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1 NISSAN LEAF E+ 3.ZERO

From $TBA, nissan.com.au

While Tesla gets all the news, Nissan has been refining its Leaf EV for many years now. It’s been relatively popular overseas, and will be coming to Australia soon according to Nissan’s Australian office. While we’ll be getting the 2018 second-gen model initially, Europe is already looking at the new enhanced version, which we hope follows soon to Australia. There are two brand-new editions, the 3.ZERO and the e+ 3.ZERO.

Okay, so the cheaper 3.ZERO doesn’t differ too much from last year’s car: the main developments include a larger, eight-inch infotainment screen that offers Tesla-esque door-to-door navigation, plus some new colour choices including two-tone options. The higher-end e+ 3.ZERO represents a sizeable upgrade, primarily because it contains a 62kWh battery, as opposed to the 2018 Leaf’s and the standard 3.ZERO’s 40kWh units.

That equates to around 40%