Nissan Leaf is branching out to new buyers

The introduction of a new 30kWh battery gives the Leaf an increased driving range

The new Nissan Leaf now has a potential driving range of 250 kilometres

The all-electric Nissan Leaf has been leading somewhat of a quiet revolution in battery-powered motoring in Ireland, with more than 400 finding homes so far this year, while the total number registered since its introduction now exceeds 1,000.

Across the rest of Europe Nissan says that some 46,000 Leafs are on the road, with the global figure surpassing 200,000 and they’ve covered some 1.8 billion kilometres between them. For 2016 Nissan is introducing ...