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Nissan to Launch 3rd-Generation Leaf EV This Year

Nissan to Launch 3rd-Generation Leaf EV This Year

Nissan Motor's third-generation Leaf electric vehicle (Courtesy of Nissan)
Nissan Motor's third-generation Leaf electric vehicle (Courtesy of Nissan)

   Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it will begin selling the third-generation Leaf electric vehicle in the domestic market later this year.
   A high-end model of the new Leaf can travel about 600 kilometers on a single battery charge, 50 pct more than the second-generation Leaf. A 15-minute quick charge will enable it to run more than 250 kilometers, according to the automaker.

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