Nissan (www.nissan-europe.c0m) celebrated the 100,000th delivery in Europe of its electric Leaf car earlier this month; globally, over 320,000 Nissan Leafs have been sold, making it the most popular electric vehicle in the world.

The new Nissan Leaf is also equipped with e-Pedal, which allows drivers to start, accelerate, decelerate and stop simply by increasing or decreasing the pressure applied to the pedal.

Gareth Dunsmore, Nissan Europe’s electric vehicle director, said: “For us, it is no surprise that the Nissan Leaf is the world’s best-selling electric vehicle.

“We have been developing our EV mass-market offering for longer than any other brand and are proud to bring an affordable visionary car to customers across Europe.

“In less than 10 years, we have managed to make electric vehicles a mass-market reality.”

European Nissan Leaf customers have now driven over 2 billion km and saved over 300,000 tonnes of CO₂.

They also boast a 92% customer satisfaction rate — more than any other Nissan model.