With the arrival of the New Nissan LEAF, the enhanced second-generation version of the world's best selling 100% electric vehicle, Nissan is making driving an electric car even easier by offering a battery leasing option to most European customers.

The Nissan LEAF, the best-selling electric vehicle in the world, has secured Nissan's place as global leader in zero-emission mobility. But it's just the start of Nissan's wide-reaching electric vehicle programme.

When it was launched, Nissan LEAF was the world's first purpose-designed electric vehicle from a major manufacturer. It was a roomy family car aimed at customers who mainly used their car as their daily driver for local trips - shopping or commuting - and who wanted to make a contribution to improving air quality in their home towns.

Sales of Nissan LEAF are booming in Norway and the other Nordic countries... and not just for environmental reasons.

No country has sold more Nissan LEAF per capita than Norway, with the world's first mass production electric vehicle taking 1.7 per cent of all vehicle sales in 2012, its first full year on sale.

On Monday 8th April, Renault-Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn hosted an intimate gathering of media in Oslo, Europe's electric vehicle capital, and spoke about the new Nissan LEAF and his vision of zero-emissions mobility. 

With a domestic charging point offered for free, UK drivers have even more reasons to purchase the Renault ZOE when it arrives on their market in June.

As soon as customers place their order for the ZOE, Renault will contact British Gas, the company responsible for supplying and installing the charger in the customer's home. The installation of the 32-amp single-wall box will take place roughly one month before the vehicle is delivered, ensuring everything is up and running by the time the ZOE arrives at its new home. 
 

CEO Carlos Ghosn says localization and lower costs will be key to Nissan’s leadership in China’s emerging electric car market. Ghosn, speaking at Kansai University amid a gathering of Nissan LEAF owners and students, told the Global Media Center that with China’s 2 million electric car goal for 2020, Nissan will do everything possible to be the EV leader.

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With more than 50,000 examples on the globe's roads and two years of real-world zero-emissions experience behind it, the next chapter in the Nissan LEAF story is about to begin.

Entrepreneur and environmentalist Rob Wilder uses solar energy from his home to power his zero-emission Nissan LEAF and explains how other Renault and Nissan electric vehicle owners can do the same thing.

For Nissan LEAF owners in the Netherlands, charging is about to get faster and easier. Drivers will soon benefit from a new network of 38 electric vehicle quick-charge stations across the country thanks to a partnership between Nissan and The New Motion, a Dutch company that specializes in mobility solutions powered by renewable energy.