2010 Nissan Leaf Technology
Nissan leaf are already on sale in japan, and the imiev is on sale in hong kong, its first launch market after japan. For electric vehicle owners, range is likely to be one of the biggest purchasing factors, and here the volt, as an extended-range vehicle, has the edge. Because it incorporates a small gas engine that can charge the batteries on the fly, it can deliver a “real world” range of 547 km, much further than the all-electric leaf’s 160 km and the imiev’s 129 km. Although speed is unlikely to be a concern for any ev owners (apart from fans of ev sports car maker tesla, perhaps), the volt again comes first with a top speed of 100 mph (161km/h) against the leaf’s 90 mph (145 km/h) and the imiev’s 81 mph (130 km/h). For impatient buyers, charging time is likely to be an issue, although with high-capacity chargers, it can be dramatically reduced. Most users are likely to charge at home – general motors claims the volt takes “about ten hours” on a standard (us) 120 volt outlet and four hours with a 240 volt outlet, nissan says the leaf will charge in about eight hours with a 240v (european standard) charger, mitsubishi says six hours with a 240 volt charger. Global ev pricing (confirmed figures, before incentives).
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