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Changing the battery slightly increases the performance of the Nissan Leaf 2023

The Nissan Ariya will soon arrive at the company’s US dealerships, but it won’t be the only EV to be introduced at these dealerships.

The other, of course, is the Nissan Leaf. The Ariya crossover does not replace Leaf: Nissan Leaf’s discount a few years ago, apparently to make room for Ariya.

The Nissan Leaf 2023 see some feature changes, in a stripped-down lineup, and some detailing a slight performance boost for an aging electric hatchback.

Nissan Leaf 2023

Nissan Leaf 2023

From a configuration point of view, the battery pack switches from 62 kWh to 60 kWh. This is the most significant update to the Leaf since the Plus version of the 2019 model has a 62 kWh battery pack. That first pushed the Leaf over the 200-mile barrier that some might say is the distinguishing point between long-range EVs.

According to the EPA ratings, the range with the newly scaled package is slightly reduced, but the efficiency is slightly increased. The Nissan Leaf 2022 earns 104 MPGe when combined in SV or SL form with the 62 kwh battery pack, which equates to 215 miles of range, or 108 MPGe in base S Plus form (no longer offered), yielding 226 range mile. The Leaf SV 2023 earns a combined rating of 109 MPGe and a range of 212 miles, though it’s the EPA’s city cycle numbers that matter most.

The variation of the battery pack is not just capacity (total, unusable, in Leaf’s case). Nissan told Green Car Reports that there are actual changes in battery chemistry going on, as well as what Nissan describes as “small aerodynamic improvements for this year’s model.”

Nissan Leaf 2023

Nissan Leaf 2023

According to Nissan’s chief communications officer, Dan Passe, these changes “allow us to maintain the tremendous value of the Leaf with minimal impact—if any—on the range.” The US-built Leaf starts at $36,895 in the 60-kwh version or just $28,895 in the 40-kwh base form, and until the end of the year it’s still eligible for the full version. $7,500 EV tax credit.

The Leaf is still notable as the only air-cooled EV for the US market, and Nissan has made a series of changes to the chemistry that, after more than a decade on the market, make the Leaf’s package less susceptible to damage. hotter and degraded range. than previous versions. As cell chemistry and battery management systems evolve, air cooling is once again considered by automakers—Mercedes-Benzfor example—as a possibility to save weight for future electric vehicles.

Two-way charger Nissan Leaf and Fermata Energy FE-15

Two-way charger Nissan Leaf and Fermata Energy FE-15

Nissan didn’t swap the Leaf’s CHAdeMO fast charging port for the CCS, but earlier this year it approved its first warranty support. bidirectional charger for leafallowing it to supply power back to the grid in a number of configurations.

Although a future eventual replacement may see a deeper degree of change, for now these incremental changes increase range and efficiency improvements show that Nissan hasn’t forgotten its most affordable electric car yet.



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