Rory Reids £4.5k Leaf
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I'm not sure if i'm allowed to put links to other sites but Rory Reid (Autotrader now) has aquired a 2012 Leaf and will be doing a blog of how it's going.
It reminded me a lot of mine, but mine was a 2013 Gen 2 (still with beige interior).
I'd get another, definitely. (as the second/commuting car)
Frimley111R said:
Saw this, he was very impressed with it. Can't remember what he said about the battery degradation but he did mention it.
I think he said the battery capacity was down to 8 bars from 12 and according to one of the comments on YouTube that would give a 40 mile range, which seems very poor to me if accurate.PH User said:
Only 40 miles of range between plugging in? Wow that's really rubbish.
He said about 60 miles so more than enough for the standard commute or school run. If your in a two car household I can see this and a standard ice car being good stablemates until the cost of 150 mile plus ev’s come down.
Carlososos said:
PH User said:
Only 40 miles of range between plugging in? Wow that's really rubbish.
He said about 60 miles so more than enough for the standard commute or school run. If your in a two car household I can see this and a standard ice car being good stablemates until the cost of 150 mile plus ev’s come down.
PH User said:
Only 40 miles of range between plugging in? Wow that's really rubbish.
This is a carrier bag:
It's able to carry at best around 3 kg
This is a large dump truck:
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It can carry around 100 tonnes of stuff
Just because the carrier bag cannot carry 100 tonnes does not make it rubbish, it's Horses, for courses
ie Plenty of people drive less than 40 miles a day, and if you do, or as a second car, a well used leaf is actually a really good car. Quiet, fast (for the segment), comfortable, very easy to drive and extremely cheap.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 11th October 15:23
40 mile range no good, but all the s
tmunchers lease stuff based on 5000 miles a year.... doesn't quite add up?
Most of the people going puce with rage at the mere mention of an EV probably make journeys of more than 40 miles six times a year
tmunchers lease stuff based on 5000 miles a year.... doesn't quite add up?Most of the people going puce with rage at the mere mention of an EV probably make journeys of more than 40 miles six times a year
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 11th October 15:27
Carlososos said:
PH User said:
Only 40 miles of range between plugging in? Wow that's really rubbish.
He said about 60 miles so more than enough for the standard commute or school run. If your in a two car household I can see this and a standard ice car being good stablemates until the cost of 150 mile plus ev’s come down.
jason61c said:
how much power does it take for that range?
Assuming the battery indicators are linear, the battery holds about 15kWh, so at 4 miles per kWh, about 60 miles range.That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
ETA my 2014 Leaf at 80,000 miles still has all it's battery health lights on, and does about 95 miles on a full charge. Guessing it's worth about £6-7k.
SpeckledJim said:
Assuming the battery indicators are linear, the battery holds about 15kWh, so at 4 miles per kWh, about 60 miles range.
That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
ETA my 2014 Leaf at 80,000 miles still has all it's battery health lights on, and does about 95 miles on a full charge. Guessing it's worth about £6-7k.
So why would his be so much poorer?That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
ETA my 2014 Leaf at 80,000 miles still has all it's battery health lights on, and does about 95 miles on a full charge. Guessing it's worth about £6-7k.
Frimley111R said:
SpeckledJim said:
Assuming the battery indicators are linear, the battery holds about 15kWh, so at 4 miles per kWh, about 60 miles range.
That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
ETA my 2014 Leaf at 80,000 miles still has all it's battery health lights on, and does about 95 miles on a full charge. Guessing it's worth about £6-7k.
So why would his be so much poorer?That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
ETA my 2014 Leaf at 80,000 miles still has all it's battery health lights on, and does about 95 miles on a full charge. Guessing it's worth about £6-7k.
Mine does (generally) two 25 mile runs a day, and is charged slowly back to full after each one.
I gather charging them to full is not completely recommended, and 80% is preferable.
SpeckledJim said:
Assuming the battery indicators are linear, the battery holds about 15kWh, so at 4 miles per kWh, about 60 miles range.
That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
For someone who's too lazy to work it out, what does £2.50 for 60 miles equate to in terms of MPG at current petrol prices?That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
mike74 said:
SpeckledJim said:
Assuming the battery indicators are linear, the battery holds about 15kWh, so at 4 miles per kWh, about 60 miles range.
That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
For someone who's too lazy to work it out, what does £2.50 for 60 miles equate to in terms of MPG at current petrol prices?That'll cost about £2.50 at regular electricity prices (whatever that means at the moment), or about 75p if you charge overnight on Octopus Go.
And if you're on Octopus Go, it's more like 400mpg?
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