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Fuel Economy
Energy and Environment
Safety
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	X 2012 Nissan Leaf	X 2012 Toyota Prius
Personalize	Electric Vehicle	Hybrid Vehicle	Add a Vehicle
	Automatic (A1)	1.8 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (variable gear ratios)
	MSRP: $35,200 - $37,250	MSRP: $24,000 - $29,805

EPA Fuel Economy
	2012 Nissan Leaf	2012 Toyota Prius
Miles per Gallon Equivalent 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 kw-hr	Electricity 99 Combined 106 City 92 Highway 34 kw-hrs/100 mi
Miles per Gallon		Regular Gasoline 50 Combined 51 City 48 Highway
Unofficial MPG Estimates from Vehicle Owners
Learn more about "Your MPG" Disclaimer	Average based on 3 vehicles 106.5 68 Lo 161 Hi	Average based on 19 vehicles 51.4 44 Lo 64 Hi
	View Individual Estimates	View Individual Estimates
Fuel Economics
Annual Fuel Cost*	$600	$1,150
	Electricity	Regular Gasoline
Cost to Drive 25 Miles	$1.02	$1.92
Fuel to Drive 25 Miles	8.50 kw-hrs	0.5 gallons
Cost to Fill the Tank		$41
Miles on a Tank		536 miles
Tank Size		11.9 gallons
*Based on 45% highway, 55% city driving, 15,000 annual miles and current fuel prices. Personalize. MSRP and tank size data provided by Edmunds.com, Inc. Miles on a tank and refueling costs assume 90% of fuel in tank will be used before refueling.

Energy Impact Score
	2012 Nissan Leaf	2012 Toyota Prius
Annual Petroleum Consumption - U.S. barrel - Imported barrel 1 barrel = 42 gallons	Electricity	Regular Gasoline

	0.2 barrels	6.6 barrels
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Units: Show:	Electricity	Regular Gasoline
Units: Show:	0 grams per mile	178 grams per mile
For model years 2012 and earlier, tailpipe CO2 is estimated using an EPA emissions factor and does not reflect direct test results.
EPA Smog Score
State of purchase:
*Based on 45% highway, 55% city driving, 15,000 annual miles and current fuel prices. Personalize.

NHTSA Crash Test Results

Safety Ratings

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Vehicle Specification Data
	2012 Nissan Leaf	2012 Toyota Prius
EPA Size Class	Midsize Cars	Midsize Cars
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Gas Guzzler	No	No
Turbocharger	No	No
Supercharger	No	No
Passenger Volume	90 ft³ (Hatchback)	94 ft³ (Hatchback)
Luggage Volume	23 ft³ (Hatchback)	22 ft³ (Hatchback)
Engine Descriptor
Transmission Descriptor
Electric Motor/Battery	80 kW DCPM
Time to Charge Battery

Miles on a tank and refueling cost for gasoline only assumes 90% of fuel in tank will be used before refueling.

Personalized estimates are currently not available for this vehicle.

DISCLAIMER: Average user estimates are based on data from Your MPG users rather than official sources. Since the source data cannot be verified, neither DOE nor EPA guarantees the accuracy of these estimates.