Nissan Leaf Tekna Review | The CHEAPEST way into Electric Car Ownership

[@yettsoman4364]

A used Leaf in decent nick is a no brainer great buy IF you don't need a big range, which most people don't. Fab cars at a great price

[@BuckleUpShow]

Agreed

[@nickbartlett5928]

I love my 2015 Leaf Tekna. I charge overnight between 0030 - 0430, with Octopus Go tariff, for only £1.20.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Not bad going at all!

[@nickborrrego]

Subbed. Great video and in depth review on this car. I've had mine for a year, still loving it.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Hi Nick, thanks so much for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the video and you’re also enjoying your Leaf! Have a great day!

[@randellster]

Thanks for showing that the car isn't good for taller people. Lots of reviews of cars from those in the 5ft range who say they have plenty of room in everything!

[@BuckleUpShow]

It’s fine in the front but sitting behind myself would be a struggle on long journeys

[@arianathearyan]

@@BuckleUpShowbut you won’t be able to do long journeys in this car 💀

[@BuckleUpShow]

Nonsense, you could drive for 12 hours straight in this, provided that you only went at 4 mph

[@Justbehelpful]

Thanks good review. Every other review simply tells you all about the electric drive etc and not space etc well done

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching! We always like to go the extra mile!

[@kabirjones8563]

Good review. EVs should always be in 'ready mode' which uses the Main battery this is done by pressing the brake pedal and holding it down when you start the car. The 12v battery will not last very long, always engage the main battery in your start up. Many people get into trouble by not doing the correct start procedure.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching

[@akbarkassamali467]

Many thanks for your wonderful advice. This will help many of us who do this mistake. 👍

[@TOPCARREVIEW]

this good alternative for choicing the electric car. thanks for review

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching!

[@carlosguzman-md2mt]

Even with 5 bars it's usable as a station car or power bank

[@BuckleUpShow]

Good to know 👍

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Just bought one 30kw accents. Amazing EVs. Great review. Thank u 🙏

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching! Glad you’re enjoying yours!

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

@@BuckleUpShow yes me third ev. Cheapest and really good for the money. Thank u 🙏

[@akbarkassamali467]

Wonderful review. Very well explained. Excellent presentation. Really perfect. Many thanks for uploading this video clip. 👍👏👏 🇬🇧

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching

[@juliandavies7890]

A pretty good review but you needed to do some more research on that car and on EV's in general.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Which bits weren’t up to scratch?

[@toranderssrvold8084]

It won' t regen with a full battery, just like U can't refill a full water bottle...

[@BuckleUpShow]

Okay? Not sure what that’s got to do with anything though

[@robertmillar180]

Nice balanced review. Thanks for sharing.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Oh if only all commenters were like you Robert, thank you

[@robertmillar180]

My pleasure Rob.

[@GEMININCAPRICORN]

I got a 2011

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching! Hope you’re enjoying your ownership experience!

[@r.williams8349]

good video thanks

[@BuckleUpShow]

Thanks for watching!

[@Early2000sPs2games]

Good first car as a 18 year old?

[@BuckleUpShow]

For you we would recommend a Volvo

[@gk_filer]

Any concerns about the Inverter failing on older models I live in the desert temps get to 110 regularly in mid summer

[@BuckleUpShow]

No one in Britain is going to be able to answer that unfortunately

[@adamwithers]

I've never heard the charger ports called "type 1 & 2". Is that a European thing?

[@BuckleUpShow]

It sure is! It means the car can be charged at two different rates, one slower and one faster.

[@dceire]

The Leaf in question has a type 1 AC charging port and a CHAdeMO (not type 2 as mentioned) DC charging port. Type 2 has essentially replaced type 1 (thanks to EU standardisation regulations I believe) and CCS is increasingly becoming the DC standard for rapid charging with even Nissan now adopting it instead of CHAdeMO.

[@GrahamRead101]

@@BuckleUpShow Decent review. Slight correction - it's not a type 1 and type 2 at the front. It's a type 1 (8 hrs to charge) and a Chademo (30-40 min to charge). Type 2 socket has since replaced type 1 sockets - but the cable Nissan provide is actually a type 1 to type 2 cable and plug as all slow chargers are type 2.

[@martinostlund1879]

6 foot 2 = 188 cm

[@BuckleUpShow]

Yes

[@flolou8496]

I keep hearing overtones hear and there from Leaf owners, on how bad the range is effected by hot weather, is it really possible to expect a 30% loss of range from May until September, in major area's of the Southwest ?

[@BuckleUpShow]

I think extreme temperature in general isn’t very good for EVs, but older ones without heat pumps are going to be more effected.

[@flolou8496]

Do you know if the 2016 or 2017 or 2018 or 2019 Nisaan Leaf trim's ever got at least a heat pump? (the only thing most people know about the leaf in regards to it's biggest drawback is that it never got formal thermal cooling like all the others, something like ''air cooling only'' like a swamp cooler is how I describe it to people, unlike say a real air conditioner that uses Freon ie ''liquid cooling'' but when you start talking ''heat pumps'' ? well that's another twist, I've hard that with the 2019 Nissan Leaf resdesign some improvements were made to the battery management, but not full blown liquid cooling management, but for people in the Southwest of the United States, this is extremely important to know about, I really have heard Leaf owners say they lose like like up to 30% of they're range in the summer....but the 2019 Leaf SL is a top budget buy with it's 175 miles or range in the 15,000 price range starting 2024, but if that does not apply in temperatures above 95 degrees, we need to know that and that's the rumor,

[@BuckleUpShow]

My suggestion would be to join an owners group on Facebook in your state and ask them. It never gets that hot in the UK, so I wouldn’t be able to advise.

[@-cc9ye]

30% between weather extremes is correct for a LEAF. They have no active thermal management of the battery pack. Unlike virtually every other EV. Which is why LEAFs degrade faster and fluctuate in performance so much between temperature extremes.

[@ziggarillo]

Except from the Mitsubishi I-MiEV

[@BuckleUpShow]

Except it isn’t, not in the UK

[@TimBorg]

YES

[@BuckleUpShow]

OKAY

[@mustafanaji6591]

GREAT NISSAN.

[@BuckleUpShow]

THANKS.

[@skepticalmechanic]

Goshen…🥺

[@BuckleUpShow]

Sure?

[@waynesimpson2074]

3.47? Hmm, I wonder what LEAF stands for, if you do a little bit of research?

[@BuckleUpShow]

Legal Education and Action Fund according to Google

[@waynesimpson2074]

The letter L stands for “Leading,” while the E signifies “Environmentally-friendly.” The A stands for “Affordable,” and the F represents “Family car.” So, putting the phrase together, you get “Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family car.” That only took a few seconds to find out.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Bet you're fun at parties

[@waynesimpson2074]

@@BuckleUpShow Bet your lazy at car reviews.

[@BuckleUpShow]

Sarcasm isn’t your strong point is it 😅Let's face it, the "Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family Car" rubbish was definitely a marketing strategy decided after the car had been named. It's also a name which hints at the car's eco-credentials, what with "Leaf" bringing images of a better world to mind. We're also not as lazy at car reviews as you are at grammar 😉

[@blanktitle198]

You are cute

[@BuckleUpShow]

Why thank you ☺️

[@newpain01]

"Batteries don't need cooling..." Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

[@BuckleUpShow]

And obviously you don’t understand sarcasm but we’re not all perfect

[@MrKjackson911]

@@BuckleUpShow 🤣💀💀💀