The battery pack of Leaf constitute of air-cooled and stacked batteries made of lithium ion and manganese oxide, stacked and laminated.

The battery of Nissan Leaf like any other EV (electric vehicle) is its heaviest part. It is placed below the vehicle’s rear foot space and seats. The aim is to keep the vehicle’s center of gravity lease and to improve the structural rigidity in comparison to a regular 5-dor hatchback available in the market.

Even after ten years, Leaf’s battery pack is tipped to have 70 percent to 80 percent of the original capacity and that is not bad at all. However, the actual life span of the pack will be depending on the frequency of DC charging used, the environmental factors and the driving patterns.

Nissan has claimed that its Leaf for 2013 model year in the United States has a higher efficient heating system enabling the Leaf to increase its range to 40 km in chilling weather conditions. EPA has rated it as 121 km or 75 miles. This is an improvement from 117 km in its earlier models.

The ASG or the Automatic Science Group released the outcome of a study that they conducted in Feb 2014 for assessing the life-cycle of more than 1,300 vehicles spanning over 9 distinct categories available in U.S. According to this study by ASG, among the various sophisticated automotive technologies, the smallest environmental footprint lifecycle is delivered by the Nissan Leaf among all the models for 2014. The study took into consideration the market in North America with a minimum occupancy of 4 persons.

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