Winter driving with Nissan LEAF

Can you drive a Nissan Leaf in a snow storm? Of course, you can. The car is actually an good winter car when it comes to drive in snow. And the range is not so much effected as you can expect. But you must be careful with the torque of the car, so you do not get stuck.

[@itrecinque9022]

Thanks for a great video! My first winter here in MN with my Leaf - just installed my snow tires. Glad thanksgiving.

[@flitsies]

That is one beautiful place to live, even the snow looked clean.

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[@tterbo128]

I never considered melting snow off of the Leaf with the cabin heater preheating. At least some of the snow. That's a neat idea.

[@Chrisb8s]

Beautiful pictures. It must feel like you are floating with little road noise

[@Musicgutbucket]

I love your very informative videos. Thank you.

[@cgauer]

Beautiful and peaceful video! Nice soundtrack too!

[@xDoomsdayx]

I like your videos and your unique way of delivering the information. I just got a 2013 leaf a couple days ago and I love it!

[@toptobottom247]

Thanks for sharing. I agree.

[@ronblack9092]

I have a 2013 Leaf and live in a cold area. One thing I've found is that putting it in the "B" Drive Eco setting helps when the conditions are slippery. The "B" Drive slows the car without touching the brakes. The Eco mode makes it harder to spin the wheels when starting from a dead stop on the icy pavement. Many times it handles better than my Jeep Liberty.

[@markplain2555]

What??? Huh?? !! now you tell me??!! ARGH and I was slip sliding all over the place. All I need to do was put it into eco mode?.... Okay there will always be another winter... (well Global warming may change that)

[@Dinoraptor101]

Ron Black I second that :) B MODE this winter gave my car a superior advantage in even cutting highway curves at marginally higher speeds than your average Ford.

[@nore8141]

Great commentary on real life winter weather

[@MVPLRJohnson]

Great video! Thank you.

[@Sopranorella]

Nice video. Good info and tips. Thanks.

[@pol1250]

Excellent video !!! You have a good eye for great angles !!!

[@richardwallinger1683]

Great presentation . not much chance of snow and icy conditions in Alvito (BEJA)Portugal. My 2011 Leaf is fantastic So easy to drive .Your winter tyres seem to give quite good grip in the snow .

[@samecardifferentday6015]

Very good man thanks

[@Tobhiyah]

Great tips to clean rear camera, antifreeze washer fluid & range

[@muddshshshark]

it is cold here in Can a da too.

[@smoothvelvetsinger]

Very nice, thanks

[@jolladevices]

Very nice nordic atmosphere and zoom image quality

[@PatrickThang]

great review!

[@aajs2317]

Merci for your winter movie

[@mustafanaji6591]

GOOD REVIEW & GREAT CAR.

[@ZeHoSmusician]

The low-end Nissan Leafs (Visia in Europe) don't have the option for remote 'preheat' (specifically, you can't use the app with them).

[@neilmayo6868]

Very nice video, beautiful snow scenes. With global warming we won't have to worry about the snow much longer. Thanks. Loving my 2015 Leaf too.

[@myelectricearth896]

Yes, the winter weather didn’t last for long, after shooting the pictures. Now we had a record warm new year this and not a single bit of snow left. The weather is kind of upside down now a days.

[@FancyaBevMate]

I noticed your using goodyear ultra grips I use them here in the lesser (last 20years at least) snowy UK but in the wet they are amazing. I did get to test them in the snow around 8inches once and couldn't get stuck no matter what I tried! I am hoping to take delivery of the kia niro FULL EV next summer 18 and will defiantly have to be careful with the accelerator on ev cars!

[@carrington8999]

I'm using the Leaf 24 kw as a taxi. In the winter ❄️ using your heaters compromises the range.

[@lorcorpskyline]

But which would you rather have range or have 0c cabin.. I'll compromise bro :-)

[@cageybee7221]

the older nissan leafs use an electric element (space heater) system, not a heat pump. this chews through power like crazy literally consuming about 1kwh or 5% of the entire vehicles power.

[@matthewzizzo4586]

@@cageybee7221 what year leaf has the heat pump ? im looking at purchasing electric.....1 have less than $10k

[@Mistrblank]

@@matthewzizzo4586 for 2020 it was part of the all weather package. I think it might be standard in 2021 because I haven’t been able to find that package building a new 2021, but I haven’t looked to see if it is actually standard.

[@DigitalMoonlight]

@@matthewzizzo4586 If I recall correctly starting in 2013 it's standard and only available on the SV and SL trims and starting with the 2018 I believe it's an option on the base (S) trim.

[@vukken99]

great video...minimalist...practical....it proves the leaf is actually the best electric car in its class...less fire issues reported than tesla....

[@Fradiesis]

I'm looking forward to try the e-pedal and how it could help on snow driving... more control and more grip?

[@evancheng1908]

Hello. thanks for the video. I am thinking about getting either an electric car or a hybrid. Apart from the usual range worries, how many km can you do with the car under stormy conditions? How different is it driving in those conditions than it is with a "normal" car?

[@imthelovestamp]

Absolutely love your accent

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

Well driving in a winter might not be a problem. However keeping an electric car out in freezing temperatures outside over night or during the day can reduce your range up to 40% from what I heard. Plus the heating, that adds up to about 50%. And that is the reason I decided against buying an electric car. I think nowadays it's only for people who own a garage. I'll wait another 5 years when the technology of the battery improves. So here's an interesting idea for you to make another video. Leave the Leaf outside over night, then drive it to work (or pretend) and leave it outside for another 8 hours in freezing temperatures and I'm really really curious how's that gonna play out as far as range goes.

[@narithshan]

you can try to used plug in hybrid, you can start the car to charge the battery and warm your car at the same time. Save money.

[@Prodigious1One]

Um... I don't know if 40% of lost range is correct. It is probably less than that. Also if the car is plugged in over night, then the car may end up recharging whatever energy is lost due to the cold if it is not restricted to timed charging while plugged in.

[@barriewilliams4526]

Good helpful video, but why is the steering wheel on the wrong side?

[@ADAMANK]

nice video!

[@hornetluca]

The Nissan Leaf has really surprised me

[@tomaszpirowski2121]

The only problem in this car is range anxiety. I have had 24kWh Leaf 2013 and in winter range was 130 km (later with LeafBox extender - 145-150 km). In sommer it was about 160. Far to short. Now I use 30 kWh 2016 and it is far better. So my suggestion is to avoid 24 kWh version.

[@countteddy]

surely its a good idea to use eco mode in winter as I find it tames the throttle pedal and your less likely to wheel spin?...

[@toyjunky1608]

bring on the snow, cant wait to test my leaf

[@MrMr123]

Thank you for the video, its well made BUT I have to be a Turkey..... you sound like Christopher Walken 😂😂🙈

[@XxYucayequexX]

Where did you get those rims? Thanks!

[@szecsodiandrea2437]

[@tomtomgo11able]

Hope the 2018 leaf Comes with 40 better 50 or 60 BatteryPack

[@JacanaProductions]

Heating system in the 2012 sucks (no heat pump) but that's ok, sometime I see it'll take 25 miles out of 70 miles of range! It is a great snow car and with the new WRG4 Nokians we put on it this year I am very impressed with it in the snow we get here on the Colorado Frontrange.

[@myelectricearth896]

Yes, the heat pump in the Leaf from 2015 that I had was relay efficient. Now I am back using standard heating elements in My Tesla model 3, but since the battery is so huge comparing to the leaf it is not a big issue unless you need to go very far in cold weather. I loved the leaf but unfortunately Nissan did not take care of it EV customers very well, and I gave up the brand. Now I had my Tesla for almost one year and I am happy with this car too, If you are interested you can watch a summary of my EV experience form last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGW0c4Ochr6cg9U Thanks..

[@JacanaProductions]

@@myelectricearth896 That's interesting, you'd think they could of made it an option! 23F here today and the heated seats and steering wheel seem to be just fine.

[@viralmovies482]

Which city is that of Sweden? Stockholm?

[@tan0319]

“But the most effect way of getting range out off your car by reducing the speed” makes me laugh.

[@myelectricearth896]

Grate :-) but this is the true! Even now a days when the range issue is not so big problem since todays electric cars have so huge battery's and can drive so far without stopping for chagrining.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

40 kwh hour 2019 leaf here

[@patientestant]

Does your car have a battery heater? Does it automatically turn the battery heater on while charging? Electric cars seem really efficient for commuting. The quick hearing from electric resistors/ heat pump looks really good too.

[@myelectricearth896]

The Nissan LEAF do not have any heating of the battery, but other EV-cars have like Tesla.

[@patientestant]

@@myelectricearth896 thank you for the reply! I will have to look into how this effects battery life, but range is not a big issue for me. So it is not a huge detractor unless the cold leads to the battery extremely degraded, like less than 60 mile range.

[@patientestant]

@@myelectricearth896 I really like your voice and deliberate speach, so I hope you are not pained by other people's judgement.

[@mmmhhh.]

so some questions, first is there any temperature control for the battery pack because cold temperature of battery pack can give you low ranges. Secondly, how hot can the car get if its plugged in and power is not an issue and third how quickly does it defrost and how is climate control for it. Cheers Mate

[@enricol5974]

There is an automatic heating system inside the Nissan battery pack, that starts at -17C and stops at -14 C , because at -17 C the battery pack will freeze, handy if you don't have a garage,... but the heating ' will not start if the battery pack has not enough power about 14%. Bottom line can leave the car to charge at the home/station plug at night.

[@ForgetMeNatz]

Hybrids are useless, where as pure electric drives like the Nissan Leaf makes so much sense, instant power, so much fun to drive its just awesome! I too love my Nissan Leaf Accenta 2013.. :)

[@markplain2555]

Hybrids are fence sitters.

[@faheemthedream2007]

Mark Plain lol

[@angrydragonslayer]

Omesh Abeysekera i got a daily commute at ~50 km and 5-6 trips per month above 200 km (with round trips being 400+ km). this might not be very common but it's the scenario i live with and it makes a car like the chevy volt the ideal option for me unless i could somehow afford a full-electric with an 600 km battery (assuming i charge on the longer work-related trips)

[@kakbro2730]

God bless sweden.

[@lilhonni]

Thanks I just bought a 2011 Nissan Leaf, do you know what app I can use to preheat the car before I get in?

[@myelectricearth896]

I don´t know now a days how it works with the App, Nissan and connecting it to a used car. I was using the predecessor App to NissanConect EV. On top of this the car needs to have the connectivity to the internet and that was free during the time that I had the car. When it comes to older cars you probably have to pay for it. Nissan have this site whare you can find out more about this matter: www.nissan.co.uk/ownership/nissan-connect-services-apps.html

[@2KSYT]

I love his Sweden accent it’s very clear

[@mihaitilea4348]

so, no more 3000w woofer in the trunk then

[@heartbeat2597]

💚💚

[@scotteam9687]

got a 2014 24kw acenta leaf .best car i have ever driven .crazy fast and free fuel ......b mode tip in snow is good to know lads .thanks .......oh i forgot to mention free fuel .ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.

[@Theferrariguy]

Hey! This video was simply amazing I love it! I make automotive compilation videos on my channel and I was just wondering if I could use 30 seconds or so of this video on one of mine. Now Don’t worry, the source of your video will be linked in the description and your channel name will be on the video itself in the top left corner. I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for your time!

[@Transpower]

What is the drop in range in the winter???

[@myelectricearth896]

There is a drop, but there is so many factors to way in so it is difficult to say what of the factors that is reducing the range and how much. My experience was that speed, wind and wet roads was factors where you really noticed the decrease of the range.

[@user-hq6vc2cv5g]

I love Sweden, from Egypt

[@bojanplese5456]

Nice video, but your voice reminds me on Col. Hans Landa from Inglorious basterds :)

[@tequilandtacos]

its fuckin awesome

[@skepticalmechanic]

I guess it’s in the scrap heap by now

[@propelproject]

The video starts at 4:00.

[@user-ue2bn6rq4u]

What music is that

[@myelectricearth896]

dig.ccmixter.org/files/onlymeith/55024

[@stili774]

Problem with stuck Charge Port door?

[@myelectricearth896]

During the 2 years of owning the car I had only one time a slight problem caused by ice and snow when trying to open the charging port. I had more problem with this in my ICE car earlier having the fuel cap frozen when trying to fill the car with fuel.

[@johnklein338]

I had this problem once. We parked it facing the sun one shopping trip, and it fixed it.

[@techontesla5284]

Winter range 35 miles if you’re lucky I had one!!!!😢

[@Supernaut2000]

-18C windshield washer fluid? That would not last here, the system would be frozen solid. In my 2013 Leaf I get -45C fluid from Costco and even that sometimes isn't enough! You can tell when it will not pump washer fluid. An ICE has an advantage as the engine warmth will help keep the fluid liquid for use. We are hoping for global warming here as the winters are so bitterly cold and snowy and dark (well global warming won't change that of course!). But we are over the winter "hump" now and the days are starting to see more sunshine finally. Stay warm!

[@myelectricearth896]

Of coerce there is places in the world that have much coder temperate during the winter then we have in this part of Scandinavia whew I live where the temperature very seldom gets colder then -15C. But the is also a lot of places where this kind of problem is not known.

[@markplain2555]

You're talking degrees celcius (metric), -45, and costco.... you must be in my part of the world. I found that the without "warmed up" fluid, my wipers 'push' the ice off the windshield.

[@stitch-xx2oo]

I've noticed that you don't have a radio in your Leaf. Is that the right assumption?

[@myelectricearth896]

There is radio in the car.

[@johnklein338]

You were looking at his gas car example.

[@KIIXI]

oooooo its cold

[@JacanaProductions]

Warm air immediately unless you have a 2012 with restive heating :(

[@patientestant]

The resistive heating takes longer? I didn't expect that. How long does it take?

[@JacanaProductions]

@@patientestant perhaps my 2012 has a bad heater but seems to not even come one for at least 3 mins at the least. I turn it on and the heater seems to be thinking, just sits there with the blower not even on the first bar. The heat pump in 2013s are almost instant I've heard.

[@patientestant]

@@JacanaProductions oh, three minutes is not bad. I would expect the electric to be quicker from my limited understanding, but i don't know the sizing and what not. You could get it checked, but it probably isn't worth it. Might have something blocking it or an element is out. A lot better than my old truck. I am so excited to get an electric car someday.

[@patientestant]

@@JacanaProductions oh. You might not have an accurate time for the heat pump. "Near instant" isn't a measurement and could mean something different from what you're expecting. Maybe the heat pump is over hyped. Those are just some speculations.

[@AgentSmith911]

Please don't drive under the speed limit, you'll make all electric car drivers look bad

[@myelectricearth896]

:-)

[@andrewmcgowan2798]

Well the speed limit is a maximum limit, not a minimum limit. When you need to extend your range (say, to get home) when there are no chargers (or petrol/diesel stations) on the way, it makes sense to reduce your speed. EV drivers are more likely to be struggling to find a charger than petrol/diesel drivers to find a filling station, that is until there are more chargers than filling stations! Of course there are other road users who need to drive slowly (buses, tractors, cyclists, horses, heavy haulage etc.). We all need some patience and to drive responsibly and considerately, maybe pull over into a lay-by if we are causing a tail-back of traffic. But we don't need to be pressured into driving fast by the persistently late and the terminally speedy!

[@RubenKelevra]

In Germany it's illegal to drive slow without a reason. So if the road is clear and visibility is good you have to drive fast.

[@andrewmcgowan2798]

Interesting - "you have to drive fast" does that mean in Germany you must drive precisely at the speed limit in good conditions? Or is there some leeway? What about road users who can not drive fast enough (buses, tractors, cyclists, horses, heavy haulage etc.)? "Without a reason" - would an acceptable reason include improving your fuel economy, minimising damage to the environment or making it to the next charger/filling station?

[@flitsies]

It seems they have a similar law in the USA seems rather daft to me.

[@sebastiandabrowski5639]

Get a car cover for around 20, and you won't have any issues with snow or ice.

[@myelectricearth896]

I have a garage to put the car in, but this time I put the car outside just for the purpose of this video, and show that you can preheat the car form the app making it easy to remove the snow.

[@sebastiandabrowski5639]

Great👍👍👍 I still choose the car cover that covers the whole car, so the car hasn't got direct contact with snow and especially with ice or thick layer of ice which is very common in this part of Europe...

[@1985230ce]

I was really hoping that this would be a comparison of the range of winter vs summer driving. Slow down and screw it up for those behind you? "Not as much as you would expect." I have no expectation or knowledge. How about some facts. Being an EV has nothing to do with traction.

[@patientestant]

Except for the large amount if torque at low rpm, weight distribution, regenerative braking, and probably more than that.

[@lasmirandadensiewillja6610]

wow reduce speed to have a good range. its a great thing that i must sneak with the car. god bless the combustion engine!

[@myelectricearth896]

I wonder if god really bless the combustion engine? It is such a waste of energy and it is polluting so much. See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iV63eZqgfrOoo6c

[@user-cw3nb8rc9e]

Concentrate on EV, not on washing fluid, tires and snow removal. Everybody wants to hear about Leaf, how it sucks in winter with range :) Yes, voice of "story telling" is annoying. It could be good for 5 year old kids. Sorry for critique, but I am honest. All the best!

[@myelectricearth896]

But the point is that it did not suck. Yes, it is less range, but the not so much as people like to think. But the LEAF, 24 kWh battery was making the range limited on other had today most of electric cars has lager battery’s and longer range. Regarding my so called story telling voice, this is how I do it, some purple love it, some don´t care and some like you hate it. We all have different preferences, isn’t that great! But I am doing these moves mostly to satisfy myself, spreading my personal thoughts about my experience need me speaking in the way I do it, and if someone enjoy my moves, I am happy!

[@tinafrancinemusicart]

What is really interesting is watching videos of people upgrading their Generation 1 (2010-2017) Nissan Leaf batteries. Maybe you could find out how to upgrade your battery to your Leaf too. It would make a great youtube video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d53bq5-HnNSpi6M

[@myelectricearth896]

I do not have my LEAF any more. It was just a leas. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHW0o6d5l91nf5Y Now I have the Tesla model 3.

[@shaystern2453]

not a good car in the snow, plus running heat depletes the battery alot. and your piano is unnecessary

[@tackdriverCA]

You don’t mention how battery range is basically cut in half in cold weather like this. How come? Even Tesla’s are the same… stupid ass electric vehicles, not even close to being good enough for rural transportation. No thanks….

[@myelectricearth896]

No I am not mention this because it is simply not true. In the earlier version of the LEAF that statement could be valid since this had an electric heat element resistance to generate heat, but with this version that I use in this episode it is replaced with an match more efficient electric heat pump that is not impacting the range so much. Even Tesla has the heat pump in all there models now a days. But in Tesla:s case the battery is any way so large so even a cold day you have a really long range comparing to the Nissan Leaf’s small battery. In the combustion engine you are constantly getting cheated by heating the engine to extreme temperatures, and only getting use of it really cold days. I explained this in one of my latest episodes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKnVlKloq7x7qdU

[@musiclove1851]

Nissan Leaf is a front wheel drive so this car is no good in snow need to be 4 wheel drive otherwise car gets stuck in little snow .

[@myelectricearth896]

In Sweden, we are used to snow and winter, and there are not many 4 wheels’ cars out the on the roads. It is slippery, and there are accidents but the road is cleaned and deiced with different methods so a front wheel car with winter tire is mostly enough. Although not showed in this move since it takes some time before the come and shuffle the rods in the aria whew I shout the move.

[@gimmepowder]

I had no problems with my Leaf in the snow this winter and have fond memories of driving my '90 Civic SI to the ski hill.

[@markplain2555]

Hey we had some serious snow fall (about 30 cms) and I got by just as well as any 4x4 that was on the road.

[@Oku-Thor]

I have lived in "snow" countries all my life and I have had, 4x4, FWD and RWD cars. 4x4 is nice in the winter but absolutely not necessary. If you know what you are doing and use some common sense you don't need 4x4.

[@Edvard7777]

It's much more important to have proper winter tires than 4wd.

[@zgv111]

Is it just me, or does enybody else find his voice extremly annoying? Mate, just get to the point!!!

[@ferozkaamil1]

M W me too

[@mike97525]

Its just you

[@shemrun]

Why... do.... you....speak....so..... dramatically.....????? Also......we.....are..... here..... for..... your..... thoughts......on..... the...... Leaf..... and..... not..... to...... get.....a..... lecture....on.... windshield..... washer..... fluid......

[@pellowd]

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. K 😷😠😠😡😡😡😡👿👿👽👽😬😪😪😪😏😖😲😷😖😟😷🙀😿😿👿🎅👶💀👹👑👄😠💇👻😻👿😿😖😟😏😬😪😬😲😷👿👿🎅👶💀👹👹💀👻😩😩😻😩🙀😬😬😲💇👻😟😷🙀👿😿😪😪💅💅💅💚💅💅💝💝💜💛💚💚💙💗💖💖💕💔💓👞

[@Tomblom]

HOLY SHIT this annoyed me like hell!

[@ahmarchitecture7157]

You Are mean, ITS because he is swedish

[@dot7107]

Lol Hei Well swedish can and know how to speak english normally. That ain't normal...

[@millenium2003]

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. I like it

[@mikesmith8278]

Can you drive them at 40C plus in summer and not affect battery life? Reverse camera only for cunts who cannot drive and incompetent. How many Km's when travelling at 120kph or kwh /100km?

[@_._._._._._._._]

Mike Perkins You would have to be an Aussie to use that c word, am i correct? Most nationalities wouldn't understand it.