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2018 Nissan Leaf Touts a Claimed 13,000 Preorders

posted by martyb on Monday January 22 2018, @08:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the branching-out dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Nissan has accumulated about 13,000 orders for the 2018 Leaf in the US, Engadget reports, citing a conversation with Nissan during the 2018 Detroit Auto Show.

The 2018 Leaf entered US production in December, and deliveries are expected to begin en masse early this year. While it's also built in Japan, US-spec Leafs are built right here in the ol' US of A -- Smyrna, Tennessee, specifically.

This swell of demand means that Nissan is doing something right with the Leaf's redesign. Whereas the last Leaf was a bit too futuristic for my tastes, the new one fits right in alongside the rest of Nissan's recently refreshed rides.

Source: CNET

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  • (Score: 2) by bryan on Monday January 22 2018, @06:06PM

    by bryan (29) <bryan@pipedot.org> on Monday January 22 2018, @06:06PM (#626157) Homepage Journal

    My 2013 Leaf has a mere 24 kWh battery, which means I definitely need to watch my range even around town. While limiting yourself to light 40 mph roads may get 75 miles of range, zipping around at highway speeds will bring it closer to 60 miles of range. Because I only initiate the multi-hour charge cycle at home, a round trip distance of 30 miles away max really does give me a bit of range anxiety. The 2016 model increased the battery to 30 kWh, and now with the 2017 further increasing it to 40 kWh I'm liking the yearly improvements.

    P.S. I thought the "Alien/Bug Eye" [wikipedia.org] styling was kinda cool and futuristic looking. The picture of the new model looks a little bit boring.

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