Nissan leaf restyle for Europe while cost-saving building in the Kingdom

February of next year, Nissan will start electric leaf in Sunderland, England - save their battery building one-third the cost of import from Japan, while subtle redesign intended for the UK and European markets, where EV subsidies are offered the car.


Although the sheet 2011 European car of the year was appointed, some have said, its styling grace is missing and is also easy, so do in the course of saving a bunch on cost of production, Nissan something like an aesthetic makeover.

Be without exactly saying like, which is driving by his current 160 km estimate range, on the smooth power delivery increased.

For those who exorbitantly high fuel costs desire to reduce emissions and the plan sounds like a profit for them, not to mention of Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn vision to the global roads with many more BEVs fill.
Currently - factoring in a 5,000 pound UK-plug-in the car care - the sheet begins at 25.990 pounds (approximately 31.148 euros or $41.597).

Colin Lawther, VP Engineering Nissan in Europe, told Automotive News Europe, the "obviously one of the problems is that the purchase price is very high," but, Nissan UK leaf is expected to reduce their costs by one-third for the next generation, the final selling price was not announced.

The car will be built next to the company compact crossover, the Qashqai oddly named. Similar large vehicle starts at 16.495 pounds.

Nissan says that the updated leaf of European content in the upper 90-percent range, with only the engine from Japan are delivered.

Apart from low-cost logistics - bunker fuel for transport vessels is anything as cheap-Nissan says that the bean counters sing a refrain in the region of lower import duties and reduced exposure to strong Japanese currency prices will be pleased.

Nissan EV programme has so far a rather small quantities start, but Ghosn of the EVangelist been quoted is until 2016 that the Renault-Nissan will have delivered Alliance around 1.5 million electric vehicles.
Nissan begins production in the United States leaf at its Smyrna Plant this year also. Global capacity in Japan, UK and North America is soon to be 250,000 units per year.
The UK-built for European and British consumption only version.
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