The Nissan Leaf enters the 2025 mannequin yr with an MSRP that carries on unchanged from the earlier yr. That is not shocking, as the present era of the EV is on its last mannequin yr. Nonetheless, these shopping for a 2025 mannequin might nonetheless be paying extra.
The bottom Nissan Leaf S marches into the 2025 mannequin yr beginning at $29,280 (together with a $1,140 vacation spot cost) and geared up with a 40-kWh lithium-ion battery good for an EPA-estimated vary of as much as 149 miles. The Leaf SV Plus stickers at $37,330, and comes with a 60-kWh battery and a most vary of 212 miles.
Nonetheless, the 2025 mannequin is now not eligible for a federal EV tax credit score that was value as much as $3,750. The 2024 mannequin remains to be eligible, so for those who’re looking for a Leaf it could be finest to seek for one which’s in a seller’s stock — and contemplating the large slowdown in EV gross sales generally, that should not be onerous to search out. Simply guarantee that it was inbuilt 2024 and which you could take supply earlier than January 1, 2025. Particular person states might have their very own credit, so do your analysis.
The 2025 mannequin sees no main enhancements, so you are not going to be lacking a lot. All Leafs include ahead and rear computerized emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and blind spot and lane departure warnings. Moreover, the Leaf SV Plus consists of options similar to clever cruise management with stop-and-go performance.
The final main replace for the Leaf got here in 2023, when the automobile was facelifted and given snazzy new wheels. Towards the tip of that yr, it additionally turned the most cost effective EV in America after Chevy discontinued the Bolt.
Nissan has previewed the next-generation Leaf within the Chill-Out idea. It trades the Leaf’s five-door hatchback physique for a crossover profile and appears a bit like a sleeker, extra compact Ariya. After all, we do not know for certain how a lot of the Chill-Out’s design will make it to manufacturing. A mid-2025 reveal for the 2026 mannequin yr is predicted.