One of the main issues with all-electric vehicles is their limited range, dictated by the limitations in battery capacity. Surprisingly, though, Nissan claims that European drivers of its Leaf EV cover more kilometers per year than the average owner of a gas or diesel powered car.
According to the Japanese car maker, owners of the Leaf travel more than 50 percent further per year compared to those who own internal-combustion-engined vehicles.
Specifically, they cover an average of 16,588 km (10,367 miles), while the average distance for a conventional vehicle is 10,818 km (6,761 miles). Those figures were recorded by the CarWings telemetry in the Leaf and equate to an average of 319 km (199 miles).
Spanish Leaf drivers recorded the longest annual distance, followed by those in Sweden, UK, Norway, Italy, France and Germany. Moreover, research conducted by Nissan itself shows that 89 percent of owners prefer to charge their cars overnight at home.
During the four years that it’s been on sale, more than 31,000 vehicles have been delivered in Europe, while its 150,000 global sales make the Leaf the best-selling all-electric car to date.
