Nissan Leaf

WHAT -- Are you absolutely bonkers? What about the lack of chademo? (only 2 left in the country) What about the horrendously slow charging on chademo (4 kWh) 🤣 😉 😀

Bought mine new in July 2022 - facelifted model with 19,500km driven since. Complaints first being the clumsy infotainment system, though hardly only a Leaf issue - it's probably only Tesla who've gotten it right. Collision warning and emergency braking systems are also too enthusiastic, have actually come close to causing me accidents driving in Dublin City. The main thing however is the poor range coupled with huge battery consumption over 90kph. While the car suited me perfectly when I bought it, my circumstances changed a year later with moving ~250km outside Dublin and having to make return trips every few weeks. The 40's range simply isn't capable for my needs these days, so I'll be changing it for something else as soon as I can. At absolute best, I get 200km from a full charge. But obviously the range is due to the small battery as opposed to an issue with the car itself.

Otherwise, it's been extremely reliable, a very comfortable place to be in the winter and I couldn't go back to anything without both heated seats and steering wheel. And the ride quality certainly isn't bad. Obviously not unique to the Leaf as an EV, but both acceleration / speed are both quite impressive in D-Mode and Eco off. The E-Pedal is a brilliant feature, 100% one-pedal driving that I believe isn't offered in many other brands? I can't think of a single build quality issue with it either. though the hard plastics in the boot seem to scratch easily.

And ironically, CHAdeMO has enabled me to ''skip'' the queue a few times at High Power charge points while everyone else was waiting for a CCS to free up.

More power to you. Most people can't service ICE cars on their own though, hence why the independent garage network is so big

With EVs the specialist knowledge is lower again. There's no oil changes needed for example

End of an era, the leafs replacement is coming in 2026 folks

Although secondhand Leaf's are decent value now for the most part, I'd be more inclined to go for an MG4 if I was looking for a used hatchback EV. Mainly given the 350km Standard Range, and I love the blue. Though I'm not sure which is more preferable between equivalent spec levels.

They are type 2.

it’s on cold morning like this that I will miss the ability to remotely turn on the heat in the leaf 😞

See posts from above. It’s simply been discontinued for older cars due to 2g connectivity

Have you tried the My Leaf app from the Playstore? It provides similar features to the official Nissan Connect app, and works very well, even when the Nissan app won't log in, or hangs.

I've uninstalled the Nissan Connect app altogether, and the My Leaf app works perfectly fine 🤔

Should mention, this is with a 2021 Nissan Leaf, not the older model.

So I have had a leaf to test for the last week from the local dealers. 2020 40Kw premium and cold pack. 200Km was the most I could get out of it. I had to have the heater on at 20c and lowest fan setting - for windscreen and footwell.

Range for daily commute and kids activities in evenings was fine but come winter, it wont be enough. So will take their 2021 62Kw (same specs) for a couple of days next week to see.

I see on the clock that the 62Kw has a range of 400Km on the guess-o-meter. Any 62kw owners know how much they are getting on a full battery.

Looked also at the chademo charger availabilities on ESB Charger site (would rarely need to use these as we have an ICE as our main family car) and seems like there's a fair few of them out there. Would aim to keep this car for 5-6 years min and am wondering about the re-sale value when generally there'll probably be a lot fewer chademo by then.

@g0g 26k for the 2021 SV Premium & Cold Pack 62Kw. I'll probably be able to get 1k or a little more off that.

62Km will be more than enough for my needs. Wont have to worry about daily range, no matter the season and also any future battery degradation implications.

My local dealer certainly isnt the cheapest around, but not the most expensive either. They do take extra care of their repeat customers, so theres some added benefit which wouldnt be reflected in the price.

2014 Nissan leaf here. Question - is it possible to stop the car charging from a physical button in the car or key fob ?

If you have a timed charging setup you can start charging by hitting the timer override button on the dash. But otherwise the charging will begin immediately if the EVSE ("charger") is live.

Thanks, as in the button shown below ?