Although there are a few cars which run completely on the use of electricity, they are not common, and certainly not affordably priced. Nissan and Renault have looked to push this segment further, and Nissan’s Leaf is just about the promise of reducing harmful fuel emissions.
The electric Leaf is all set to take to the roads, with close to twenty thousand cars readying themselves in America alone. The fully electric car is expected to give about 200 kilometres on a full charge, while several have refuted this claim and believe it can only manage between 130 and 160 kilometres.
The decision to move forward in this segment has been a conscious effort to reduce the drain on fossil fuel and to set the course for the possible way forward in the future. If estimates are to be believed, about one tenth of all cars will be driven by electricity in the next decade.
The five-seater hatchback Nissan Leaf comes with a big price tag, billed at just under forty five thousand dollars in Japan, while it is expected to set Americans back by about twenty five thousand dollars.
The major problems that could face the Leaf despite its interesting design and concept are the cost of the car and its short range. How this will translate into affecting sales is still to be seen. At this stage, there is much anticipation, and the success of the Leaf could actually lead to a shaping of this segment of vehicles, and redefine the way cars are designed altogether.
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