The Nissan Leaf, stylized by manufacturer Nissan as LEAF, is a compact five-door hatchback battery electric vehicle (BEV), introduced in Japan and the United States in December 2010, and now in its second generation, introduced in Japan in October 2017.

The Leaf is powered by an electric synchronous motor with 80 kW (107 hp) and 280 N⋅m (207 ft⋅lb) driving the front wheels. The Leaf was initially equipped with a 24 kWh lithium ion battery, later increased to 30 kWh. The battery is manufactured by Automotive Energy Supply Corporation. It's guaranteed for eight years or 100,000 miles.

During its product life cycle, the Leaf's range on a full charge gradually has been increased from 117 km (73 miles) to 243 km (151 miles) (EPA rated), thanks to several minor improvements but mainly to the use of a larger battery pack.

Among other awards and recognition, the Leaf has won the 2010 Green Car Vision Award, the 2011 European Car of the Year, the 2011 World Car of the Year, and the 2011–2012 Car of the Year Japan.

Global sales totaled over 470,000 Leafs by May 2020. As of December 2019, Europe is its largest market (150,000), followed by the United States (141,907), and Japan (close to 140,000). The European market is led by Norway (~62,000).

The Leaf listed as the world's top selling plug-in electric car through December 2019. According to Statista, Nissan Leaf is the best-selling plug-in electric car model in Japan, accounting for 47 percent of the plug-in electric car sales in May 2020.

According to en.wikipedia and statista