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I charge to 100%. Have not seen any problems so far.

They have a buffer, but the operating capacity is lower.36-37kwh

Thanks for sharing your experience Daniel. That is still really good.

Glad it helped, but the ZE1 Leaf is getting a bit old now. You are better off getting a EV with a LFP battery which has less degradation.

Great question Milton Going to Adelaide: Kaz's parents live in Wagga, never been to Darlington Point also had not been to Mildura since 2007. Coming Home: We wanted to checkout Hahndorf, Pinball Museum in Nhill and take the back roads in central Victoria. We had plenty of time, just wanted to look around. Don't forget to check out previous video going CBR to ADL, Tessies first official Roadtrip! th-cam.com/video/0meWPb0JABY/w-d-xo.html

Sound is OK. We have had over 2000 views and I also checked sound

Martin that is outstanding ! Thx for sharing your experience.

@@ev4me2 we live in the north of Sweden, cold climate helps.

Look EV's are not for everybody, especially if you are only travelling low km's. But there are some cheap ones on the market these days.

In Canada both Alberta/Saskatchewan have been able to mine lithium. I heard the other day once the lithium batteries get to the end of their lives the lithium can be reused.

Great point! It was the iMeiv and the LEAF which really started the EV revolution. It's a shame the ZE1 was not enhanced with battery cooling 7 years ago. :(

Yes there are still plenty ZE0 LEAF's with plenty of life running around. And is thats all you need it for... Perfect !

Yes true, degradation will slow over time, which is good.

The 62kWh battery was the new design and should have had active cooling. Thats what happens when you cut corners.

@@ev4me2 And it's sad, b/c the leaf is the only reliable EV that I'm aware of.

You will many more years use. Check in video description for the details of dongle you need, if you need to buy another one for $20.

Yes we did aaronp. A nice sporty ZE1. It almost looks NISMO. A great purchase from The goodcar company. You will find the next 10% will degrade slower. Just try not to fast charge too much. Try and charge overnight on a 3.5kW or 7 kW charger at home.

⁠​⁠@@ev4me2Yep it never leaves the Canberra area really so only powered via solar with the slow 3.5 onboard charger. One charge on weekend easily lasts a week of Canberra commuting. Ideal city runabout!

It really is!

We imported Yuki when she was 1 year old. SOH was 97% at that time. This is one of our earlier battery video's at the 2 year mark. th-cam.com/video/sezcdXpessw/w-d-xo.html

Thanks, we hate EV mis-information. And it also upsets the "EV Haters" :)

yes, that would give the Hx (internal resistance) health of the battery a test - should be fine though on the 62kWh

That would be a very interesting test. Good idea :)

iMeiv is a great little EV. I would luv to see an iMeiv with an upgraded battery. Bigger and better. :)

@@ev4me2 i would like to do the upgrade to an IMiEV van, decent range, turn it into a little camper van

We are in a cool climate in Canberra. The Nissan LEAF Traction battery really suffers in the heat. If Nissan engineered cooling tubes in the battery of the ZE1, it would have been a better car.

@@ev4me2 our 2018 leaf in Perth - comparable to somewhere between so cal and Arizona for US folks parked in the sun is still high 80's with over 1000 fast charges. It has only been here for 3 years having grown up in Japan.

The best is charging from 40% - 80% for long life and don't let it sit at 100%. Our 2015 Leaf imported from Texas to Canada we owned for 6 years had only lost one capacity bar when we traded it in this summer for a 2023 Leaf SV Plus.

Still a big fan of the LEAF. The iMeiv and the LEAF really started the EV revolution many years ago

Always check battery health before buying a used EV though.. particularly a LEAF of any variety.

The battery is not perfect, but as mentioned below, always check battery health with Leafspy before buying a second hand LEAF.

Thanks Frank. Great information for Tesla drivers. So driving in the cooler part of the day is better. :)

@@ev4me2 Yes, all Teslas operate best in moderate temperatures.. Also, make sure that your radiator is clean because it will clog up badly over time and greatly reduce your range. I own a 2022 Model 3 RWD I bought with about 77,000 miles on it. At first I didn't know that Teslas had radiators because they are electric cars. But it turns out they have TWO radiators and they are enclosed in a plastic duct and are hard to get to. Because this system creates a jet stream of air flowing over the radiators, all sorts of debris, beer cans, leaves, twigs, sticks dirt, smashed bugs, rocks and everything else under the sun gets blown onto the radiators, which are primarily used to heat and cool the battery and the cabin. In extreme heat, the heat pump will run full blast to cool the batteries because intense heat destroys the batteries. Intense cold won't hurt the LFP batteries but it does cause them to lose range. The point is, keeping the two radiators clean is mandatory if you want to maintain your car's original range. There are two ways to clean the radiators,. but the correct way is to take off the front bumper and skid plate assembly which gives you access to remove the plastic cover off of the radiators. You can separate the two radiators, vacuum them, and pressure wash them. A third option is Tesla will replace the radiators for $550.00 plus tax, which is a smoking deal. Whatever you do, buy an aftermarket screen filter to cover your air intake for the radiators. This will keep the vast majority of the crap off of them. Amazon sells a bunch of these air intake screen filters for around $25.00 - $40.00, and they are very easy to install.

Thanks for watching Hal. 😀

Great idea Garry. We might get a decent quality sunshade. It might stop us getting sunburnt as well. 😀

HI Thylacine, We were really just getting used to driving an EV long range. Probably not the best example of true costs of driving an EV long distance. Next time we would stay at an Air BNB with a 7kw charger. But we did put the charging costs in the graphics when we stopped to charge, so you could add them up yourself. :)

Great advice Henwan. This was our first trip with Tessie Tesla so we were still trying to find our feet. In the future we will be staying at Air BNB and motels with little 7kw chargers. 😀

No charging flap is OK We charge at home 95% of the time, we are just used to pressing down on the charging flap. But we use the button from time to time on the charging handles, at tesla superchargers. See video below: th-cam.com/video/FUq1a9o0xZ4/w-d-xo.html :)

@@ev4me2you should be able to tap it with a finger instead, you won’t scratch it.

Thats a good question Pangit. The only temperature reading on the screen is the “Outside Temperature“ No other temperatures referring to Battery or Traction Motor. There is probably an app, that communicates to a dongle plugged, in the Tesla Wiring harness somewhere?

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Yes Clayton, we were thinking about getting a BYD Seal, but we got to Sep 2024, and we were sick of waiting for the BYD Seal to be announced in Australia, so we bought a Tesla M3LR instead. A really good EV.

No unfortunately not. Some of the motels here in Australia are catching up, putting in little 7kw CCS chargers.

Good question Robert We have done comparison video's in the past, comparing our old 2011 Nissan X-trail to our LR Leaf. But this has backfired in the past because we get questions like: Why did you not compare The NIssan LEAF to a Toyota Yaris? Why did you not compare The NIssan LEAF to a VW Golf? Why did you not compare The NIssan LEAF to a Ford Falcon ? Why did you not compare The NIssan LEAF to a one legged man riding a Penny Farthing? And it goes on and on. Trying to explain to people we do not own a Toyota Yaris, VW Golf, Ford Falcon or a Penny Farthing. It gets really annoying. But we put in the distances at the charging stations, so people can do their own calculations. :)

Anytime @MR-vj8dn. Thanks for watching. Share this video with an EV hater in your life. :)

​@@ev4me2 I usually avoid haters as much as I can 😅

Yeah I know referral program is suspended. Who knows what Elon will do. We would prefer a referral program where it give new buyers discounts , but no kick backs. 😄

Good question. The glass roof just has factory tinting. But we will be getting a sun shade soon for the roof abovee the 2 front seats. 😀

Hi SydEV, hope all is well. We luv ur content on the socials when you did your last trip. The Tesla went a lot better compared to our LR Leaf nearly 4 years ago, when we went to the outback. Actually did not think about hot air and drag, but it kind of makes sense. 🤔

@@ev4me2 I wish i had more time to do more trips. I'm glad you enjoyed it, also enjoying your adventures even with the LEAF! those vids were great showing how good an Import Ev can be

@@SydneyEVWhy would you repeat “abc” ? These people have a LR, which will suffer degradation if charged repeatedly to 100%, it’s not a RWD. Especially not when it’s hot!

Hi Matthew, We decided to go big. Give it a decent crack. The real world range of the LR is roughly 500km, the standard is 400km. 😀

@@ev4me2 On reflection, would you have considered or been able to live with the RWD?

@@superbored7776 when you consider you should only use 100% of the LR battery for road trips the rest of the time you charge to under 80% for daily use. The SR can be charged to 100% everyday. Giving it a much longer nger range than you get on paper. Saving you 10k, that's a lot of supercharging when you fall short

The long range also has a better sound system, premium door card material, and of course the front induction motor of those instant torque launches.

@@ipullstuffapart hardly worth the extra price tag.

Hey thanks Jacs, much appreciated !

Yes it is. But yuki is over 5 years old now. Pretty good for back in 2019

and sadly - referral codes are no longer a thing :(

Glad you watched the video and got some useful information. Who knows what is going to happen with referral codes? The M3LR’s are a bit cheaper now. You will not be disappointed. 😀