2014 Nissan LEAF: Mostly Unchanged As Range Technically Moves Up To 84 Miles

2014 Nissan LEAF is (for the most part) Unchanged In Both Pricing And Features

With the arrival of 2014 model year LEAFs on dealer lots at the very end of 2013, Nissan has finally released the accompanying details on the latest edition of the best selling EV in the world.

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And not much has changed.

On a technical level the range has increased from 75 miles in 2013 to 84 miles, but this is due to the fact Nissan has abandoned quoting the EPA blended range (which averages the 80% charge range and the 100% charge range) in favor of the pure 100% range figures.  This was probably done because practically no other automaker followed suit.

Sidenote:  We would very much like to see that whatever the range number quoted by OEMs, that the EPA make it a standard metric to used across the board by everyone, so that comparisons can be made on an even-weighted basis.

Also, pricing for all models of the LEAF (S, SV, SL) have increased by $180.  The base LEAF now starts at$28,980, SV from $32,000, and the SL from $35,020.

Reason for the change?   The company felt that the rear view camera was a swell option, and has now made it standard right across the board.

A Nissan spokesman noted the pricing change as well, saying:

“We’ve made the rear view camera standard on all trim levels. As such, pricing has also held essentially flat, with some adjustment for the change in equipment.”

Other points of interest:

• new color choice: “Gun Metalllic”
• 2014 MPGe is listed at 114 MPGe, which is curiously 1 MPGe less than 2013
• 126 City MPGe, 101 Highway MPGe
• SV, SL come with 6.6 kW L2 charging continues – full charge in about 5 hours
• S model still has 3.6 kW L2 charging – full charge in about 8 hours

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