Don’t Buy A 40 kWh Nissan Leaf!! Until you watch this..

Long 600 plus mile trip in a 40 KW Nissan Leaf. Hope this helps your first electric car buying decision.

[tkusterb]

I never road-trip my Leaf. Level 2 charger in the garage.... no worries. Love it.

[inhocsignovinces]

Purchased a 2022 LEAF 40 kWh back in April, now with 3, 600 miles. Nissan gifted me a $250 gift card for EVGO & ChargePoint recharging networks. Plus, I had a Level Two charger installed in my house.

[donaldcombs]

I have a 2018 LEAF, just hit 96, 000 car!

[usaverageguy]

THis video was necessary for someone that had never driven an EV to watch. Otherwise they may buy the Leaf thinking they had a bargain. But the air cooled battery is a major flaw. You are absolutely right. Around town only. Even the big battery, has the same issue. But I love my Leaf.

[martinostlund]

We have a 2014 24kWh Leaf. Short range, but no rapidgateing, the hotter it gets the faster it charges. When in the red it charges at 45-50 kW all the way to 80%. Great car, but still best for around town driveing.

[elexawi]

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing Leaf test-drive trip with us! It was so informative and much appreciated! 🌹

[MountainrunnerTn]

You’ve made me a believer GW. Painful for sure. Local commuter for the Leaf only. Great video!

[tooflesstesla]

Wow! Thanks for this. Here in Hong Kong, we won't be exposed to long road trips, so the Nissan Leaf and other EVs with small battery packs are very useful here. My friend will be purchasing 4 Leafs this year for his company, which will use them as general runarounds to replace the ICE fleet. In the summer, it can get as hot as Florida but I shouldn't expect there will be too much difficulty with charging at work.

[Qrail]

I feel your pain. The Leaf is a great around town car. No doubt about it. I used mine for commuting for years. 2011 SL. The 300th made. My range was only 80 miles, but I was on the cutting edge. After 11 years, my SOH of the battery was 46%. I could only get about 39 miles on the GOM. So I traded it in. Went with a Ford Fusion Energi PHEV. I can still buzz around town on the electric, my range is about 27 or so, but then, I can go to hybrid mode and drive another 585 miles on the road to visit my Dad. Thank you for posting your adventure…it was fun to go with you.

[littlefishy]

Very well put together video, got out the biscuits and coffee and watched to the end

[littlefishy]

Very good video, had been considering a second hand leaf as being forced to do a 90 mile round trip commute to the city

[tooflesstesla]

You stayed positive throughout and love your sense of humour. Thanks for sharing Will you share experiences of other EVs or just the Leaf?

[LewisJMi]

Great video, we had a 2018 40 leaf for 3 years(UK) and went through this pain many times. Like you say, wife loved the car generally but hated me and it for the long trips!

[clytle]

Thanks, I found this looking for info on the Leaf. BTW, I used to repair machine tools in your area and you look really familiar.

[pigknickers]

Plenty of walk and no river! Thanks for the video, very interesting.

[rreid]

Hey, thanks a lot for this video, it was very informative. I have the same exact leaf in black too and has experience similar issues. Luckily I live in Jamaica which is an island so I don't travel those lengths. I've done 2 rapid charges in a day n that was the most ever 😅. Getting ready to go to the north coast, and that's about 170km/ 111.22 miles round trip. That's not even half your trip. You're definitely right though round town trips, island nations perfect!

[dctemper]

Great video, thanks for taking one for the team. Sounds like if you need to fast charge more than twice to reach your destination and back it's definitely not for the Leaf. Still, two fast charges is the whole state and maybe the next one over for the plus models.

[int]

Fast charging kills the battery sooner. I just use the standard lvl 1 charger at home. Let it charge overnight for the low useage rate.

[liamrochford]

Great video, thanks for making it. Very helpful.👍

[skellerns]

40Kw is fine in the UK for long journeys as long as you dont intend to come back same day and can fully recharge at your destination. Mine was rapid charged 3 times one day, and it slowed to a crawl 5 miles from home after motorway running!