Mitsubishi's $37,745 Eclipse Sportback EV Costs $134 a Mile of Range Against the LEAF's $99

Mitsubishi will sell its 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV for $37,745, which is $7,755 more than the $29,990 Nissan LEAF S+ built on the same platform and battery, according to Electrek. The number worth checking is not that gap but what each dollar buys in range, and on that measure the Eclipse lands in the middle of the LEAF's own price ladder.

Electrek reported on Oct. 6 that the Eclipse goes on sale this month in one trim. It carries a 75 kWh liquid-cooled battery, an EPA range of up to 282 miles and a native NACS charging port, the connector used by Tesla Superchargers. DC fast charging tops out at 150 kW, and Electrek puts 10 to 80 percent at about 35 minutes. A $1,995 destination fee takes the price to $39,740, and the one option, a Technology Package, adds $2,600.

Three LEAF trims against one Eclipse

Electrek's August 2025 pricing story lists three 2026 LEAF trims, all on the same 75 kWh battery. The table puts the Eclipse beside them, with price divided by EPA range as the denominator.

Model	Price before fees	EPA range	Dollars per mile
LEAF S+	$29,990	303 miles	$99
LEAF SV+	$34,230	288 miles	$119
Eclipse Sportback	$37,745	282 miles	$134
LEAF Platinum+	$38,990	259 miles	$151

The dollars-per-mile column is our own arithmetic from the published prices and ranges, rounded to the nearest dollar. It uses list price, not a transaction price, and it compares a 2027 Mitsubishi with 2026 Nissan trims.

1. LEAF S+99 $ per mile
2. LEAF SV+119 $ per mile
3. Eclipse Sportback134 $ per mile
4. LEAF Platinum+151 $ per mile

Source: The Terminal arithmetic from Electrek price and range figures, accessed 2026-10-07

What the extra $3,515 over the SV+ pays for

Set the Eclipse against the LEAF SV+ and the premium is $3,515 for six fewer miles of range. Against the Platinum+ the Eclipse is $1,245 cheaper and offers 23 more miles. The comparison that makes sense depends on equipment, and the one equipment difference Electrek spells out is the screens: the Eclipse has dual 14.3-inch displays, the same as the SV+ and Platinum+ LEAF trims, while the S+ has dual 12.3-inch displays. The Eclipse also lists built-in Google with route planning and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but Electrek's account does not say which LEAF trims share those.

The destination fee widens the gap. Wards Auto reported in June that the 2026 LEAF starts at $31,535 including destination, which implies a $1,545 fee. The Eclipse's is $450 higher. Delivered, the Eclipse costs $39,740 against $31,535 for the S+, a $8,205 difference. If a 2026 LEAF Platinum+ carries the same $1,545 fee, it comes to $40,535, which is $795 above the Eclipse; that fee is an assumption, since neither source gives it by trim.

Why a twin can charge more

Wards says the Eclipse is sourced from Nissan under the two companies' Alliance partnership, and that Mitsubishi expects its U.S. lineup to nearly double from four models to about eight between fiscal 2026 and 2030. The sources give no volume target for the Eclipse and no reason for the price, so any explanation of the premium is inference.

The method is the one we used to size satellite replacement against launch capacity: divide the price by the thing it buys, and the headline stops being the story. Sticker figures also omit conditions. Tesla's Powershare story had an 11.52 kW headline that depended on a Powerwall 3, and neither Electrek article says whether a federal tax credit applies to the Eclipse or the LEAF.

What would change my read is the 2027 LEAF price sheet. The comparison here pairs a 2027 Mitsubishi with 2026 Nissan prices; if Nissan raises model-year 2027 prices, the gap narrows. The Eclipse reaches dealers this month, and the first transaction prices will show whether $39,740 delivered holds.