The Nissan LEAF has broken a global sales milestone with 50 000 units sold worldwide, making it the best selling electric vehicle of all time since its introduction in December 2010.

Nissan LEAF goes the distance

Owners of the Nissan LEAF have travelled a total distance of 260-million kilometres which is a greater than the distance from the earth to the sun. These kilometres were covered with zero tailpipe emissions contributing to efforts to reduce levels of harmful NOx and particulate matter in cities.

The Nissan Leaf is sold in 17 European countries with 7 000 vehicles driven every day. The biggest distance covered in a LEAF was by a Japanese customer who has covered more than 175 000km in a car that has only been on sale for two years and another customer in Spain has reached up to 43 000 kilometres in one year.

Figures are based on all Leafs registered with the Carwings telemetry system, which is not mandatory and not all vehicles are registered. The Nissan LEAF is expected in South Africa later in 2013.