Forget about Who Killed the Electric Car? While there have been $ 100,000 electric sports cars and a garage-built funny oddities in recent years, the Nissan Leaf is the first fully electric car That cans be purchased outright, seat five people and have Enough cargo space for a shopping trip. The Nissan Leaf is an all-electric car introduced for 2011. Optional is the highly recommended home charging station, like the car itself, it's eligible for a government tax credit.The Leaf is powered by an 80-kilowatt electric motor fed by a 24 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. With the Nissan Leaf, driving an electric car does not mean you have to leave people or stuff behind. Like other alternative-fuel vehicles, the Leaf features a futuristic cabin design with split-level instruments and a center touchscreen That operates the stereo, navigation system standard electric system and special displays. I just Had the chance to drive an early-build Leaf here in Michigan on a brief route near Nissan's Technical Center. Well, it certainly feels like a real GREEN car. In both cars, the electric power steering renders the pinky-finger Same parking assist and Provides the Same rheostatic lack of road-feel at speed.The Nisan Leaf's low center of gravity keeps the cornering Reasonably flat, and while the low-rolling-resistance tires Their grips give up at modest cornering loads, at least They do so without much squealing. Continued parsimonious (and not too traffic-inhibiting) That tree regrows driving three more times, Leaving a forest of small trees next to the gauge
