Four Years And 70000 Miles Later, 2011 Nissan Leaf Going Strong - Green Car Reports
The 2011 Nissan Leaf was the first modern battery-electric car to be offered in large numbers, and it still leads the field in terms of sales four years later. Each sales increase marks a new milestone for electric-car adoption, but how do all of those Leafs fare after a few years of daily use. DON'T MISS: Nissan Leaf Sets New Annual Record For U. S. Electric Car Sales. Former Green Car Reports contributor Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield purchased one of the first 2011 Nissan Leaf electric cars imported to the U. K. --and four years and 70,380 miles later, it's still going strong. Nicknamed "Hiro Nakamura," the Leaf is currently used for a 100-mile round-trip commute, with a three-hour stop at a public charging station during the day. A DC fast-charging station was substituted for about six months, cutting midday charging times to around 10 minutes. ALSO SEE: Nissan And Renault Together Pass 200,000 Electric-Car Sales. The owner proudly notes that the Leaf has only seen the back of a tow truck a handful of times "when charging infrastructure failed," and once for a flat tire. Source: www.greencarreports.com
