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Everybody knows that EVs are green. but how energy efficient are these cars? Nissan decided to answer this question during the UK’s recent RAC Future Car Challenge (FCC), where the Leaf, which competed with 49 other cars, won 'The Best Overall Vehicle on Sale at Time of Event’, as well as the ‘Most Energy Efficient Regular Production Car’, thanks to its frugality.
The Leaf was monitored by the London Imperial College, with the EV only needing GBP1.83 worth of energy for the 60-mile route. As a comparison, the best petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles used GBP7.08, GBP5.40 and GBP4.00, respectively.
“Putting the LEAF’s energy consumption into perspective with other power sources was a very useful exercise and one that showed how efficient a 100% electric vehicle can be,” said Jerry Hardcastle, Vice President, Vehicle Design and Development at Nissan Technical Centre Europe.
“Putting the LEAF’s energy consumption into perspective with other power sources was a very useful exercise and one that showed how efficient a 100% electric vehicle can be,” said Jerry Hardcastle, Vice President, Vehicle Design and Development at Nissan Technical Centre Europe.
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