Nissan Leaf becomes Australia’s second-cheapest EV with runout deals

The second-generation Nissan Leaf has reached the end of the road in Australia, and remaining stock of the pioneering electric vehicle (EV) is being priced to clear.

Nissan first discounted the Leaf in May 2024, cutting the base model’s price from $50,990 before on-road costs to $39,990 drive-away nationwide, while the longer-range Leaf+ dropped from $61,490 before on-road costs to $49,990 drive-away.

With stock of the outgoing Leaf remaining, further discounts have been applied, with the base variant now starting from $34,990 drive-away, and the Leaf+ from $44,990.

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This brings the Nissan Leaf within $2000 of the GWM Ora, which remains Australia’s cheapest EV with a $33,990 drive-away price tag.

After a brief run with a $30,990 drive-away price tag, the rival MG 4 is now back to a $34,990 drive-away offer in base 51 Excite guise.

Last year, Nissan delivered 357 examples of the Leaf in Australia, making it the brand’s second-least popular model behind the more expensive Z sports coupe (320 deliveries).

The standard Nissan Leaf features a front-mounted electric motor which produces 110kW of power and 320Nm of torque, fed by a 39kWh battery delivering a WLTP range of 270km.

Leaf e+ variants upgrade to a 160kW/340Nm electric motor and a 62kWh battery, resulting in its WLTP range increasing to 385km.

It’s worth noting the Nissan Leaf is one of the only EVs in Australia which uses a CHAdeMO charger when using DC power, rather than the more common CCS charger in most other models.

Despite its technological drawbacks, the Nissan Leaf is currently the only factory-delivered and warrantied EV in Australia with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability, allowing it to use its battery to either send power back to the grid during peak times or be used as a portable generator, becoming helpful in blackouts.

UK production of the Australian-market Leaf ended last year. Nissan hasn’t confirmed exactly when we’ll see a third-generation model here, other than to say it’ll launch sometime before the end of March 2027.

It’s expected the Leaf will depart its hatchback roots and adopt a more SUV-like design, likely with inspiration from the 2021 Chill-Out concept.

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