The 2017 Nissan Leaf vs 2017 Renault Zoe battle is on. The comparison between the hybrid cars has got even more interesting after a report about the Zoe getting a driving range of almost 250 miles.
LG Chem developed a 41-kwh battery, which allows the Zoe get that range on the New European Driving Cycle. In reality, that's a driving range of almost 200 miles. That's a 100-mile improvement over the present model, which has a 22-kWh battery pack.
The new battery pack will take up the same space inside the EV like previous models. It will weigh almost the same as well.
It was revealed in June that 2017 Nissan Leaf would be packed with a 60-kwh battery pack. Nissan's Kazuo Yajima announced it at the Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition 29 in Montreal.
According to Yajima, the larger pack will allow the new Leaf to get almost twice the range of the present model. The current model has an optional 30-kWh pack. It allows the range to go up to 107 miles. But, the standard 24-kWh pack allows 84 miles only.
This makes the 2017 Nissan Leaf vs 2017 Renault Zoe comparison more interesting.
According to Hybrid Cars, the new battery for the Zoe will cost around $2,800 extra. Renault Zoe is the top-selling electric vehicle in Europe. The model costs $24,500. It was high time Nissan Leaf had to come up with better driving range.
Nissan face the challenge to continue to be the EV global leader, as more companies are planning to come up with more than 200-mile range electric cars at prices under $40,000.
According to Green Car Reports, the new Leaf will go into production as a 2018 model.
It may be too early to choose a winner in the 2017 Nissan Leaf vs 2017 Renault Zoe battle. Consumers will wait for more updates to come to a decision.
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