easy to drive, will carry up to five people with a fair amount of cargo, and is priced to make Nissan the leader in electric cars, out of the starting gate.

It's also a perfect 10 on AllCarsElectric's ratings because it only depends on petroleum for its production, not its daily operation.

There's no internal-combustion in the 2011 Leaf whatsoever. The Leaf sports a battery pack that Nissan says is good for about 100 miles of driving range; the Environmental Protection Agency, in its worst-case testing scenarios, predicts the Leaf's available driving range on a single full charge at 73 miles.

What this means in practical terms, is that the Leaf is a somewhat limited vehicle. Charging stations can be fitted to homes and businesses, but today they make up...

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4dr HB (2) MSRP Invoice MPG City MPG Hwy
4dr HB SV Specs $35,200 $33,707 N/A N/A
4dr HB SL Specs $37,250 $35,668 N/A N/A

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