What’s The Nissan Leaf Like?
The brand new Nissan Leaf hatchback will soon go on sale. So what? You might think, another dull family hatchback hits the market, is that really big news? While that might be true. The Nissan Leaf is the first mass produced fully electric car to go on sale in the UK and reprsents the fisrt step towards the gradual phasing out of petrol engines in favour of environmentally friendly electric versions.
Petrol heads will be cursing under their breath as the electric revolution points to a slower, quiter more considered phase in motoring history. It is not all doom and gloom for car fanatics, electric cars are not all slow and boring, there are already electric super cars in production, granted they are expensive but as with anything, prices will drop.
With rising cost of fuel around the world, electric cars are no bad thing from a finiacial standpoint, after an initial outlay, recharging the car is extremely economical compared to to having to fill a fuel tank every few days. The government, keen to reduce the UK’s emissions by 2050, is also offrering a five thousand pound grant to anyone buying the Leaf or similar fully electric car.
Coming in at over twenty thousand pounds, the Leaf is by no means cheap compared to petrol powered rivals, but electric cars will always attract a higher price point due to the newness of the technology and the fact that people will be willing to shell out for something that doesn’t need regular trips to the pumps.
The Leaf will be available in a number different trims will all the usual car accessories available like reversing sensors, a garmin sat nav unit, air con, MP3 conectibilty and all the other things you’d find in a standard family car. The Leaf’s performance figures are also not too shabby, at least comparable with petrol competitors.