2019 / 2020 Nissan Leaf | The Affordable EV

The world’s best selling EV got a significant redesign for 2018. Gone is the controversial styling in favor of a mainstream look that’s a hybrid of Nissan’s sedan and crossover lineup. The engineers also took the tone to bump up the horsepower, increase the efficiency and goose the range to 150 miles for the base battery and 215 for the upcoming 2019 Leaf Plus model. The one thing that hasn’t changed? The lack of active battery cooling which could be a competitive disadvantage for the longer range model.

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[AAutoBuyersGuide]

Sadly we can't chance the end credits which are wrong without deleting and re-uploading :( Sorry everyone!

[EVRevolution]

I've had my 2018 Leaf SL 40kWh for almost a year with absolutely no issues. $0 maintenance cost and $600 CAD to drive over 21, 000 kms (includes several rapid charges at fixed pricing). It's absolutely quiet with not one squeak or rattle to be found ever. I get in and drive the car as much as I can for my daily use and plug it in to start with a full charge again the next day if needed.

With regards to your polar vortex comments, this is my first winter experiencing my Leaf (and an EV at all) and I have to say the Leaf performed fantastic. Plowed thru anything mother nature could throw at me including a massive freezing rainstorm I encountered coming back home one afternoon for a 400km trip. The heat pump works very well with the cabin heating up very hot, in fact even with -25 Degrees C temps, I did not need to increase the cabin temp control to past 20 degrees C. It actually can get to hot. With heated sets and steering wheel, these make up most of the heat.

I even took my Leaf out to country back roads to try out snow driving when we got our first good snow and it performs fantastic. I just could not get it sideways even after trying to. Sticks to the road extremely well and that is in much part to the set Michelin XICE3's I put on.

Someone mentioned depreciation which I agree with another commenter all cars depreciate especially EVs. This is only important if you plan on selling it within a shorter time. If you lease you are guaranteed a residual value and if you are like me that purchase and keep cars till they die, then depreciation is meaningless and should NOT be factored into any ROI numbers. With the incentive I was fortunate to get on my Leaf last year, I basically paid the same for it as a comparable ICEV car meaning that I was already ahead of the curve financially with the Leaf. The extremely low operating cost and ease of use makes this a very strong value-prop BEV. It's 150 mile/270 km daily range in nice temps is more than adequate for my daily needs as well as 2-3 out of town trips per quarter. In the very cold of winter, I have seen my range drop 30-40% which is typical with all EVs.

So good summary Alex, you go thru all the nitty gritty stuff. However beyond all that, I can state that I am extremely pleased with my first ever EV purchase and I just get in a go, never worrying about it and I plan to keep it for the 8-year warranty period. Love love love my Leaf.

[Thebuscommunityleader]

I'm thinking of buy the used 19' Nissan Leaf.

[sinhnguyen]

The e-pedal is like a gear, or gear mode.

[tonys]

I would not touch this car for ANY price. Nissan keeps saying their battery systems are OK now, they are lying to you. Air temp transfer coefficient is nowhere near that of liquid (used to build Math/computer models and test them for Nuclear reactor core). This car is made for fleet lease duty.

[michaelhatfield]

This is a good car to lease as it can be very affordable and you won’t have to worry about the degradation problem. Wouldn’t buy, only lease.

[Dedhedted]

How much does it cost each time you charge it? At a typical public charging station? And on your home electric bill?

[danielmorris]

Hi, Alex. I was hoping to see a review of the 2023 Nissan Leaf SV Plus. It seems that there have been quite a few changes to the Leaf since the introduction of the second generation product that you reviewed three years ago. I'm drawn to this model primarily because of its reliability as reported to Consumers Union by owners. Thanks for your consideration. Best Regards Dan Morris

[adventuresinmopeding]

Pricing is out for the plus model it’s $36, 550 for the S $38, 510 for the SV and $42, 550 for the SL

[nomadchad]

I love the leaf and it's easy to take apart battery. At end of life I would rather handle 90 cells instead of 10, 000 water cooled cells. I hope this hurts their resale in five years because that's when I'll be buying one.

[gadgetshq]

Might want to correct that ending credit, unless Ford really did provide the Leaf for testing 🤔

[pepstein]

I don't think you give battery longevity enough weight in your analysis. It reduces the effective lifetime of the vehicle.

[newscoulomb]

I find your size chart to be ridiculous. Why put the Bolt EV at the far left of the "Teeny Tiny" marker when it has more seat-down cargo capacity than the Kia Niro EV that you classify as "Small"?

[shankhadeepshome]

glaring omission but FYI, a Tesla Model 3 rwd long range gets 44 miles/hour at maximum onboard charger capacity.

[josephjohn]

Thanks for covering the first EV by a legacy Automaker.
Nissan leaf pushed legacy Automakers to EV.

[pepstein]

The $35, 000 Model 3 is already available, but you're right about the tax credit.

[MarkBraggs]

Has Alex reviewed the Model 3? I can’t find it on his channel. I love my M3. Cant imagine picking up any other EV for several reasons: Performance, range, battery management, supercharging, etc etc

[Jluislive]

Cool. You should have compared it with the new $35000 model 3. I hear it's pretty plain.

[kenl.]

Ford provided the vehicle and a tank of gas for the review? How thoughtful!

[dibraniuk]

why are you letting adverts on this video?!!!!