2022 Nissan Leaf gets subtle makeover and new colours ahead of re-launch
Japanese carmaker Nissan slightly reworks its Leaf electric sedan, and confirms its arrival in Australia for later this year.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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Why electric cars may be smarter choice than home batteries
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Volkswagen wants to go head to head with energy providers on EV batteries
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Macquarie Uni develops new device that turns electric vehicles into charging stations
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Nissan sees Leaf as home energy source, says Tesla big battery “waste of resources”
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Nissan launches new Leaf, second electric car in Australia under $50,000
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