nissan leaf
Nissan Leaf is a one hundred percent electric car that shows the market in December 2010. According to Wikipedia the name comes from the leaves “Leading car, environmentally friendly, affordable, family.”
This model is a compact 5-door hatchback that runs only on electric motors. Specification, we can go with this car a distance of between 130-175 miles before you need to recharge the battery. The time you spend in front of the wheel of this car depends on various factors such as temperature, speed, driving style and load. But do not worry because the manufacturers have adopted the model of the regenerative braking Nissan’s (braking) the use of energy, resulting from the brakes to a car battery to charge, increasing the autonomy of running.
The car has an electric motor power 80 kW, 280 Nm and an engine speed of up to nearly 150 kilometers per hour.
Nissan Official site, not yet determined the exact age of the battery, but they said they visited the average kilometers reported by the urban environment, so the battery can be used for many years. It all depends on how the car used and maintained.
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This is the first time in history as one hundred percent of electric cars, Nissan leaf, get the distinction of “The Car of the Year.” It is surprising that the final Nissan Leaves with Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Opel Meriva, Ford C-Max, Citroen C3, Volvo S60 and Dacia Duster reaches. Indeed, it is the model of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with nine points and with thirteen points from the Opel Meriva.
Participating cars selected by a jury of 59 members from 23 countries. Among the jurors had participated Steve Cropley, representatives from Autocar.co.uk, who said he was so many models of electric, hybrid system as the first option on the voting list is supported, and the second choice is the Dacia Duster models.
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Another price of this amazing car is: Popular Mechanics 2010 Breakthrough Award, 2010 Green Car of the Year “Green Car Website” 2011 European Car Year, one of five finalists for 2011 Green Car of the Year awarded by Green Car Journal, and one of the 50 best inventions of 2009 by Time magazine called it.
Nissan Leaf Awards are a clear sign that there is a very good future for the green car industry.
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