Jay Cole July 23, 2017 at 2:24 pm
The ‘scuttlebutt’ has been for a ZOE-sized 40 kWhish offering out of the gate, and a 60 kWh shortly thereafter.
With that said, there has been no hard confirmation of either, other than obvious completed 60 kWh pack displays from the IDS and Nissan’s comments about a 200+ mile EV, and early reports of an entry 40 kWh pack for the new LEAF – and now these photos.
Given the way Nissan has priced the LEAF in the past (and the currently advertised competition), if there is a 40 kWh (~160 mile) and 60 kWh (~140 mile) split, one would expect (as a WAG) the base LEAF to retail around ~33-35k USD, and the 60 kWh at more like ~$38-40k USD. But who knows? …well, we will know in about six weeks I suppose. It is just nice to finally get to the point where the 2nd gen EVs are finally launching – been a long wait, (=