There wasn't much to improve besides battery life over the 2018 Leaf, which introduced a sleeker design, the excellent ProPilot driver assistance tech and a 40 kWh battery. The Leaf e+ continues that progress on the drive train side, not only increasing range by 40 percent, but adding a new 150 kW motor (around 200 HP), which bumps power by 33 percent.

That means it's not only much zippy off the line, Nissan says, but faster on the freeway, too, making passing and other maneuvers safer. It also charges quicker too, able to use CHAdeMO chargers up to 100kW compared to 40kW on the last model.