Nissan LEAF - Great value if it works for you!

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@johncrosbarry 5 ай бұрын

I have a 151 Leaf SVE since new almost 160k km, still going strong and no serious issues in almost 10 years, even though they are old EV tech now they are still good cars.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear from an owner

@smaemurray 5 ай бұрын

Ive done nearly 190,000km in my 182 model. Its been brilliant. No issues whatsoever. Highly recommended.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear from owners and not from people who've heard a story down the pub

@isaachunt5799 4 ай бұрын

awesome to hear. ours is a 2020 and gone 45k kms..we love it to bits.

@decimal1815 5 ай бұрын

LEAF is a great commuter EV. Got a 2018 recently. The 40kWh LEAF has a 100 miles range which is fine for my work commute and occasional journeys up to 200 miles with a charge en route. I wouldn't personally do longer journeys with it but others have done and coped ok. It's great value as a used purchase now. Less than £10k in the UK. If you can charge on AC at home and don't need a massive range, it's highly recommended. These are solid, reliable EVs.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

If it suits your needs, a great car for sure with lots of them in the market

@Xunxunism 5 ай бұрын

I couldn't believe it is 100 miles range. It has to be above 220km range no matter how you drive it. I own the China's version of leaf with only 38kWh battery. I bought it in 2019 and still have a range of above 260km.

@decimal1815 5 ай бұрын

@@Xunxunism Typical energy efficiency is 4 miles / kWh for me, so if you have 31kWh usable battery capacity remaining after 6 years, that's 124 miles max, assuming you don't want to run the battery down to zero. A new car will have more like 140 miles. In winter, with a headwind, at 70mph, with heating on, efficiency will go down to around 3 miles / kWh so my 31kWh will give me 93 miles max.

@slhs1992 4 ай бұрын

I bought a 2022 back in January and it's a great car for daily commutes and I even range tested it from Seattle, US to Vancouver, Canada. It's not ideal, but it's doable!

@NevoEVReviewIreland 4 ай бұрын

Great to hear from actual owners!

@toddm6999 Күн бұрын

I love this car .. happy I bought one

@johnkeen2345 4 ай бұрын

I would always consider a Mk2 Nissan leaf if you daily commute is less than 120 miles a day. They seem to be very reliable and spare parts are plentiful. Also available are CCS to CHAdeMO adaptors which are a bit pricey at the moment, but I'm sure they will a cheaper more reliable.

@NameNaameNameeNaamee 13 күн бұрын

We had two Nissan Ariya, and just exchanged one of those (it was a lease and we gave it back) for a used Nissan Leaf+ (the one with the 62kWh pack). Reason was the monthly cost of owning two Ariyas just was a bit excessive, as great as they are. We are super happy with the Leaf. It's a commuter car, my wife does travel 100Km a day to get to work and back and the Leaf does that perfectly, using about 20% of charge for each leg, so she usuallly comes home with 60ish % SOC, plugs it in (240V only) and the car is at 100% again before we even get up next morning. It saves us 180 bucks a month, and there is not much we are really missing compared to the Ariya. Number one on that list would be the Matrix LED system, which is just phenomenal on Ariya (the static LED lights with LED cornering lights on the Leaf are as good as it get's though), number two would be the electrically controlled seats, since these just make it a lot easier to switch drivers, but with that we are talking first world problems already. Apart from that, the Leaf was so ahead of its time, that short of the finish inside the car and the charging performance, which with the Ariya obviously is on another level, in day to day handling it really feels like a car of the same generation as the Ariya. This is mainly due to the fact, that Nissan did a really good job with their App infrastructure, which makes it so the Leaf has exactly the same remote control options via the app as Ariya. So you've got both cars in the same app and you can do the same things with it, seeing what it does, preheat the cabin, let the lights flash and honk the horn to find it in a car park, open and lock it, up to using it as a Wifi hotspot. The car even looks nice and contemporary. It's super comfortable and reasonably quiet (not as quiet as Ariya, but it is a compact car and not a premium mid size car, and it is as quiet as I would expect a current EV in that price range to be), it's got (a slightly older variant of) Pro Pilot which works great, it's got emergency braking, blind spot assist, 360° cameras, heated seats and steering wheel, the Leaf is of comparable efficiency as well, which is pretty amazing given that it is a generation older. ...you really don't have to give up a lot when switching over to the Leaf, and what you give up is well worth the money you save. Most importantly, just like Ariya, EV or not, it is a really good, well thought out car that is super reliable and just works well in day to day life. There actually are some things we even prefer on the Leaf. It has a button on the dash and the key fob to open the charge port. That is so much better than the way this is handled on Ariya. Also, I actually like having actual buttons for heated seats and heated steering wheel. And then there is E-Pedal, which on the Leaf is just better than on Ariya. If only Nissan had brought a CCS version of the Leaf, they would have sold orders of magnitude more of those. That said, at least in Germany, thanks to Aral Pulse and EnBW, there is a very good coverage of modern Chademo chargers now, so with the Leaf+ (I wouldn't dare it with the 40kWh one), you can actually do the occasional longer trip. All in all, for what it is, I think the Leaf is one of the best cars you can get right now.

@chrism7786 5 ай бұрын

Recently got 2022 40kwh sve spec with 10k kms. Was very apprehensive getting it but man it is great to drive. The pro pilot is a dream. Switch it on keep a leg touching the wheel and it will bring you up and down the motorway with very little input. As an FYi I have a 120km round trip a couple of days a week into the office made up of mainly busy motorways and I get home with 50% battery. All in all.. for the price of low mileage second hand ones, I couldn’t recommend them enough. Sure it’s not a m5 but come on… most of our driving in this country is in stop go traffic!

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. Always great to hear from actual owners

@asloan1976 Ай бұрын

Our 40kwh Mk II has been the perfect second car to date. Goes great, it’s practical, reliable and costs buttons to run… if you buy it right.

@smithallan100 5 ай бұрын

A great review Derek. My first experience of driving an EV was in a Leaf in 2019 and that is what sparked (on pun intended) my interest in electric vehicles. They are still a very good and practical car and great value at that price point.

@PaulMeier-cu3ds 5 ай бұрын

This great review shows why old tech and low tech works at the price. The killer for me is the now well out of date charging tech, but otherwise it works. A bit over 8 seconds to 60 mph is about what I had with Alfa GTV6s in the early 1980s and it did not feel too bad then though probably sounded quite a bit better.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment Paul

@tommorgan1291 20 күн бұрын

On my third Leaf. Why? Reasonably price and practically maintenance free. For example all three Leafs: one new 12 volt battery, two new wipers one new tire, one tube silicon, one recall to replace a bolt under driver's seat and one page added to Owner's Manual. Plus fun and easy to drive.

@michaelgreen5515 Ай бұрын

Good video and just got a leaf on business lease for 3 years as a bargain. I do less than 8k miles per year so its perfect for us. Have an ICE car for longer journeys not that we do any.

@NevoEVReviewIreland Ай бұрын

The perfect situation for the LEAF and a serious price

@matthewaride2234 5 ай бұрын

I drove the first gen leaf for 6months as my first Ev , fantastic car it was, 17kwh usuable battery after about 10years. I really like the car but 2 things put me off when i did upgrade, lack of active battery thermal management and CCS charging port. I was stocked at slow chargers for hours on several occasions as the chademo i planned to use where out of service while ccs where abundantly available at those times. I now drive an MG Zs despite having the chance to own a 2022 nissan leaf at a cheaper price than the MG. The MG isn't perfect but coming from a gen 1 leaf with only 17kwh available battery,the MG is far more suitable for my use and knowing that i can charge at all charging stations is an additional peace of mind. But overall the leaf was a good car but Nissan failed to listen to customers about active cooling and ccs. In Sweden you can get the leaf top spec at a bargain.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! If you only home charge and hear in Ireland it doesn't get too warm or too cold. I think it would be a great option

@johnmead3485 5 ай бұрын

RDS EV show is the same weekend as Ireland v All Blacks- great time to visit

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Exactly. Match in the Saturday's, Nevo EV Show on the Sunday

@patrickjr11 5 ай бұрын

I have had a leaf for 4 years as my daily driver. No issues at all. It's a strange thing by Nissan. Fantastic to drive, big enough, small enough, quick enough, comfortable, quiet. But for some reason Nissan did not bother to put in CCS and improve both the battery and install cooling for it. Very odd. Outstanding as a second car for a family but only as long as you can put an EV plug on your property.

@isaachunt5799 4 ай бұрын

i've driven 4 million miles in 45 years. owned lots of cars vans and motorbikes. our 2020 40kw leaf is an incredible car. in 4 years only had to buy one wiper blade. has cost us almost nothing. cheaper than the bus. never fast charged it. never serviced it. no need to is there? the mot is the service on an ev imho. 2023 cost us 190 quid entire year in electric 15k miles. the range is the same as the day we got it. not fast charging is the key to long battery life. in fact we have only ever charged using the nissan supplied charger. if you rarely drive more than 100 miles in a day just go buy one. you WILL NOT REGRET IT. the leaf drives like a rolls royce and costs less than takin the bus. utterly amazing car. we will keep ours untill it either rusts away of breaks down

@ianhamilton3113 3 ай бұрын

I totally agree with this comment. An exceptional vehicle.

@neilsheridan9621 5 ай бұрын

Great review Eric.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@smaemurray 5 ай бұрын

Eric?

@frankowot4 5 ай бұрын

Not sure where you got the 21,995? Nissan Ireland are quoting the XE at 28,495 inclusive of the EV grant.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

There you go. www.nissan.ie/vehicles/offers/leaf-save-10k.html

@ianwynne5483 5 ай бұрын

Ah c'mon ! it says trade-in at dealer discretion, you could have that anywhere, there's no 'offer' here, you could go into any garage anywhere and get feckin' trade-in.

@gamertrojan4038 5 ай бұрын

Looks good, wonder where you are finding it new at that price? But yeah its a second car due to obsolete dc charger port. Is there an adaptor that might allow using other standards?

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Price on the Nissan Ireland site! There's also an adaptor being trialled by a few LEAF owners around Europe alright. www.nissan.ie/vehicles/offers/leaf-save-10k.html

@gamertrojan4038 5 ай бұрын

@@NevoEVReviewIreland thanks for the direct link. This is something I would like to take up, but that port is a blocker. I will research that adaptor. If it's useable then this would be a reliable option for those on a budget.

@BenTalksMentalHealth 5 ай бұрын

I have a two year old leaf on lease. So glad I didn't purchase this car as planned due to the resale value. Great car, but aspects of it do feel a little cheap and plastic such as the electric handbrake which has a habit of falling apart.

@ferguscahillane1993 22 күн бұрын

Can someone explain the CHAdeMO charging issue in Ireland? Are there barely any chargers? Is it slow? I’d like to be able to go Dublin to Kerry twice a month, maybe this isn’t the car for me.

@Dd-bx1ml 5 ай бұрын

Being offered a new Leaf SV as my wife is struggling with gear stick in current car - health issues - excuse my ignorance but what is the issue with the charging? Somebody mentioned is was obsolete? - Also the resale value issue in say 3 or 4 years time - would appreciate some straight comments please - great video.

@patrickjr11 5 ай бұрын

The leaf uses the Japanese standard chademo for DC charging and either type 1 AC charging 3.3kwh or, on later cars type 2 which is 6.6kwh. the AC is what it is and for 99.9% domestic property that's fine as you are usually limited to 7.6kwh in any case. The issue is the DC. The EU decided on CCS as the standard plug so all new cars get supplied with that. Most existing on the road chargers have both, so no issues, but some just have CCS. There is an adapter, although it's expensive. If this is to be your second car, and you can install a plug at home, it will be perfect. Longer journeys will be fine but you will end up avoiding some charger brands which means more planning.

@patrickjr11 5 ай бұрын

Residual prices in 4 years? Not likely to be that strong. Chademo will be less and less in the market so less and less support for the chargers on the road. They won't be that desirable in 4 years time I am afraid. Buying second hand now, is fine and keep long term. New as a PCP now, I would think carefully about it. It's an excellent car, just not great technology any more.

@ramblerandy2397 2 ай бұрын

2nd Gen Used Nissan Leafs are getting soooo cheap, there are deals all over the place. It's really hard to consider anything else for a family car. Last July a relative of mine bought a Nov 2020 40kWh White/Black n-Connecta with

@brams77 3 ай бұрын

I only do short commute, so this seems perfect. How does the leaf compare to the mg 4 ?

@NevoEVReviewIreland 3 ай бұрын

Older tech in the LEAF but serious value and a bigger car. Also proper buttons in the Nissan too

@Mancozeb100 5 ай бұрын

Definitely would consider a second hand one as a run-around- and bringing the dog for walkies- that boot is great at, what was it, 420 or something similar - lots anyway. And a lower boot lip than the Soul, that’s the main car here. Home charging mostly anyway, so Chademo wouldn’t be an issue. ( Think there’s a converter plug now too, anyway). Hope you dried out OK , Derek ?!!

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Ha, a little bit drenched alright but as you say. Great value if you don't need the DC charging.

@davidknollman4222 5 ай бұрын

We Have Soul Ev and our dog prefers that than the leaf as in the leaf the lip of the boot is way higher than boot floor whereas Soul boot floor is almost flush.

@Mancozeb100 5 ай бұрын

@@davidknollman4222 Ahh - that’s good to know … is the boot lip lower on the Leaf ? I’d probably make a false floor to level it up to the lip.

@davidknollman4222 5 ай бұрын

We have a Goldie and she won't jump up and over the lip into the boot, whereas she will jump slightly higher into the soul. Guess she can see the floor?

@kennysface6161 5 ай бұрын

For starting off as your first ev, they seem like a good buy. Price is very good. Car design starting to look a bit dated, but suppose you cant have it every way..

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Not too bad as you say.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

I think they're been very smart with the new colours. That two tone grey and black with the black alloys is great

@kennysface6161 5 ай бұрын

@@NevoEVReviewIreland yep I agree. I seen a clip of a grey/silver type colour which is very nice 👍

@lexingtonlad5745 14 күн бұрын

I do 100k a day would a 40kw work for me with home charging 🤔

@NevoEVReviewIreland 13 күн бұрын

Should be loads but I'd say ask your local Nissan dealer for a test drive

@lexingtonlad5745 13 күн бұрын

@NevoEVReviewIreland the id3 second hand are coming down in price 🤔

@stealthirl 5 ай бұрын

I still think the leaf is a fantastic car if you rearely use DC chargeing. The Mk 2 should have defently been CCS outsite Asia, that and active cooling are the only weak points of a leaf.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Agree with all of your points

@paulcroghan-e1r 5 ай бұрын

Tempted but my 212 Qashqai has only 14,000km on it. However if I buy a Leaf, I would need the bigger battery asuch of my driving is 300km round trips. Have Nissan brought the price down on the bigger battery car.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

Don't think so

@toyotaprius79 5 ай бұрын

I would be a bigger if not a Stellar fan of the LEAF if it had some active cooling for the batteries. Nissan has honestly done their EV a disservice, no wonder then why the new generation is going to be a crossover-SUV.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

New LEAF a SUV too I believe

@toyotaprius79 5 ай бұрын

@@NevoEVReviewIreland A budget Ariya from most industry rumours

@desobrien7357 5 ай бұрын

Good value if ild teck.

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

True. Thanks Des

@yeshua-Political-Party Ай бұрын

🙏🏽🕊️🙏🏿🕊️🤲🏽

@waidz 5 ай бұрын

Do you get leather and heated seats in the back for that price??? Bargain

@stealthirl 5 ай бұрын

On the SVE you do

@NevoEVReviewIreland 5 ай бұрын

On the upper trim yes, the price for the one I reviewed was around 28k

@nicolab2081 5 ай бұрын

That's a really grubby car, there is dust and crumbs around every button and crevice. If it looks like that while still fairly new it would have no chance of looking decent with the hard usage of an average young family. (Also, I always recognise where you are when you're doing your walk around, but this time I have no idea.)