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2019 Nissan Leaf E+ ups the power, ups the range

With 226 miles of range, Nissan's Leaf EV is more competitive than ever.

Kyle Hyatt

Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new).

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Kyle Hyatt

Jan. 8, 2019 5:15 p.m. PT

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Hey, look, it's the new, longer-range Nissan Leaf E+.

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The most significant change is to the Leaf's battery pack, which gets a bump to 62 kilowatt-hours, meaning a range of about 226 miles.

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This is a significant boost compared with the standard car's 40-kWh battery and 151-mile range.

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That puts the Leaf E+'s range within spitting distance of the midrange Tesla Model 3.

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For further comparison with other affordable electrics, though, the Kona Electric outpaces the new Leaf by 32 miles, while the Bolt EV's range outstrips the Nissan by just 12 miles.

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The Leaf E+ features a 214-horsepower electric motor that produces 250 pound-feet of torque.

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That's up from 147 horsepower and 236 pound-feet in the regular Leaf.

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The Leaf E+ will be sold as a separate model from the standard Leaf with its own family of trim levels ranging from S Plus to SL Plus, all of which come standard with Nissan's ProPilot Assist semiautonomous system and E-Pedal, the latter of which has been reprogrammed to work better with the new car's increased power.