Nissan LEAF - Buyers Guide (24kWh & 30kWh)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is a guide to the Nissan LEAF, this will help anyone who's thinking about buying one on the used market.
Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments below. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Probably one of the best simple clear reviews ever watched
agreed
Just to clarify a few things mentioned in the video.
Gen1 cars only came with the 3 pin granny cable.
Gen2 24kw 3.3 volt charger only came with 3 pin granny cable.
Gen 2 24kw 6.6 volt charger only initially only came with the type2 cable, no 3 pin!
After customer complaints (aka feedback) Nissan added the 3 pin granny cable so later 24kw 6.6 cars should have both, however the dealer had to order the 3 pin cable from Nissan via the Parts Dept and claim the money back from Nissan so there will be cars out there that should have had both cables but will only have one. Too late now, you'll have to buy it.
All 30kw cars came with both 3 pin granny and type 2 cables.
Cost to buy a Genuine Nissan 3 pin granny cable is circa £550.00, you can only buy it with the bag! Gen Nissan type 2 cable can be bought with or without a storage bag, from memory without the bag its about £280.00
Sat Nav Cards.... Visia Sat Nav systems are different to Acenta and Tekna models, their are no telematics on the Visia for remote heating etc.. New card is about £150.00.
Acenta and Tekna Sat Nav systems use a SD card which will only work in the car it's supplied for as they are coded to the car chassis number! Do not buy one off eBay your wasting your money, Make sure its with the car!!!!! To buy a replacement is £179, they used to be over £500 so beware..
Otherwise great video EVman although not as funny as washing and driving the Twizzy.
Your daughters comment in the wash video was priceless.
BTW, I have a 64 reg Leaf 24, 70k on the clock with 12 bars, trickle charged overnight and rapid charged from about 40% to 90% most days. Have been really impressed with the car.
Edited to correct price of SD Card
Were the 24 and 30 sold side-by-side through 2015/2016? Is there a point when all Acenta and Tekna cars were 30Kwh? Thanks
Thanks so much for the detailed but simple unpacking of what to look out for if buying a Leaf.
Brilliant, thank you for a clear simple guide to the leaf range and what to look for.
Your channel helped me with my purchase of a gen 2 2013 Leaf with 12 bars. My first EV, thanks for the videos!
Excellent summary as usual. I shall be looking for a Leaf for my daughter, so noted all the points. Thanks!
Really great tips. Will re-watch if/when I get serious about buying a Leaf.
Thank you for a great vid we are just about to get one for my wife and without your help would not know what to check for. Thank you so much. 😊👍
Thanks for this very informative video. Many things I didn't know, especially the heater on a visia.
Great summary on important points when buying (and selling) pre-2018 Nissan Model Leaf(s). I'm now off to transcribe your comments to good old fashioned paper and tuck it away in my documentation pouch for future reference. Thank you.
This is a brilliant video. One of the best EV videos I've seen. A lot of detail. Thanks.
briliant , thankyou for all the pointers, you make it so much easier to buy a car with confidence. i didnt know all leafs had dc charging, i looked at an env200 van and only some of them have that
Very helpful thank you
i do a round trip of about 20 miles a day to work and back this car seems perfect for me and saving money
Just bought a 2011 Nissan Leaf. Thank you this video. Very informative.
soooooooo informative ...loved it... i have my eyes on one..really would love to buy a second hand leaf...well done for a great video ..loved it :)))
Wow this is a great video. Super helpful and still relevant in 2021!
Only review worth watching, answered every question I wanted to know as I'm thinking of buying a used leaf and know nothing about electric cars
Thank you so much. This is by far the most useful video on the Leaf I have found!! You're a star!!
This vid is an absolute gold mine! I've spent a couple of days researching Leafs now and wish I'd discovered this at the beginning 😅 Thanks so much for making it!
I researched a leaf, but bought an ioniq instead. Haven't regretted it.
The very easiest way to tell the difference between a 2011-2012 Gen 1 and a >2013 Gen 1.1 (not Gen 2) is to open the tailgate. The Gen 1 has a raised bar between the wheel arches; where as the Gen 1.1 doesn't have this raised bar and shows the shape of the wheel arches.
Thinking of buying a leaf - viewing tomorrow. Best overview I have ever had of any vehicle - I loved Top Gear also. They needed you as a producer (common sense guy) well done..
Brilliant... just starting to do some homework on buying our first 2nd hand ev.. thanks.
Great video, now know so much more about the cars on websites than they tell you in the ad. Thanks
Great and informative - learnt a lot as I am looking at getting a Gen 2 Leaf.
Great video. Thanks for explaining everything so clearly.
Great video, thank you ! Super informative
Thanks very much for your information, I have definitely learned a lot from you. Will buy one soon as I will be driving in central London very often. No need to pay £15 cc charge😉
Great video, new intro graphics look more up to date. With the name change does that mean you're moving to another manufacturer? If so what are you considering? Forget that Model 3 you're hoping for you'll have more chance of winning the lottery!
Great video. Pertinent information succinctly provided.
great informative vid mate, true quality
Brilliant and informative review, very helpful.
Thank you VERY MUCH for your video, I have got a lot of important information!
THANKS so MUCH, for sharing ALL of ur GREAT Tips of things to know when buying a used Leaf - "I needed Dat!!" Wrote them all down to take to Dealer with me.
Been considering trading in my Mazda 3 Sport Grand Touring and thus reviewing/researching the LEAF, SPARK EV, and FIAT 500e.....Leaf is winning!
lots of things i didnt know to check for.brilliant video as i am looking to buy one in the next 3 or 4 months
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great video and spot on to the information. thanks mate
When I got my used Leaf last year I specifically looked for a 2012 SL (top trim level here in the USA) that also still had some battery warranty left. I found one in amazing shape that was late off the lot (sold November '12) and still had almost 10k miles left for the battery warranty. It was also 3 capacity bars down, perfect for my plans. So, from January to April that year I used a rapid charger 2-3 times a week and then it happened, it lost the 4th capacity bar. I immediately took it to Nissan Motors and they warranty replaced the battery, no cost to me! So now over a year later and almost another 20k miles as well I still have all 12 capacity bars.
BTW comment #69 lol
Mark Lawrence This was my plan thinking to do with the 2016 leaf. 2016 has 106 miles range, I’m hoping to find a leaf with a battery that’s rapidly losing range so I can get a new one soon. Also driving hard to reduce range so that I would have to fast charge more often is also a good plan. As well as fast charging multiple times a day to over heat the battery, stupid move by Nissan not to have any battery cooling.
Let’s all get some free batteries so they can learn from and FIX their mistakes and finally put active cooling in, like everyone else does.
@@chesspro22k64 they did the new Nissan SUV has active water cooling system.
Great video 👍 Essential watching if thinking about getting an ev.
Great video. Now the proud owner of a 30kw leaf...
Great video my brother!
Nice and clear. Keep 'em coming.
As a 24 kHw Acenta Leaf owner for the last 18 months, I found this video to be very informative and is much apprieciated.
With out a doubt my Leaf is the best car I have ever owned!
Range for the 24kWh is a bit short for my liking. I live in Europe so I am considering the Renault Zoe 40 kWh with a 300 to 400 km range.
I love EV technology but what i want in an car isn't really out there yet so I'm thinking of getting a 2016/17 Acenta for the next 3 years or so.
Thanks for clearing up some things I wasn't sure about.
Also loved the camping episodes you did as i might end up doing some of that myself Lol
This is super helpful, other videos are just full of rubbish this is 100% all practical
Wow thanks for the heads up!! Like every one has said thanks for this great video and to all that have commented. This is great for a newbe who, is looking to leave the I.C.E. world behind :)
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Solid gold information - thankyou.
Very informative video, thank you.
Useful video thanks. The price of electricity in the UK now (May 2023) means the Leaf costs about the same to fuel per mile as my Citigo. Upside is less maintenance, which is why I'm interested in them.
Very useful for someone making a decision on changing to electric 👍
Great content, Subscribed👍
Excellent Vid..Wish I had seen it before buying my 2011 :)
thinking about jumping into affordable electric car world - great summary thank you EVM
Excellent information in this video. Thank you.
Hi Andy thanks for the interesting video. When I bought my 24kwh LEAF in 2014 the standard 3.3Kw were coming with the granny charger and the ones with the 6.6 option with a different lead, I was a bit ignorant at the time but I now assume that that was a type 1 to type 2 lead. I don't think that I was ripped off as these details were in the presale documentation I was given. Perhaps different dealers we're doing it differently. I did subsequently buy my own type 1 to type 2 lead as they're pretty much essential.
Congrats for the new intro - nice informative video, thx.
How did you manage to watch a 17min video when it's been posted for 3 mins?
just saw the intro and the info about "how to distinguish a 3.3 from the 6.6kw charger" - enough of info for me to post a positive comment. and also as a long term sub i know of your high quality videos
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Loved the video, but 'disliked' it purely on protest of double ads ruining it, and I'm commenting to show my support to your channel 👍🏼
Very helpful, thank you!
Excellent. Really enjoyed that.
Good review
Cheers from down under
Brought a 24kwh Leaf 6 months ago, best purchase I ever made, it was a low mileage 65 plate. I amount I spend on the repayment and the electric is way less then I used to spend on fuel on a old 1996 audi A3
Graeme Beech Glad you’re enjoying the Leaf! I bought a 65 plate 2 years ago. Great car. No problems, battery fine. But … I kept the 07 plate A3 (for those long journeys only).
Hello There, a great Video, the other thing is you can unlock the charging flap centrally via the key on the second generation compared to the first generation. Cheers Peter :)
Great Video, thanks for the good data!
thanks for the video. very insightful :)
The three pin plug charge came with both my used 24kwh and new 30kwh leaf both had a 3.3kwh charger. The type two charging lead appeared to come as standard but not all have that lead as standard. My 2014 used 24kwh leaf didn't come with the type two charging lead as standard, but it did come with the 3 pin plug charger. When I brought my 24kwh used leaf, I had to change carwings over to my account. This was easily done by contacting Nissan direct and emailing them upon request, proof of purchase. The dealership I brought it from did not get involved. The point you made about changing the carwings account from the previous owner is a good one to make as small car sales won't advise customer to do this.
Thanks for the informative video 👍
I live near Toronto Canada, and purchased a 2016 Leaf SL new in August of that year. The car is approaching 24,000 km (14,900 miles), and the battery’s state of health is reported by Leaf Spy as 90.77% after less than two years. I will mention it at the upcoming warranty battery inspection so the concern is on record.
Great work Andy, you know its utterly bizarre why such a "technological" company and "hugely expensive" vehicles which is tesla does not have a heat pump. Forgetting about the extra range of their batteries it's not exactly environmentally correct for a sole bev manufacturer to have to consume far more energy than our hunble leafs? Cheers
Great Guide, thanks!
Great video.. I feel like it was made for me :) Mentioned quite a few things I didn't know! Thank you. Do u think the new leaf is worth it? Or get a 30kwh Acenta/Tekna and get a newer one later?
I personally would never buy the 40. Buy a 30 and save money. Then maybe the 60 when it’s out.
Brilliant! Cheers from the States.
Useful video, thanks!
Very good video. well explained
Thankyou for a very informative review.
Cool new opening sting. ...Brilliant video actually. Loads of detail and specific information for new buyers. Really impressive. Well researched. ...I'm still pondering what option to go for. For me my biggest concern is this... I can't afford to buy new cars every 3 years like some people. I would buy a car and keep it for 7 or 8. And I do 16,000ish miles per year. So although a 30kwh battery will do 110 miles in summer when new, what will it do after year 8 in the middle of winter?
Less than 60 miles, on average. insideevs.com/battery-capacity-loss-chart-2016-30-kwh-nissan-leaf/
The warranty steps in at 66% of original capacity and under 8 years or 100 000 miles (6.25 years of your use).
This compares very unfavourably with a typical cheap ICE, and compared to a Tesla battery, a very expensive choice!
For a slightly higher price (or similar if you take the probable price of the 60kWh 2019 Leaf), a Model 3 will do over 500 000 miles at less than 20% degradation. Real use reports are Tesla LiIon typically degrades quite quickly in the first 50 000 miles by about 5%, thereafter very slowly at a constant 1% per 50 000 miles, meaning it will outlast the car.
The cheaper car gives you an initial lower sticker price but a very high cost in use price. The data shows, Nissan do have a problem with their battery chemistry and indications are that the 30Kwh battery is worse than the 24kwh. Both packs are the same size but the 30kWh is denser and cannot cool as quickly. The 40kWh is denser still...
With the current rate of production of 20 Model 3 cars per 30 mins and after May 26th stoppage, 25 per 30 mins, it should not be too long before RHD! (Musk tweet).
electrek.co/2016/11/01/tesla-battery-degradation/
batterybro.com/blogs/18650-wholesale-battery-reviews/103090502-why-do-lithium-ion-batteries-die-long
www.google.co.nz/search?ei=TLP-WobwO4eM8wXf5JAo&q=30kw+leaf+degradation+report&oq=30kw+leaf+degradation+report&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0.0.116620.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.s6X7w0xE2mQ
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Very helpful indeed, thank you.
Thanks for the informative video. But just got your reference, the proper term for the "hand brake" what the emergency brake, or also parking brake. That would make known if the same thing, whether it's operated by your hand, or by your foot. And I believe there's a solar panel on the spoiler which also trickle charges the 12 volt battery.
Bravo. I wish you'd made this video before November 2017 when I investigated and bought a 2015 24kWh Acenta. Now, in July 2018, I have gone back to my dealer and exchanged it for a 2016 30kWh Tekna, the car I should have bought originally. The greater range, the 6kWh on-board charger and the superior comfort of the leather interior is to die for. Thats not to say the 24kWh is no good - but it didn't fit my use profile and I only found that out after a period of using it. I think this video would have perhaps made me ask more questions of the dealership (excellent people) and myself before buying.
I've noticed, in looking at CarFaxes that Leaf owners don't hang on to them for very long.
Great and helpful vlog. Thank u
Very informative, thank you..
Really useful stuff. Thanks
Very good video. Thank you. You got 5 stars *****👍🏼✌🏼
Learnt a ton 👍
I agree bcause in the United States I purchased a used Nissan Leaf for 7,000 dollars. It is now 100% paid for.
Hi Andy great video.
I am thinking about buying the 30 kWh leaf and i quite concerned about the charging stations. I been told you have to buy cards which cost so much a year. As i only go to Nuneaton once a year this would work out quite expensive for me. Perhaps you could do a short video explaining all about the charging. Bob
You don’t need to buy anything upfront. Just use apps or contactless.
Great video on used EV great info. Would you buy a used leaf for Florida climate? Or am looking for trouble. I am looking for a used EV and its between a Volt and Leaf. Also when looking for a used EV is it better to look for the higher end model like SL in the leaf
There’s a buyers guide in the channel that may help.
Great video, really informative. I'm looking for a 30 kwh Acenta but I'm a little concerned with some stuff going around about faster degradation rates in the 30kwh variant. Any thoughts on this? I guess if Nissan dealerships are prepared to conduct a full check on the battery I shouldn't have to worry too much.
Sheetal Shah 8 year 100k warranty on the 30 so wouldn’t worry.
I wouldn't get too worked up about battery degradation, as my 2016 30kWh Leaf, with 25k hard So. California miles, and with over 300 fast charges, has 26.5 kWh useable still remaining (LeafSpy Pro). That represents around 5% degradation over 20 months of driving, and a car with a build date of Oct/2015. Figure about 3% degradation annually (+ or - about 1/2%)
The last piece of advice is probably the best. Go to a Nissan dealership to get a full battery health check up for £90. Spending £90 can save you a ton of misery down the road. I just checked and in my area a remanufactured (not new) Leaf 24kWh battery costs around £4,700 or about $6,000. Even the cable and card can be purchased on Amazon. Not the main battery.
Great video! Would be really nice if you could add comments to the video stating km when you tell the miles that car can go.
Very informative.Thanks for doing this video.
Great job.
Very useful didn't know I had a tyre inflater!
RTFM!
Electric Vehicle Man what's a "manual"?🤔
Hi. Can you answer a question? Just bought a 2014 leaf and not sure what I should expect from mileage. Drove it back from the garage , 6 miles, and its dropped 20 miles from a full charge of 79 miles! I am new and don't know if I should panic and return it within my 7 day grace period. I have ordered an OBDII and will start monitoring, but just wondered what your thoughts might be. It has done 31500 miles. Thank you!! Great channel by the way!!
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great no-nonsene video! thank you
love my old leaf just past MOT no worries.
Brilliant info
Very good job!
just checked on mine to see if it has 1970 or 1945 kg .... it has neither. Mine reads 1902.. wth??
Hello, living here in Oregon, the weather and affect electric vehicles immensely. Talked with a guy the other day: his Leaf, which is five years old, only has 50% of its battery left. He did admit that he bought it from his son, who "lived in Alaska and drove it hard". Still, such stories give me pause.
Same in Colorado. Still seems to make sense to get a '12 Honda Civic getting 30/45mpg for $9k and paying for the low maintenance costs vs getting a '13 Leaf for $9k and having to buy a new battery at $3-4k of the vehicle in 4-5 years (at best).
Also, I'm thinking maybe a scooter would be a solution in Denver. Only drawback is winter driving, but I work from home.
My 2013 Leaf is Techna which I got for $5300 with 9of 12 bars health. Pristine condition. Wonderful car.
How do you make the power buttons on the inside car door light up?
Hey, I’m looking at a Nissan Leaf e tekna 2016 with a dealership but they don’t have much on the list of features! Is it true that the tekna comes with all mods from heated seats to 360 cameras for parking and the fast charge (6.6kw you mentioned)? Thanks, this video was amazing.
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