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Nissan Motor Co unveiled a new version of the Leaf that narrows the driving-range gap between its best-selling electric car versus Tesla’s Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt.
The Leaf e+ that debuted at CES in Las Vegas boasts a more energy-dense battery that extends range by about 40 percent, to363 kilometres. That compares with the 220- to 310-mile range for the Model 3, which starts at $44,000, and the 238-mile range on the $36,620 Chevrolet Bolt. While the Leaf starts at about $30,000 in the US, Nissan isn’t releasing the price of the e+ until it’s closer to starting sales this spring.
Nissan has sold more than 380,000 Leaf vehicles globally since its model first went on sale in 2010, with over 128,000 in the US. The new Leaf will be available at dealerships in Japan starting this month, followed by the US, then Europe in mid-2019.