If they drive 11,000 km per year, the average Leaf driver will generate 744 kWh of renewable energy.
Nissan is getting into the Christmas spirit. It converted a Leaf electrical hatch into a fully lit Christmas tree powered entirely by its own regenerated electricity. This unique car, which is decorated in spectacular light displays, shows how the electric car that has been most popular can be regenerated power by braking and decelerating.
The Nissan Leaf’s ePedal lets the driver start, accelerate and decelerate the car using one pedal. This pedal also helps to harvest energy through regenerative braking. The car’s movement is used to recycle the energy, just like a Formula 1 vehicle. The energy is then used to recharge the cells. A B mode driving function is also available that uses a traditional brake pedal to regenerate energy when the car is braking. To remind sustainably-minded drivers about energy generation from electric vehicles, the Nissan Leaf Christmas tree features thousands of LEDs, glittery baubles, and a reindeer. If they drive 11,000 km per year, the average Leaf driver will generate 744 kWh of renewable energy. This is equivalent to a 20% reduction in domestic electricity consumption. This much electricity could power:
- 266 Christmas trees and 700 incandescent lights provide a full hour’s worth of joy.
- For Christmas dinner, you will need 297 ovens.
- For five hours, 744 TVs to enjoy your Christmas favorites
- 10783 houses equipped with 1,000 LED lights that last five hours
Helen Perry, head for electric vehicles at Nissan Europe, stated that Santa shouldn’t be the only one who has a festive mode to transport him. “We wanted the Nissan LEAF to be more enjoyable at this time of the year while driving home an important message.”