Nissan LEAF recognized by the European Car of the Year

A group of journalists from 23 European countries called the Nissan LEAF winner in the contest went down in history as the first match, which won the electric car. The award was presented to General Director, Nissan, Carlos Gon during a ceremony held in the Pavilion Gabriel in Paris.



Nissan LEAF - Electric Japanese group Nissan, commercially available since the spring of 2010. World premiere at the international Tokyo Motor Show in 2009. Orders for the model of Japanese and American dealers have started taking 1 April 2010, the assembly is the first production copies produced in Japan, Nissan also intends to expand the production of electric Leaf plants in the U.S. (2012), further - in the UK and Portugal.



At the end of November 2010 Nissan LEAF was declared first among electric winner of European Car of the Year 2011.



Nissan Leaf built on a new platform Nissan V, which divides the electric car with a crossover Juke and subcompact Micra 2011 model year.

Under the hood is the motor power of 80 kW, whose torque is 280 Nm. Electric drive - front. Data on the mass of the car were not disclosed.



In EU countries the average price of Leaf will be on average 35 000 euros, but it will be adjusted downward depending on the state and local incentives in each country provided for environmentally friendly vehicles.