Mitsubishi’s ‘all-new’ Eclipse Sportback EV is a rebadged Nissan Leaf

Mitsubishi is bringing an electric vehicle back to the US and Canada for the first time in over a decade, calling it the 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV. But it's really a rebadged version of the next-generation Nissan Leaf, built on the same underpinnings and sourced from Nissan through the companies' alliance partnership. Mitsubishi gave it different bumpers, lights, wheels, and badging, but the mechanical parts are unchanged: a 75 kWh liquid-cooled battery, a NACS charging port (the same plug Tesla Superchargers use), and 150 kW fast charging that can take it from 10% to 80% in about 35 minutes. Those numbers match the 2026 Nissan Leaf exactly.

The car is expected to launch in late summer or early fall 2026 through roughly 300 US dealers. Mitsubishi hasn't announced price or driving range yet. For reference, the Leaf it's based on starts at $29,990 and gets an EPA range of 259 to 303 miles depending on trim, so the Eclipse Sportback will likely land somewhere close to that, possibly a bit higher given the styling changes.

For a homeowner thinking about charging at home, this doesn't change much from what you'd expect with a Leaf: it uses the same battery and charging hardware, so home charging speeds and equipment needs should be similar. The bigger unknowns right now are just the price and range figures Mitsubishi hasn't released.