40kWh Nissan Leaf - What you need to know when buying one

In this video we review the Nissan Leaf EV 40kWh - this video tour will walk around the car inside and outside and test drive the car - it also gives information about charging times and methods - brian doolan at Fitzpatrick’s Kildare

[@annjackson9858]

Just ordered one, first elec car. Excited and apprehensive as its automatic. Can't work out cost of charging at home. Smart looker and comfortable

[@doolanbrian]

Hopefully the video was useful, in terms of the cost of charging, you should be able to get your provider to tell you how much or estimate the cost of one kilowatt of electricity, if you can find this out then when you charge the vehicle hypothetically from 0 to 100% it requires 40 kW unless you have gone for the 64 kWh battery which requires 64 kW , Does that make sense to you?

[@annjackson9858]

@@doolanbrian it was very useful. Its the 40kw and makes perfect sense 😁. Thank you so much, i now know it will cost me about £11 to charge. Brilliant

[@robmoore5253]

All nicely explained well presented glad I have one ordered getting it Sept2022

[@doolanbrian]

Thank you for the nice comment Rob !

[@johnwhite2143]

That's a cracking wee motor,wudnae Mind getting one of these in couple o years time when I go electric, hope I can fit my mountain bike in the back with seats down lol, great review cheers 👍👌 Fae ur neighbouring Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍

[@doolanbrian]

Nice one John !! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the nice comment 💪🙂 hope ya have a nice Christmas.. I’m hoping to get up Ben Nevis in 2022 .. I’ve never been to Scotland yet 😊🙏

[@johnwhite2143]

@@doolanbrian you will love it Scotland,glen Nevis an fort William is beautiful an Ben Nevis best kept for warmer months from may to September best time it's safer up the mountain then, I go to glen Nevis camping at the campsite a few times a year, great views,great food out the restaurant on campsite, it's glen Nevis campsite an restaurant,good place to fuel up after going up Ben Nevis 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 stay safe an merry Christmas an have good new year cheers 👍👍

[@doolanbrian]

@@johnwhite2143 great advice.. Thanks for the info !! If you’re there when I’m there say hi if I walk past you !! You’ll know me .. I’ll be the lost looking paddy walking around the place 🤣🤣

[@johnwhite2143]

@@doolanbrian aye I will do I'll mind fit u look like lol cheers bud 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@doolanbrian]

@@johnwhite2143 🤣🤣

[@reggieaustin1639]

Did Nissan change the steering wheel that you can adjust it closer or further from you ?

[@doolanbrian]

Hey Reggie .. I’m pretty sure it has that function .. I must check tomorrow or am I incorrect ??

[@epicwave7060]

Yes

[@reggieaustin1639]

Hi Brian did you check on the steering wheel ?

[@doolanbrian]

Hey Reggie ! Totally forgot .. I can check Monday .. sorry Unless I write things in my diary I always forget 😣😣

[@doolanbrian]

Hi Reggie, so I only checked and realised, you can only adjust the steering wheel height wise but it doesn’t have the depth function, it’s pretty unusual these days but yes it appears that there is no telescopic function on this particular model of leaf!

[@robertdoyle7399]

I remember the old Nissan Leafs 2010-2015 were absolutely awful, cheap boring plasticy interior with a crap real world range of 140 odd km, and everyone got stuck behind them on a Motorway, they are soo much better now, really good spec on it, I’m personally not a massive fan of the Leaf but they are a lot better than they used to be, I kinda could say that with all electric cars really

[@doolanbrian]

I hear what you are saying, there still seems to be an off a lot of them around! Even the older ones I still see people importing them, I suppose for some people who don’t do much driving they are useful and for other people they might fill the gap as a good second car in the house!

[@robertdoyle7399]

@@doolanbrian that’s true ye, it’s definitely one of the better electric cars now

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Nice So it is .

[@doolanbrian]

Thanks for watching 🙂✌️

[@liambourke6871]

does the car battery degrade over time..similar to a smartphone battery?

[@doolanbrian]

Yes, the car can degrade , most manufacturers allow for 30% degradation while it’s under warranty , thanks for watching!

[@liambourke6871]

How long do the batteries last for?

[@doolanbrian]

@@liambourke6871 I am not aware of a specific lifespan so you could get problems but it’s not frequent 🙂