Nissan is betting on a new version of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV) to revive its fortunes, having gone from mass-market EV pioneer to laggard since its first model entered showrooms in 2010. The Japanese carmaker's third-generation Leaf was launched on Tuesday and will go on sale in the United States in the autumn,

Car giant Nissan has unveiled full details of its new Leaf electric vehicle, which is set to be built at its UK factory. The third generation model will go on sale later this year, with a range of up to 375 miles on a single charge.

Usually, when an automaker announces that it's converted a car into a crossover, everybody groans. But Nissan kind of nailed this.