Nissan EVs Pass Three Billion UK Electric Miles

Nissan’s UK customers have driven 3,027,603,142 all-electric miles, a total the automaker says is equivalent to more than 6,000 round trips to the moon. The figure was compiled from mileage records held by the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for electric Nissans registered in Britain, and it arrives 15 years after the first-generation LEAF went on sale there. The run spans the LEAF, the e-NV200 van, ARIYA, MICRA and Nissan’s current electric vans, models the company profiles in its “Designed. Built. Loved. By Britain” video.

Highlights

• Electric Nissans registered in the UK have covered 3,027,603,142 miles, based on DVLA mileage data
• The total equals more than 340,000 drives from Sunderland to Tokyo, according to Nissan
• Nissan estimates the same distance in comparable gasoline cars would have produced roughly 644,500 tons (584,695 metric tons) of tailpipe CO2
• The MICRA Engage starts at £21,495 (about $28,590) including a £1,750 electric car grant; the LEAF Engage starts at £28,849 (about $38,370) including the full £3,750 grant

How Did Nissan Calculate Three Billion Miles?

The company drew on DVLA mileage data covering electric Nissans registered in the UK, producing a cumulative figure of 3,027,603,142 miles across cars and vans. Nissan says the same distance driven in similarly sized gasoline cars would have generated approximately 584,695 metric tons (about 644,500 tons) of tailpipe CO2. That estimate uses an emissions factor of 120 grams per kilometer — roughly 193 grams per mile — which the company says matches an average compact, or C-segment, gasoline hatchback currently on sale.

Fifteen Years of Nissan EVs in Britain

The first-generation LEAF went on sale in the UK in 2011 and entered production at Sunderland in 2013. The e-NV200 electric van followed in 2014, extending zero-emission driving to light commercial vehicle operators. A second-generation LEAF arrived in 2018, and ARIYA, Nissan’s first electric crossover, launched in 2022 and took an Auto Express Car of the Year title.

MICRA joined the range in late 2025 as Nissan’s first subcompact EV, and the third-generation LEAF arrived in 2026, recently named Auto Express Car of the Year 2026. Nissan says the LEAF is the first EV from a major automaker to be built across three separate model generations, and that its 15 years of uninterrupted EV sales in the UK are unmatched by any other automaker.

James Taylor, Managing Director of Nissan Motor GB, said: “Nissan has been a pioneer and leader in electric vehicles for more than 15 years, and figures like this only underscore that point. For our EVs to have covered more than three billion electric miles across the UK is an incredible milestone, and one that everyone at Nissan should be proud of.

“The first-generation LEAF kicked off the EV revolution back in 2011, so it’s fantastic to see in real terms the impact that Nissan’s ever-growing electric model range has had since then. Now, with the all-new LEAF and MICRA in showrooms and on our roads, joining thousands of ARIYA, Townstar and Interstar models, we are helping even more people experience the benefits of all-electric motoring.”

Sunderland Builds Every LEAF Generation

All three LEAF generations have been produced at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in northeast England. An all-electric Juke is set to join the line there under the EV36Zero strategy, which combines vehicle assembly with renewable electricity generated on-site by wind and solar and battery packs built next door at partner AESC’s gigafactory.

What Nissan’s UK Electric Lineup Costs

Nissan’s UK pricing for its MICRA, LEAF and ARIYA passenger cars reflects the UK electric car grant at different levels:

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