Information on repair and maintenance of Nissan Leaf cars electronically
Nissan LEAF refers to the Japanese electric vehicles manufacturer Nissan. The serial production of this car began in the spring, namely in March 2010, in the same year the first orders began to be accepted. The world first saw this electric car during its presentation at the Tokyo Motor Show back in 2009. The initial collection of the very first copies for the production series began in Oppama (Japan).
In 2012, Nissan launched the production of such electric cars at factories in the USA, and in March 2013 in the UK (Sunderland). It was also planned to produce cars in Portugal. Sales of such electric vehicles under the Nissan Leaf brand kicked off in the United States on December 11, 2010, but were initially limited to online booking shipment. At the beginning of 2011, the first sales appeared in Europe.
In November 2010, the Nissan LEAF car deservedly received the title of "European car". Also in April 2011, the electric car won the World Car of the Year nomination. Nissan Motor is positioning the Nissan Leaf as a vehicle that is available in the global electric car market.
Nissan Leaf is based on the latest Nissan V platform. It shares this car with the Nissan Juke crossover and the subcompact 2011 Nissan Micra. The front-wheel drive electric vehicle contains an electric motor with an output of 80 kW - approximately 109 hp. with. The car has excellent stability due to the battery located at the bottom of the car.
The next, i.e. the second generation of the Nissan Leaf car, began to be produced in 2017. They were produced in factories in countries such as Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom. Together with this, they decided to test a new version of this electric car. The new version has increased the size of the car and its battery. It was also mentioned that they planned to add a second motor to the car and make it all-wheel drive.
The first tests of the car yielded good results. The positive characteristics include, first of all, the excellent driving characteristics of the car - it gets under way quite easily and demonstrates a fairly high dynamics. Drivers also note that the cab has good visibility and low noise levels.
Another test of the car, but already at a low temperature of -12 degrees, showed that the electric car shows itself from the side from which it should with the declared characteristics), while reducing the mileage.
One of the main drawbacks of the Nissan Leaf is a certain mileage limit, which depends on the battery charge. Automotive critics are very skeptical that the battery compartment cooling system in this car is properly modeled. Another disadvantage is that the electric car takes too long to recharge. So far, a high price can be considered a negative point.
In general, electric cars can be considered a new trend in the automotive world. However, despite the novelty, maintenance cannot be avoided. To do this, you need to have special information at hand. You can find it in the repair and operation manual. It contains information regarding:
- how to operate a car in winter;
- what tools and measuring devices are needed for maintenance;
- how to check and identify the problem, etc.
The book on the repair and operation of the Nissan LEAF car in PDF format will be an assistant in any situation, both on the road and in the garage.