Nissan To Deliver New Nissan Leaf Vehicles

By Staff

Nissan" s Australian unit, Definitive Agreement has entered into a pact with Victorian Government for delivering 16 numbers of new Nissan LEAF electric version vehicles. This will be a part of the government" s 5 year deal for effecting a zero emission run of vehicles on experimental basis in addition to the conventional fuels. Nissan has slated this LEAF for the launch during this December backed by a medium size battery of Lithium-ion.

The battery will yield a charge of 160km range emitting the exact zero emission level in normal and suburban roads of US LA4 mode. However, the commercial launch of this LEAF in Australia will be in 2012. The Victorian deal will involve a wide range of drivers for this electric version keeping in mind the environment and on road conditions.

The possible drivers of this trial electric versions will be household operators, government fleets, electricity providers, distributors and retailers. In addition this LEAF will be partaken by technology providers for data collection and interface facilities. Private household promotion is to be made through online ballot by the RACV. The Victorian government feels that the deal will envisage better process in electric versions and zero emission norms for the next five years.

The data through the trail process will be on real world information of the running of electric vehicles in Australia, prospects of such vehicles in the country, driver" s attitude and feedback, electricity consumption, demand for the vehicles and air pollutant levels. The trial will involve all sorts of people across the country including market dealers and the users.

The deal is a follow up of an MoU between Nissan and the Victorian government for the zero emission run in the next five years. Nissan will be delivering the LEAF to the US and Japan in the year end and will be exported to Europe next year. During the ensuing Sydney Motor Show and in the Melbourne All Energy Conference there will be a medium-sized hatch back on this zero emission model.

For Nissan this LEAF will be the first in its series of electric vehicles others being a delivery van, personal commuter car and a luxury version. The company" s CEO said Nissan is anticipating a 10% minimum world population to be on this electric version in another decade. More concrete, electricity will play a crucial role in zero emission he added.

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Article Published On: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 16:18 [IST]
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