Nissan Leaf e+ 2021 review | 62kWh Leaf

Nissan Leaf e+ 2021 review | 62kWh Leaf | Chasing Cars

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@PhilDodd 3 жыл бұрын

Concern about the lack of active battery thermal management makes me a bit shy of the Leaf. It would probably be ok around town and charging at home, maybe not so if frequent DC fast charging is on the cards.

@GlowingTube 3 жыл бұрын

This is an engineering shortcut to save on costs. I would not touch a Leaf because if this.

@richieduck67 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy to buy this over a Model 3

@Robert-cu9bm 3 жыл бұрын

Depends what you want. It's not comfortable to drive with just the screen in the middle. I prefer physical buttons and a screen in front. There's also the service aspect. Get in a bingle in a Tesla and you'll lose your car for months. The build qualilty isn't great on Tesla.

@chasingcars 3 жыл бұрын

Tend to agree that a Model 3 SR+ is much better value for only a bit more

@douglasalanthompson 3 жыл бұрын

Here in the states, you can pick up a Plus for about 30% less than a M3 Standard range. Both cars in real world driving have similar range.

@GlowingTube 3 жыл бұрын

No active cooling means early battery charge drop in hotter climates like Australia. Best avoid.

@DeoanandGeer 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they can now build charging ports at various points along the way !!

@markwfrancis 3 жыл бұрын

Thermal battery management is a big deal in hot and cold climates, yet it is not covered in your review of this or other electric cars. Why?

@chasingcars 3 жыл бұрын

It's a good point that should be discussed in our reviews, so I will look at it. The actual reason is because we operate out of Sydney, which is so temperate for the majority of the year. Never freezes, only rarely gets above 40º in high summer.

@markwfrancis 3 жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars Thanks for the reply. I am in Canberra so this would be a deal breaker for me.

@allenjones5525 3 жыл бұрын

@@markwfrancis same applies to places like Ballarat with extremes in temps...freezing or at times bloody hot in summer.

@markwfrancis 3 жыл бұрын

@@allenjones5525 also cities like Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane, where hot weather in summer is normal.

@ALxdCr4ftPlays 3 жыл бұрын

Nissan New Zealand FINALLY has released the e+ version. This would be my dream car. Problem is it's super expensive only the rich (not middle class) can afford it. NZ$69,999 or NZ$61,990 for the 40kw version. The 40kw can't do long road trips where as the e+ opens the door to do so. Can't believe Toyota are so behind not even having an electric car yet. Plus the Leaf has better cabin features than Toyota (space for passengers, boot size per car ratio).

@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt 3 жыл бұрын

Will be good when EVs can compete with the $20K city cars.

@robertceroli3512 3 жыл бұрын

Did Nissan sort out the battery issues as there were documented case early series leaf suffered from battery prematurely failings after the 7 year mark conveniently after warranty period and resulting in a battery replacement bill that exceeded the value of the pos and zero support from Nissan like there disastrous CVT

@JakubSobczak 3 жыл бұрын

@Chasing Cars can the steering wheel be adjusted in both horizontal and vertical plane?

@magicalwonton4806 3 жыл бұрын

Quick questions, I was driving the Hyundai Kona electric the other day, and one annoying thing with the break energy regeneration is that when you have the cruise control on and you wanna break, it always applies on top of regular breaking power, and the whole car stops more heavily than you want which kinda ruins the ride. Is it just that car or is there any cure for that issue?

@chasingcars 3 жыл бұрын

I think the solution would be to knock back the regen to the most weak setting using the paddles behind the steering wheel.

@drjphau1834 3 жыл бұрын

With that price tag no question im getting a tesla model 3 SR+

@jatinrai1645 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Tom 👍, my thoughts is that I would look for an huyandai ioniq which has around 300km range and 10k cheaper to do a comparison ,my cousin bought an ioniq premium at 52k in Melbourne and has better features than this leaf I feel ,Kona I read somewhere yesterday that will no longer be produced as huyandai will be focusing on the ioniq 5 will be interesting to see you do a review of the same when possible.

@chasingcars 3 жыл бұрын

Ioniq Electric is a good and often overlooked budget EV choice.

@darrell3O87OO 3 жыл бұрын

No competition at all. $62,900 Tesla Model 3 (NSW Rego) 508km Range (NEDC), 5.6s zero to 100km/h. Who would buy a Nissan at the same price point as a Tesla?

@chasingcars 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I'd correct is that we deal in WLTP, as NEDC is totally unrealistic. That said, 448km (WLTP) for the Model 3 Standard Range Plus is great at this price point, if not quite as good as the Kona Electric

@ritz5606 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what happens down under, but here in the north, Nissan has reduced the prices to a competitive level. That said, it's not all about range and speed. For the most of us, a car is about practicality and need. If you are a part of a family and own a house, I would much more prefer a Leaf to a Tesla. Go and buy some 8" wall sheets and try to transport it in a Tesla. A Leaf is an easer car to use to and from children care, go shopping, deliver rubbish to the trash stations etc. etc. It's also a car that has a good distribution of service stations and local dealers. If you are alone, a young man and occupied by appearance in a younger group of guys, yep, go for a Tesla. It's a great car, but cost a lot and has a lot of flaws nobody likes to talk about.