The (Nearly) 1.0-g Nissan Leaf: Getting an EV to Grip Like a 911

Nissan’s Leaf is first in nobody’s mind when it comes to any type of  traditionally defined perform­ance. But the positioning of  its heavy battery pack beneath the floor gives it a low center of gravity, a potential handling advantage. In the interest of science, we set out to measure how much roadholding (skidpad grip) we [...]

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