Nine bars, out of the maximum 12, would be "approximately 70 percent of [the Leaf's] original battery capacity." Before the Leaf launched, Nissan said it expected Leafs to have between 70 and 80 ...

The Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in costs more than the Nissan Leaf battery-electric vehicle up front, but it's less expensive to own during the first five years of driving. So said Kelley ...

[Daniel Öster] is one such person doing the work, and recently posted his efforts to retrofit fast charging to an base-model Nissan ... Leaf that was already fitted with an upgraded 40 kWh ...

Nissan offers the Leaf with two battery packs: The entry-level Leaf S has a 40-kilowatt-hour battery feeding a 147-horsepower electric motor, and the Leaf SV Plus gets a 60-kWh pack and 214-hp motor.