The Nissan Leaf has finally launched in Australia
priced at AUD 49,990 plus on-road costs. The car sold in Australia comes outfitted with a 40 kWh
battery pack and an electric motor pumping out 110 kW (147 hp) and 320 Nm of torque. Under the European WLTP combined cycle, the 2019 Leaf has a
range of 270 km and considering that most city-based Australians
drive just 38 km a day, that should be more than enough.
The battery takes approximately 7.5 hours to charge
via a 7 kW home charger – which drops dramatically to about 60 minutes for an
80 per cent charge when the EV is plugged into a CHAdeMO rapid charger.
Australia is lagging behind many other countries
when it comes to electric car charging stations. With this in mind, Nissan has
formed partnerships with JET Charge and Chargefox, with the latter planning to
have over 100 fast DC chargers deployed by the end of the year across the
country. Australian buyers looking to pick up a 2019 Leaf will have the option
of six different colors; Arctic White, Ivory Pearl, Magnetic Red, Pearl Black,
Platinum, and Gun Metallic.
The new Leaf will be sold locally in a single
high-spec grade which comes complete with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment
screen, a 7-inch Advanced Drive Assist Display, satellite navigation, a heated
steering wheel, and heated front and rear leather-accented seats.
Among the safety features included as standard are
Intelligent Emergency Braking with pedestrian detection, Blind Spot Warning,
Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Intelligent Lane
Intervention, and Intelligent Forward Collision Warning. There is also an
Intelligent Around-View Monitor with Moving Object Detection, Intelligent
Cruise Control, Intelligent Driver Alert, and front and rear parking sensors.
The new Nissan Leaf will land in Australian
dealerships on August 1.
