Full review: www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/nissan/leaf/hatchback/review
Could this be the car of the future? The Nissan Leaf is the first mainstream production car designed to be powered purely by electricity. It emits zero CO2 and can be charged at home from a standard socket. The car’s exterior is shaped to cheat wind resistance, hence the elongated tail. The lithium-ion battery pack is stored in the floor of the car, which means lots of space inside.
Hello There, great and very infromative review video throughout, thank you for making this, it's very helpful. Cheers Peter 🙂 p.s. it looks very stylish, modern and well built.
Reverse parking into the bay when the wall charger is on the WALL and the port is on the front of the Leaf. I get that this was for the videography, but borders on ridiculous. 🤦♂️
I have a 2013. They are VERY cheap used. Nice comfortable 2nd car for commuting and around town. Basically no maintenance required, and $1 gallon equivalent to run .
Have a 2014 24kw leaf accenta. Temperature was plus 2 degrees in January. Tested it for max range 76 miles .turtle light was on. Driving style normal .great town car .very fast off the mark. A good buy.
Electric cars make no sense you might be able to do 100 miles on a charge if you're luckly and then you have to charge it up which takes forever. I have a high performance diesel car which does about 55 mpg and over 500 miles on a tank full of diesel. I won't be getting an electric car anytime soon, I'll be sticking to diesels and the modern common rail diesels llike my one are now very clean.
Zero Tailpipe Emissions = Emissions at the powerstation providing the charge. Not cleaner than an IC engine, just spews it's filth elsewhere… Hydrogen engines are the way forward but will never happen because corrupt government.
Any Electrical engineers around? I am a bit confused on the energy capacity of this car, they say it's 30 kWh battery pack, and the motor is at 80 kW rating, means that it consumes 80000 joules per second. Thus, 30kWh = 108 MJ divided by the 80000 J/s, which gets only 22.5 minutes of use, before charging again…
What nonsense. Drives like a V6? Even the stated performance means it can just about compete with a loaded white van away from the lights. Based on being stuck behind a few of these I can also tell you they really struggle to maintain road speed on hills. Basically, the horsepower figure is meaningless because that's not how electric motors work.
Christ,you can pick these up used for as little as £6k now. wonder whether the battery loses any range, because I could probably live with this for getting to and from work.
WELL WELL WELL Had my leaf for two and half years now and I can't wait to get rid tried twice to travel from tyne & wear to telford only 230 miles and been recovered 5 times the infrastructure is pure shit to put it mildly and I don't know where they get the 124 mile driving range from 80 miles tops and a lot less on the motorway but nissan sales men at S G PETCH DURHAM will tell you anything to get a sale (nice car but its a shame it does not have an engine)..8 months left on contract and I won't be buying electric again ….one disappointed leaf owner……..
My aunty has one of these and she lives in San Francisco she also has two kids and I have been in it once when I went over there and I loved it. So quiet competed to my mums Citroen berlingo
Had a four day test drive which convinced me to place my order. Even without the benefits of being electric it would be a great car in any case. The latest generation has a larger boot compared to the car tested here too!
Yet again we see a fantastic piece of engineering let down by the purchase price. Perhaps in the future, when the technology is better understood and practised the price will drop, making electric cars more affordable. Trouble is, the price of fossil fuels will escalate to the point where electric cars at any price will look good value.
So I was at the Brussels Motor show 2015 today, and I almost sat in every car there, to test the comfort. Nissan leaf has the most comfy seats, I was shocked !
I drive myself a Volkswagen, and honestly, I would love to have a Nissan leaf or the pulsar (which is comfy too)
Bought a Leaf, live in British Columbia, charge at home, love the car, it is amazing, costs $1.65 Cdn for 100 km vs $ 14.85 for our gas car. Nissan got it right.
I don't deny that it's an interesting car with a lot of good points. But it would concern me that after 100 miles, the car is dead and it can take 4 hours to recharge.
I would be more tempted to go with the Toyota Prius which has both electric and gas power. And even with combined driving you average 50 miles to the gallon.
So if the battery is at the back, whats in the front? There was an electric car at the college i go to, it was taken apart and that was fully electric, Citroen C1. Huge battery in the front small boot at the back.
Hello There, great and very infromative review video throughout, thank you for making this, it's very helpful. Cheers Peter 🙂 p.s. it looks very stylish, modern and well built.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH3aXzupSJE
Does the Renault Fluence have the same engine as this one?
What a strange item
Reverse parking into the bay when the wall charger is on the WALL and the port is on the front of the Leaf. I get that this was for the videography, but borders on ridiculous. 🤦♂️
I have a 2013. They are VERY cheap used. Nice comfortable 2nd car for commuting and around town. Basically no maintenance required, and $1 gallon equivalent to run .
How many kilowatts would it require to fully charge?
Have a 2014 24kw leaf accenta. Temperature was plus 2 degrees in January. Tested it for max range 76 miles .turtle light was on. Driving style normal .great town car .very fast off the mark. A good buy.
My black 2015 SL with premium package is for sale. 21000 miles.
Could you please let me share my crashed EV funds campaign https://www.gofundme.com/55n8hu0
Thank you.
Electric cars make no sense you might be able to do 100 miles on a charge if you're luckly and then you have to charge it up which takes forever. I have a high performance diesel car which does about 55 mpg and over 500 miles on a tank full of diesel. I won't be getting an electric car anytime soon, I'll be sticking to diesels and the modern common rail diesels llike my one are now very clean.
Is Leaf a successor to Prius?
Just kidding i dont know lol
Zero Tailpipe Emissions = Emissions at the powerstation providing the charge. Not cleaner than an IC engine, just spews it's filth elsewhere… Hydrogen engines are the way forward but will never happen because corrupt government.
Any Electrical engineers around?
I am a bit confused on the energy capacity of this car, they say it's 30 kWh battery pack, and the motor is at 80 kW rating, means that it consumes 80000 joules per second. Thus, 30kWh = 108 MJ divided by the 80000 J/s, which gets only 22.5 minutes of use, before charging again…
Nissan Leaf is a very convenient car especially for short commutes
This car has a sat nav, seats, door handle and what's the most amazing.. FOLDABLE REAR SEATS! So you can maximize your boot space! Amazing!!1
What nonsense. Drives like a V6? Even the stated performance means it can just about compete with a loaded white van away from the lights. Based on being stuck behind a few of these I can also tell you they really struggle to maintain road speed on hills. Basically, the horsepower figure is meaningless because that's not how electric motors work.
stupid useless car
Christ,you can pick these up used for as little as £6k now. wonder whether the battery loses any range, because I could probably live with this for getting to and from work.
can you review the nissan juke sl with the light package where the it lights up different colours
WELL WELL WELL Had my leaf for two and half years now and I can't wait to get rid tried twice to travel from tyne & wear to telford only 230 miles and been recovered 5 times the infrastructure is pure shit to put it mildly and I don't know where they get the 124 mile driving range from 80 miles tops and a lot less on the motorway but nissan sales men at S G PETCH DURHAM will tell you anything to get a sale (nice car but its a shame it does not have an engine)..8 months left on contract and I won't be buying electric again ….one disappointed leaf owner……..
Is it automatic o rmanual gears ?.
I fell asleep, was it any good?
C'mon. It's great! hungry room
I own a leaf and it cost 37 grand
"that is until you start the engine and there is no noise"
How do you start an engine in a car that doesn't have an engine?
does it have a regenerative braking system??
My aunty has one of these and she lives in San Francisco she also has two kids and I have been in it once when I went over there and I loved it. So quiet competed to my mums Citroen berlingo
Whatever else you think about the Leaf, you must admit it is pretty, and knowing Nissan, is well put together.
Had a four day test drive which convinced me to place my order. Even without the benefits of being electric it would be a great car in any case. The latest generation has a larger boot compared to the car tested here too!
Whenever I see a guy driving one of these, I automatically assume he's a homosexual
Used leaf super cheap
Yet again we see a fantastic piece of engineering let down by the purchase price. Perhaps in the future, when the technology is better understood and practised the price will drop, making electric cars more affordable. Trouble is, the price of fossil fuels will escalate to the point where electric cars at any price will look good value.
So I was at the Brussels Motor show 2015 today, and I almost sat in every car there, to test the comfort. Nissan leaf has the most comfy seats, I was shocked !
I drive myself a Volkswagen, and honestly, I would love to have a Nissan leaf or the pulsar (which is comfy too)
Tesla Model S is better
Bought a Leaf, live in British Columbia, charge at home, love the car, it is amazing, costs $1.65 Cdn for 100 km vs $ 14.85 for our gas car.
Nissan got it right.
I don't deny that it's an interesting car with a lot of good points. But it would concern me that after 100 miles, the car is dead and it can take 4 hours to recharge.
I would be more tempted to go with the Toyota Prius which has both electric and gas power. And even with combined driving you average 50 miles to the gallon.
As much as an A6? That can't possibly be true.
Never mind the nuclear power…
So if the battery is at the back, whats in the front? There was an electric car at the college i go to, it was taken apart and that was fully electric, Citroen C1. Huge battery in the front small boot at the back.
what is that tiny car next to it in the car park?
where's rebecca?? 🙁
Not ready not mass market perhaps but it's fine for some, particularly families with multiple cars.
Most people drive less than 100 miles a day.
it looks like really boring
i thought you are mush more casual mat