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My partner bought a used nissan first gen Nissan leaf with 70% battery health for 5k a couple of years ago. So far it has saved her approx 2k on petrol costs a
by Xss3 1y ago
My partner bought a used nissan first gen Nissan leaf with 70% battery health for 5k a couple of years ago.
So far it has saved her approx 2k on petrol costs alone.
Then there is maintenance costs....No major issues. Less than 200 per year so far if you exclude the fresh set of tyres we put on it when she bought it.
99% of our journeys can be done in it. It's rare for either of us to need more than 80mi in a day.
It can get a full charge off a standard british plug socket over night too, so we dont have a fast charger installed or anything. Most days we only do 10mi, so it goes for an overnight charge once a week and thats fine.
The result? We have to remind ourselves to take the petrol car out for a spin every 2 weeks just to keep it healthy.
- ZeroGravitas 1y agoOne of the sources cited in this article says that at 70% battery health EVs are useless and need replaced. It seems to be a common misconception, maybe based on the limits set for warranty repairs and then a weird logical leap. Even early EVs that didn't have great range to start with are still useful to someone when range is lower. To make a blanket statement that all 10 year old EVs are useless seems like motivated reasoning.
- Xss3 1y agoThat is so stupid it hurts. We took her 'useless' 80mi range for a 350mi day trip in the mountains this summer while the petrol car got repaired. Sure it meant a few stops at fast chargers, +60mi in 15mins for quick stops. We had 3 meals at places with chargers so it got 3 full charges while we ate. It was still a great day out despite taking longer than it would in the petrol car.
- michaelcampbell 1y ago> Sure it meant a few stops at fast chargers, +60mi in 15mins for quick stops. IF those are available, that's great. For a lot of people that's just not an option. I should note I'm all for EVs but they're not the "win" for everyone they could be until infrastructure catches up.
- Xss3 1y agoThe point was they're not useless, even for longer journies, not that they fit every person and every use case.