Could this be Nissan’s first electric car in India?
The craze for electric vehicles in India is quickly catching pace. Currently, Tata leads the electric vehicle market in India. Looking at this, many companies have either started developing electric vehicles or have either started planning to launch their global products in India. Globally, Nissan also has its presence in the electric vehicle space. So, they could bring in one of their hit products to India. What could this electric car from Nissan be? That is exactly what you will get from us in this article.
Design
The Nissan Leaf is a five-seater premium electric hatchback. It carries the Nissan’s family look but with a closed front grille. It is a big hatchback and looks close to C-segment SUVs when it comes to length. The global variants stands 4,480mm in length, 1,790mm in width and 1,575mm in height. The Nissan Leaf has a wheelbase of 2700mm. With these dimensions, it is expected to be really comfortable on the inside.
Features
The Leaf comes loaded with quite a few modern features. An 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a semi-digital instrument cluster with a 7.0-inch MID screen, connected car technology, etc. being some of them. Also, it gets the ADAS system for enhanced safety.
Nissan electric car – Battery and Range
Globally, the Nissan Leaf is available in two motor options and two battery options as well. The first motor is a 110 kW AC synchronous electric motor that makes 147bhp & 320Nm of torque. The second motor is a 160 kW AC synchronous electric motor that makes 214bhp & 339Nm of torque. The battery options are 40kWh and 62kWh lithium-ion batteries. It also gets three driving modes – Eco Mode, B-Mode, and Regenerative Braking System Mode. The car returns a maximum range of 364km on a single charge.
Nissan electric car – Prices
In USA, the Nissan Leaf starts from $27,400 (around Rs 21.25 lakh INR). If Nissan wants to bring it in India, they would have to locally manufacture it in order to keep the pricing in check. Around this price point, we currently have players like the Tata Nexon Max and the MG ZS EV. The launch of the Nissan Leaf is uncertain, however, looking at the range that it offers, it in actuality competes with the Nexon EV. However, it is a hatchback. So, all in all, the Nissan Leaf becomes a very confusing product to position in the Indian market. Nissan would really have to plan a strategy to actually make profit from the Leaf in India. Looking at all of this, we don’t expect to see the Leaf anytime soon.
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