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Production chronology2010–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗1 year
← Nissan
Nissan / Model record
NissanLeaf
Production2010 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassElectric car
Built577,000 units
Reviewed model hierarchy
Leaf lineage
Market evidence
Observed model years
These are market-specific regulatory observations for this exact catalog record, not inferred worldwide production years.
United States EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗
Observed bounds: 2011–2018 Individual intervening years are not inferred.
Canada Natural Resources Canada ↗
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
Placement evidence 2 sources +
This relationship is shown only after an explicit catalog review; source links support the identity and parent placement.
Reviewed 2026-08-04Background
The Nissan Leaf is a battery electric car produced by Nissan since 2010. It was offered exclusively as a 5-door hatchback which since then has become a crossover SUV model. The term "LEAF" serves as a backronym to leading environmentally-friendly affordable family car.
Text adapted from “Nissan Leaf” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2011–2018
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2012–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗14 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2011–2021
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗11 years
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2011–2026
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗16 years