New Leaf turned over every 10 minutes

A new Nissan Leaf is sold every 10 minutes across Europe.

And more than 37,000 have been ordered there in under eight months, says Nissan while celebrating Europe reaching 100,000 Leaf registrations.

The milestone is hailed as a victory for electric mobility.

Globally, over 320,000 Nissan Leafs have been sold, making it the most sold EV in the world.

“I’ve spent two years trying to find an electric car. I knew it would be a Nissan,” says Susana de Mena of Madrid, the milestone buyer of the 100,000th Leaf,

“When I saw there was a brand-new model of the Leaf, there were no doubts in my mind it would be the perfect fit. My husband and I agreed that the quality, price and specification made it second-to-none.

“We are very conscious that we must respect and protect the environment, so we knew we’d want to go 100% electric. On top of this, an electric car lets us get to the very centre of Madrid when ordinary vehicles can sometimes be restricted due to pollution issues.”

Nissan Europe EV director Gareth Dunsmore says that in less than 10 years Nissan has managed to make EVs a mass market reality.

European Nissan Leaf customers have now driven over two billion kilometres and saved over 300,000 tonnes of CO2.