Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf (Japanese: 日産・リーフcode: ja is deprecated , Hepburn: Nissan Rīfu) (Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family Car) is a 5-door electric hatchback car built by Nissan. The Nissan Leaf has become the first mass-market fully-electric vehicle. It has been made since 2010. It does not use any gasoline or diesel so it is a zero emissions vehicle. It only uses electricity.

Nissan Leaf
File:2023 Nissan Leaf in White, front left (NYIAS 2022).jpg A second generation Nissan Leaf (2017–present; 2023 facelift)
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Production	October 2010 – present
Model years	2011–present (Europe & North America)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact/Small family car (C)
Body style	5-door hatchback
Layout	Front-motor, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Nissan Altra Nissan Hypermini

Awards

2010 - Green Car Vision Award by the Green Car Journal

2010 - Breakthrough Award by Popular Mechanics

2011 - European car of the year

2011 - EV of the Year by EV.com

2011 - Eco-Friendly Car of the Year by Cars.com

2011 - Green Fleet Electric Vehicle of the Year by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

2011 - listed in "Best Green Cars" by Mother Earth News

2011 - was ranked first in Kelley Blue Book Top 10 Green Cars

2011 - World Car of the Year

2011 - finalist of World Green Car

2011 - Ward's 10 Best Engines

2011 - the 2011–2012 Car of the Year Japan at the Tokyo Motor Show

Gallery

• 2017 Nissan LEAF (ZE0 MY17) hatchback (2018-11-02) 01.jpg

  First generation

• Back

• 2013 Nissan Leaf interior.JPG

  Interior

• 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna Front.jpg

  Second generation

• 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna Rear.jpg

  Back view

• 2023 Nissan Leaf (Europe) (Facelift) Front.png

  Facelift

Nissan Leaf Media

• 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna Rear Taken in Warwick

• Nissan LEAF e+ NISMO (ZE1), right-front, 2021.jpg

  2021 Nissan Leaf e+ Nismo (Japan)

• Nissan LEAF e+ NISMO (ZE1), right-rear, 2021.jpg

  2021 Nissan Leaf e+ Nismo (Japan)

• Nissan Leaf (ZE1) Urban Chrome,2021,interior.jpg

  Nissan Leaf (XE1) Urban Chrome 2021 in Nissan Global Gallery HQ.

• 2023 (model year) facelift model

• 2024 Nissan Leaf SV PLUS, rear right, 03-23-2025.jpg

  Rear view of the facelift model