2026 Nissan Leaf Gets 303 Miles Of Range For $31,485, And That Isn't Even The Cheapest One

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The third-generation 2026 Nissan Leaf looks unrecognizable adjacent to nan aged Leaf, but contempt appearing overmuch larger than nan car it replaces, it's really smaller than before. Wild. Nissan besides promises much than 300 miles of range, which is beautiful impressive, but what's moreover much awesome is what it plans to complaint for nan caller Leaf. The 303-mile Leaf S+ starts astatine a beautiful darn affordable $31,485, including destination. The craziest part, though, is that nan Leaf S+ isn't moreover nan guidelines exemplary — a little costly Leaf is coming aft nan first launch. 

Now, this less-expensive Leaf S wasn't precisely a secret. We already knew it would person a smaller 52-kWh battery, compared to nan 75-kWh 1 successful different Leaf models. It will besides person a smaller, less-powerful centrifugal that cranks retired 174 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque versus nan different Leaf's 214 hp and 261 lb-ft of torque. Nissan still hasn't announced nan guidelines Leaf's range, but doing immoderate speedy mathematics based connected nan artillery size and scope of nan Leaf S+ would put it astir 210 miles, though it'll astir apt beryllium amended than that since nan smaller artillery weighs less. And it'll costs little than nan $31,485 Nissan plans to complaint for nan Leaf S+? Oh heck yeah.

Of course, moreover if we're talking astir a caller car that costs little than nan original Leaf did backmost successful 2011, $30,000 is still a heck of a batch of money, and you can't really telephone it cheap. At nan aforesaid time, it's awesome to spot pricing really commencement to travel down connected longer-range EVs, and I wouldn't beryllium amazed if lease prices extremity up being little per period than a batch of group presently walk connected state each month.

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As acold arsenic different trim levels go, you tin measurement up to nan Leaf SV+, which starts at $35,725, and if you want nan top-of-the-line type there's nan Leaf Platinum+, which starts astatine $40,485. According to Nissan, nan SV+ will connection 288 miles of range, while nan Platinum+ will do 259 miles, some apt because of bigger wheels. Charging speeds won't precisely rustle your mind, but astatine nan aforesaid time, 150 kW is thing to laughter at, and Nissan says you tin expect to complaint from 10% to 80% successful astir 35 minutes. 

You'll besides person plentifulness of charging options connected a Leaf roadworthy trip, pinch a J1772 larboard connected 1 fender and a NACS larboard connected nan other. And while nan higher trim levels are decidedly a bully spot much costly than nan not-quite-base-model Leaf S+, they'll some travel pinch 1 important characteristic for cold-weather capacity that EV enthusiasts person wished Nissan would adhd to nan Leaf for years: a power pump. And if you really want, you tin adhd an optional artillery heater, arsenic well. 

In a statement, Vinay Shahani, Nissan's elder vice president of U.S. Marketing and Sales said:

The LEAF really kicked disconnected nan mainstream EV marketplace erstwhile it launched 15 years ago, and Nissan's still committed to making electrical driving accessible to all. We've stuck to our ngo of engineering EVs that are affordable but packed pinch value. That's really we've kept nan LEAF's value dependable complete 3 generations — each while giving owners much style, much technology, much features and a vastly improved driving scope complete nan original 2011 model.