Nissan Leaf: We've acquired a new Leaf, five years after we ran an early one, to see what progress has been made

摘要

The single factor that will do most to set battery electric cars free, experts are always saying, is a meaningful increase in their range. Not only will this boost their usefulness, but it will also shorten the period of popularity of arguably heavier and more expensive plug-in hybrids, seen by most as the low-CO_2 stopgap we need on the way to true zero-emissions cars.