Nissan Leaf

One of these days motor-car manufacturer Nissan has officially presented the serial version of electromobile Leaf in Iokogama. The novelty is, according to the head of the company Carlos Gona, «the present break in automotive industry». Sales Nissan Leaf starts in 2010 in the Japanese and North American markets, since 2012 the electromobile will be accessible and in other countries.

New Nissan Leaf it is equipped by the electromotor capacity of 80 kw (107 h.p.), with a twisting moment in 280 Nanometers. The engine eats from lithium-ionic batteries (24 kw) which can be recharged completely within 8 hours from 200-volts socket connections. Thus on one gymnastics, according to a motor-car manufacturer, model Leaf can pass in an off-line mode more than 160 km.

Designer Siro Nakamura worked on appearance of a new electromobile. Thus it put the purpose «not to create nonconventional design», and on the contrary, aspired to make the car realistic. As a result shape Leaf not show us extraordinary decisions, however differs from the concept of firm design a little. The front part of electropenalties partly reminds model Tiida, with that difference that the novelty has rather specific front air intake.