Last week, Nissan announced that the Nissan Leaf "No Charge to Charge" program is now available in Boston. Owners of the Japanese EV living in Bean Town can now charge for free for two years.
"EV charging infrastructure continues to grow in Boston, and access to free public charging for new LEAF buyers helps make owning an all-electric vehicle even more cost-effective and convenient," Nissan EV Sales and Marketing director Andrew Speaker said in a statement.
The program launched in July 1 at LEAF dealers in the Boston market. The program allows owners access to fast chargers that are said to be able to charge up to 80 percent from empty in around 30 minutes. Level 2 240V chargers are also scattered throughout the city.
Boston is just the latest destination of the Nissan Leaf "No Charge to Charge" program. According to the Japanese automaker, it has already rolled out in 17 locations including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta, Fresno, Seattle, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Portland, Denver, Houston, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Nashville and Los Angeles.
Nissan said it plans to expand the program to at least 25 more locations later this year.
But while the Nissan Leaf is one of the most competitive EVs in the market today, it won't win any beauty contests. Many hope that the next-gen model, due out within a few years, would look better.
To that end, designer Theophilus Chin posted renders of his take on how the next-gen Leaf should look like.
Next-Gen Nissan Leaf Rendered with Murano and Pulsar Elements https://t.co/LYaOZJCoHS pic.twitter.com/8HH2vggphx
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"He used design [cues] from the new Murano SUV, such as the boomerang headlights. The overall body style is a conservative hatchback, with certain panels borrowed from the Pulsar model," Auto Evolution wrote.
"The idea is not to make the car look boring, just better proportioned."
So far, Nissan has kept details about its EV only hinting that it will have a range of battery options. In the meantime, the Nissan Leaf "No Charge to Charge" program should help owners keep their electric cars topped up for free.
