Viewed from the side, the new Leaf draws a little inspiration from the Tesla Model Y, though it carves out its own identity with more sculpted lines and a

Back in 2010, when Tesla was a fledgling EV company, Nissan launched the first mass-produced electric car and gave it a suitably environmentally conscious name: the Nissan Leaf. It was named World Car of the Year and European Car of the Year, becoming the car that led the way for so many other EVs to follow.