The Future of the Car of the Future » chevy volt http://future-car-future.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Nissan Unveils First Design for Its EV Platform: The Leaf http://future-car-future.com/nissan-unveils-first-design-for-its-ev-platform-the-leaf/ http://future-car-future.com/nissan-unveils-first-design-for-its-ev-platform-the-leaf/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:52:13 +0000 admin http://future-car-future.com/?p=35 We were worried that we’d see Nissan unveil another Prius-like design for its 2010 EV Platform sedan but the soon-to-be-release Leaf has a better look than your average electric car, though nowhere nearly as interesting as GM’s Volt.

Nissan Leaf - Coming in 2010

Nissan Leaf - Coming in 2010

This is a smart move for Nissan. The design will be appealing to the average car buyer and should give other manufacturers a run for their money, especially if Nissan’s claims of the model being “affordable” are true.

Also smart is Nissan’s claim that the car will achieve 100 miles on a charge (compare that to the Chevy Volt’s current claim of about 40 miles).

bird's eye (front)

bird's eye (front)

back side

back side

Dashboard

Dashboard

interior (driver's side)

interior (driver's side)

plug it in

plug it in

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