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Nissan Leaf 75 kWh

303 EPA miles from 75 kWh usable, and a charging loss of 11 per cent against a typical 14, bettered here only by the Mustang Mach-E Extended Range. The liquid-cooled pack finally lets a Leaf fast-charge repeatedly, and the NACS port opens the Supercharger network. The catch is at home: a 7.2 kW onboard charger where most rivals fit 11 kW.

Usable battery
75.0 kWhNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09
10-80% charge
35 minNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09
Capacity loss
2.0% / year estGeotab EV battery degradation study, 2025 — passenger-car class rate, not a measurement of this model · 2026-09

By , editorUpdated How we work out these numbers

The EPA rates the 2026 Nissan Leaf with the 75 kWh pack at 303 miles combined and 27.8 kWh per 100 miles measured at the wall, which is 121 MPGe. This is a different car from the Leaf that came before it: liquid-cooled battery, a crossover body, and a NACS port on the passenger-side fender.

Nissan puts the pack at 75 kWh usable out of 78 kWh gross, a reserve of 3 kWh or about 4 per cent, liquid-cooled — which is the single most important change from the air-cooled packs the Leaf used for a decade and the reason this one can be fast-charged repeatedly without derating. Cells are NMC on a 400-volt bus. At 75 kWh over 303 miles the car draws 24.8 kWh per 100 miles from the battery against 27.8 at the wall, so about 11 per cent is lost in charging — second only to the Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range among the cars here that publish a usable figure.

Nissan rates DC charging at 150 kW and 35 minutes from 10 to 80 per cent, which is 52.5 kWh at an average of about 90 kW, or roughly 212 miles added in 35 minutes. The number to look at before buying is the other one: the onboard AC charger is 7.2 kW, where most of this database is on 11 kW. A full charge at home takes about ten and a half hours rather than seven, which matters more to daily ownership than the DC figure does.

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Market & identity

Where the car is actually sold. Fields left empty for a market render as "not sold here", never as zero.

Model year2026
Body stylehatchbackUS EPA / US Department of Energy — fueleconomy.gov, 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) — EPA vehicle class "Small Station Wagons" · 2026-09
Sold in the USYes

Battery

Pack chemistry and construction. Usable capacity, not gross, is what the car can actually deliver.

Cell chemistryLFP tolerates daily charging to 100% and is the most thermally stable; NMC and NCA pack more energy per kilogram.NMCEVKX.net — Nissan LEAF Long Range · 2026-09
Pack architecture400 VEVKX.net — Nissan LEAF Long Range · 2026-09
Gross capacity78.0 kWhEVKX.net — Nissan LEAF Long Range · 2026-09
Usable capacityThe figure every range and cost calculation on this site is based on.75.0 kWhNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09
Capacity loss per yearRate for this vehicle class from published fleet datasets, not a measurement of this model and not a manufacturer claim.2.0% / year estGeotab EV battery degradation study, 2025 — passenger-car class rate, not a measurement of this model · 2026-09
Projected state of health at 8 yearsModelled from the observed degradation rate at average annual mileage. An estimate, not a measurement.84% estStraight-line projection from the class rate above; method published at /methodology/ · 2026-09

Range & efficiency

EPA, WLTP and CLTC are different tests, not different opinions about one number. They sit side by side here and are never converted into one another.

EPA rangeUS EPA combined cycle, the most conservative of the three official tests.303 mi
EPA range, cityThe city half of the EPA combined rating. Usually the higher of the two for an electric car.325 mi
EPA range, highwayThe highway half of the EPA combined rating, and the figure to plan a long drive around.276 mi
EPA consumption, city25.8 kWh/100 mi
EPA consumption, highway30.3 kWh/100 mi
EPA consumption27.8 kWh/100 mi

Charging

Peak power is a marketing number. The 10 to 80 percent time and the shape of the curve are what you actually wait through.

Peak DC powerHeld briefly, often only inside a narrow state-of-charge window.150 kWNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09
10 to 80 percent DC charge timeThe honest measure of fast-charging speed.35 minNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09
AC onboard chargerSets how fast the car fills up overnight at home.7 kWEVKX.net — Nissan LEAF Long Range · 2026-09
DC connector (US)The plug fitted to the car as sold in the United States. Blank where we have not sourced it for that market.NACSNissan USA — 2026 LEAF features and press kit · 2026-09

Safety & risk

Crash ratings come from the testing bodies. The battery safety score is our own composite and its formula is published on the methodology page.

Battery or high-voltage recalls1NHTSA recall database — battery, electrical and powertrain campaigns only, last four model years · 2026-09
Recall history notes26V188000 (electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery): (Nissan) is recalling certain 2026 LEAF vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage that can cause a short circuit within the battery module.

Projected battery capacity

Projected straight-line from 2% a year — the published rate for this vehicle class, not a measurement of this car. Nobody releases per-model degradation data: the one fleet dataset large enough to matter anonymises the models. Capacity loss is driven as much by calendar age as by mileage, which is why it is reported per year rather than per kilometre. Real packs vary with climate, how long the car sits at a high state of charge, and how much of its charging is done at high-power DC.

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