NISSAN LEAF 110kW Acenta 39kWh 5dr Auto, 3 year standard warranty

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The entry-level 39kWh Leaf still makes sense if you’re on a budget because it is a fairly large EV that’s reasonable to drive, well equipped, and easy to live with.
The trim
Entry-level Acenta trim is all most buyers will really need. It gives you 16in alloys, climate control, a rear-view camera, automatic lights and wipers, cruise control, keyless start and tonnes of safety kit, along with an 8.0in infotainment touchscreen equipped with sat-nav and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto.

The engine
The 39kWh battery version has a perfectly respectable 0-62mph time of around eight seconds. Officially the range is 168 miles on a full charge, but in our Real Range testing we managed just 128 miles.

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14th Jul
No real sense in buying this when you can get a MG4 SE for not much more (especially with Affinity discount). Similar size and shape but bigger battery, much faster DC charging, longer range, better infotainment etc. You can also get the long-range trophy version, far superior to the Leaf in every way, for about £4k - not spare change, but relatively speaking a better deal for sure.
16th Jul
Make sure you test drive the MG properly and drive it like you really would in the real world.
With respect, the MG, isn't as good in reality as it seems on paper.
The second you drive it in dusk, wind or the slightest bit of rain the range decimates. Badly. And way worse than competing vehicles.
Also consider the real things. Don't be blown away by the screen on the infotainment because you're talking about the car during the test drive - listen to the tinny speakers at a normal volume, and make sure you try sitting in all seats at the back - I personally felt motion sickness in this car at the back, as I did also in the ZS.
If you do buy this car, buy some of those dehumidifying bags and dot them around the car - due to the bad condensation this vehicle creates you'll understand why I recommend them.
Or just buy the leaf, which is a better car. (edited)
14th Jul
My diesel car may be coming up to ‘he’d rid’ time.
I’m a ignoramus when it comes to EVs/PHEVs. I’d greatly appreciate it if anyone could share a good starting point to learn about these things to save the good citizens of HUKD suffering my stupid questions.

Website? SubReddit? Podcast? Magazine? There’s a lot of stuff out there but if anyone would be kind enough to point me at the good stuff, I’d appreciate it.
15th Jul
If you do regular long journeys, go to a site called 'abetterrouteplanner' or 'ABRP'
It lets you compare how any EV will handle any journey that you give it, taking into account not just the battery size and charging speed, but also the charging curve and efficiency.
For example, the original Hyundai ioniq with a 28kWh battery does better at longer journeys than the 'updated' 38kWh ioniq because it can charge faster and flatter (it goes at 69kW flat until 77%) then the 38kWh.
A lot of people look at the peak charging speed and battery capacity as a comparison tool between cars and make the wrong decision because of it.

Also, for the geeks out there, the youtuber Bjorn Nyland (mentioned above) has all of his tests on a shared google sheets folder (look in any of the video descriptions of his videos) with all the data.
An interesting test he does is the 1000km challenge, where he drives EV's as fast as he can for 1000km (within the speed limits of Norway and Sweden) and see's which can do it the quickest taking charging stops into account.

We personally now have 2 EV's in the household as it works really well for us. We got rid of my wife's ICE car 2 weeks ago.
14th Jul
I had a Leaf 40 Tekna for 4 years. A great car and loads of 'toys' and it served me well.

But this is the bottom of the range and still 25 grand and is only a 3 year warranty. I think I would look at similar priced alternatives even up to 12months old ie Kona 39kw or a new MG

One other thing is servicing costs. Nissan servicing for the Leaf is crazy over priced. I was paying £199 for the 1 year and 3 year service and £249 for the 2 yr and 4 yr service. These are a total rip off and a real reason NOT to get a Leaf . My new Kona has a 3 year service pack for just £299! The Leaf service cost would have been £647. It was one of the reasons why I didnt replace my Leaf with another Leaf.

Anone getting an EV shoulkd look into the service costs before making their buying decision. If you buy a used EV then seriously consider getting Cleevely Motors to do your servicing. They do mobile EV servicing country wide.
14th Jul
Many EV's require zero servicing. Servicing is a con on EV's.
Real reason not to get a Leaf is the fact there is no active battery management on the pack - no cooling, no heating. I believe its the only EV that doesn't have this, hence the price.
14th Jul
Why anyone would buy into electric vehicles is beyond me. They are not environmentally friendly and the values will plummet when the battery ages.
14th Jul
Why EV ignorance stubbornly persists is beyond me. We have had EVs on our roads for well over a decade (indeed the Leaf has been in circulation since 2010). You only need to look at the battery health of 5+ year old/100k+ mile Teslas to know that their batteries don't degrade at nearly the rate fear-mongers would have you think. The initial carbon footprint in the manufacture of an EV is higher, but over the lifespan of the vehicle it is significantly lower than an ICE vehicle. The fact is that oil is a finite natural resource on which we have to develop ways of reducing reliance, and EVs are one aspect of that effort.
14th Jul
For anyone considering this car. I urge you to look at the used EV market. EVs second hand now are utter bargains. This car is suffering huge depreciation. It makes no sense to pay £25K for this car. Also this car doesn't have active battery cooling.
14th Jul
Been thinking of a second hand leaf, literally need to go a few miles each way to work, so in reality need a range of about 40 miles. Seems to be loads about in the 7k bracket price wise. It’s a 2nd car so no trouble needing a longer journey.
15th Jul
The leaf has been blown away by the competition now.......expect the 62kwh at this price soon as they try to shift stock
14th Jul
As others have said make zero sense new with things like the MG4 now available. However buying second hand one of the first or second generation Leafs with ruined batteries, and then upgrading them with longer range third party replacement batteries with retro-fitted active cooling and heating, and even CHADEMO to CCS2 connectors are about to start making financial sense.
14th Jul
do you know the cost of third party battery?
14th Jul
New price adjusted to offset savage depreciation.
14th Jul
EVs become mainstream and start to suffer from mainstream depreciation
14th Jul
used car prices for this model isn’t that great
14th Jul
This is a very ugly car. I'll be looking to replace my leased Hyundai Ioniq EV next year but I couldn't look at one of these every day.
14th Jul
i couldn’t look at the ioniq every day, really off putting weird sharp lines and design
14th Jul
Why buy this when a 2nd hand 2019 reg with under 30k mileage is £12000 (edited)
15th Jul
even worse is webuyanycar quotes around 8-9k for too spec versions. i still think we will see more pain in EV, this year.
15th Jul
For those ev haters ....
14th Jul
Have had the Tekna for 2 years now. Cannot fault it. A super car and lovely drive. Never struggled to find chargers around UK
14th Jul
Similar price via carwow with a bit of haggling with the dealers.
Can even see one in White for £19,250 with delivery mileage. (edited)
15th Jul
I will buy used one
14th Jul
will this help to stop july being hot? (edited)
14th Jul
Only if you sit in it with the air-conditioning on
14th Jul
Range not great
14th Jul
I took would also recommend looking at 2nd Leafs, some very good bargains at the moment (same with a lot of electric cars) especially for the top of the range Tekna model. The e+version with the larger battery (62kw) has decent range (c220 real world). Great as a 2nd car or if most of your longest journeys are less that 150-200 round trips.
14th Jul
What sort of age are you talking about?
15th Jul
The only logical reason for getting one of these at the moment is if you can find yourself a reasonably priced (even free when some people have given them away) CHADEMO V2G/V2H charger. Theoretically you could run your heating/cooling (heat pump/air con) and electrical loads off the car all day at off peak electricity prices. This is a very niche use case though and the MG4 is the best choice around this price for a new EV.

It will be amazing in a few years when most EVs have V2X and we can balance the grid with our cars.