Nissan Leaf takes on Tesla with 150-mile range and a $30,000 price tag

Nissan unveiled its all-electric new Leaf on Wednesday, and the specs are pretty great: The car offers a 150-mile range and near-autonomous driving capabilities for a starting price of $29,990. 

The battery in the new Leaf has been upgraded from 30kWh to 40kWh compared with the previous version of the car, which still isn't enough to catch up with Tesla's Model 3 or the Chevy Bolt, which have bigger batteries and offer better range (220 and 238 miles, respectively). 

Note that in some markets, Nissan is advertising the Leaf as a 235-mile range car, but that's not EPA-tested and is likely not indicative of real-world performance.  Read more...