Nissan Leaf electric car price slashed to new low in Australia to clear final stock

Nissan Australia has slashed even more off the cost of its only electric car, now totalling up to $21,000 off its usual price.

The 2024 Nissan Leaf hatchback – in run-out ahead of a new-generation model due in the next 12 months – has fallen to $34,990 drive-away nationwide for any remaining stock, down from its listed $50,990 recommended retail price (RRP) before on-road costs.

A $50,990 RRP would usually translate to a cost between $53,000 and $56,000 to get a Leaf on the road depending on the state or territory it is sold in, including registration fees, taxes and dealer delivery fees.

The $34,990 drive-away deal applies to the standard-range Leaf with a 39kWh lithium-ion battery for a WLTP-rated 270-kilometre range, with the 49kWh Leaf E+ variant offering a 385km range listed for $44,990 drive-away – down from $61,490 before on-roads, or between $65,000 and $68,000 drive-away.

It is the equal-second cheapest electric vehicle currently available in Australia, behind the GWM Ora Standard Range hatch ($33,990 drive-away for private buyers, or $32,990 for business buyers with an ABN) and the same $34,990 price as the MG 4 Excite 51 hatch.

The UK-built Leaf is the cheapest new electric car manufactured outside of China, followed by the Fiat 500e from Italy (currently $49,990 drive-away) and Jeep Avenger from Poland ($49,990 before on-road costs) – and follows a limited-time $39,990 drive-away deal for the Spanish-built Peugeot E-2008 eight months ago.

Nissan sold the Leaf at a discounted price in Australia for much of 2024, including a $39,990 drive-away offer for the standard-range Leaf and $49,990 for the Leaf E+.

Global production of the Nissan Leaf ended at Nissan’s Sunderland factory in England – which also builds the Juke and Qashqai – at the start of 2024, with any remaining Leaf stock on dealer lots nearing 12 months old or more.

The Nissan Leaf is one of the oldest electric cars available in Australia, with the current model launched in 2017 from underpinnings dating back to the original 2010 version, with the older CHAdeMO charging plug and missing out on active liquid cooling for its battery.

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