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Nissan Leaves are supposedly notorious for having the worst battery longevitey of all EV:s, as they didn't include any thermal management at all in the first ge

Nissan Leaves are supposedly notorious for having the worst battery longevitey of all EV:s, as they didn't include any thermal management at all in the first generation design. I was researching them for a second car some years ago, and already then it seemed like many had lost almost half the range after 150kkm or so. That according to what people wrote in the ads when trying to sell them, so I assume it was not an overly pessimistic view. :-) Congratulations on snagging one with excellent battery health. Perhaps your car spent its life in a very friendly climate, where the battery never got either hot nor cold? Edit: For the record I've driven a few of them over the years and found them excellent A-to-B transport devices. Boring, but great.

BLKNSLVR 2y ago
After my WRX, which was garaged six years ago, all our current cars are boring. I actually find the Leaf a bit more interesting in that it has pretty good pickup when you turn off Eco mode; very nice off the line for what looks like a granny car. The last X years, I've only ever driven with the purpose of getting from A to B, not "for the sake of the drive", so that adds some context to where my opinion comes from. The place I bought the Leaf from imports them from a Japan, so I assume he's fairly selective in choosing which ones to bring across. He also said that the Nissan themselves were expecting shorter life from the batteries than what ended up occurring - along the lines of setting up battery recycling / refurbishment / repurposing facilities. I'm actually considering getting a newer model (ZE1, 2018+) to replace one of the other ICE cars, but two months isn't enough time to form a definitive opinion. I think the newer model has options for Vehicle-to-X charging, which makes things interesting. But I'm probably getting way ahead of myself.
- apelapan 2y ago
  It packs a reasonable punch for sensible manoeuvres. Excellent 50-70kmh acceleration for a safe lane changes and decent enough when getting up to merge speed on an on-ramp.

BLKNSLVR 2y ago

After my WRX, which was garaged six years ago, all our current cars are boring. I actually find the Leaf a bit more interesting in that it has pretty good pickup when you turn off Eco mode; very nice off the line for what looks like a granny car. The last X years, I've only ever driven with the purpose of getting from A to B, not "for the sake of the drive", so that adds some context to where my opinion comes from. The place I bought the Leaf from imports them from a Japan, so I assume he's fairly selective in choosing which ones to bring across. He also said that the Nissan themselves were expecting shorter life from the batteries than what ended up occurring - along the lines of setting up battery recycling / refurbishment / repurposing facilities. I'm actually considering getting a newer model (ZE1, 2018+) to replace one of the other ICE cars, but two months isn't enough time to form a definitive opinion. I think the newer model has options for Vehicle-to-X charging, which makes things interesting. But I'm probably getting way ahead of myself.

apelapan 2y ago
It packs a reasonable punch for sensible manoeuvres. Excellent 50-70kmh acceleration for a safe lane changes and decent enough when getting up to merge speed on an on-ramp.