2013 Nissan Leaf

2013 Nissan Leaf

When the 2013 Nissan Leaf enters production this December in Smyrna, Tennessee, the electric automotive might have several updates. According to The Detroit News, the Leaf can get an optional leather interior, darker interior trim, and a more efficient heater that can increase the automotive’s driving vary. The pre-refresh car is shown here.

2011 Nissan Leaf interior 300x187 imageWhen the Nissan Leaf was first designed, the corporate reportedly set not to offer leather upholstery in an effort to create the car “inexperienced” and environmentally friendly. Instead, the material seats in the electric automobile are created from recycled materials. However Nissan director of product planning Mark Perry told the News that customers have been soliciting for leather seats, so the feature can become accessible on the 2013 Leaf. The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electrical car has optional leather upholstery.

Perry said customers also wished dark interior trim for the Leaf. The electric car currently is obtainable only with light-weight-colored plastics. Finally, the new automobile is alleged to have a more energy efficient heating system that might give twenty to 25 miles additional driving vary in cold weather. Using the heater in cold temperatures attracts a lot of power and can drastically sap range; the EPA says the Nissan Leaf can travel 73 miles on a totally charged battery.

The Nissan Leaf is currently engineered in Oppama, Japan, however the automaker has retooled its factory in Tennessee to assemble the electric car; a new plant nearby can produce the automotive’s lithium-ion battery packs. Nissan says the plants will go on-line in late 2012, most likely by December. And in early 2013, Nissan will start building electric motors in Decherd, Tennessee. Building the Leaf on American soil will help improve its availability here; Nissan hopes to double global sales of the Leaf in 2012 to concerning 40,000 units worldwide. The company sold 9674 copies of the Leaf here in 2011.

Nissan spokesman Brian Brockman said he couldn’t make sure the report from The Detroit News, but did confirm the Leaf enters production in Smyrna later this year.

 2013 Nissan Leaf

 2013 Nissan Leaf

 2013 Nissan Leaf

 2013 Nissan Leaf

 2013 Nissan Leaf

 2013 Nissan Leaf