Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, has said that the next generation of Nissan electric cars – the next LEAF is due in 2016 – will have an official range of 250 miles.

We’ve never been a fan of electric cars as a replacement for the ICE car because they are incapable of offering the flexibility and practicality an ICE car manages, but that may be close to changing.

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan boss, has told an interviewer on Tokyo’s Business News that the next generation of electric cars from Nissan – the new LEAF is due in 2016 – will come with a range of 250 miles, at least double the theoretical range of the current LEAF EV.

We can’t find a clip of the interview where Ghosn made his assertion, but Tokyo’s Daily Kanban claim to have seen it and confirm the claim by Ghosn

If it’s true, it’s a major step in making EVs a true alternative to ICE cars, especially if, as is claimed, the new battery technology that enables the much greater range is both lighter and cheaper to build.

Of course, having a greater range is a big help, but it is only of limited use if the number of recharging stations is greatly expanded and recharging technology advances to be comparable with refuelling an ICE car. But even that seems to be in the works.

And if it is, we may have to look at batters electric cars with new eyes.

Source: Car & Driver