Is my commute to far for a Nissan Leaf?

[jgy6000]

Hi all,

I'm really keen on getting into an electric car and like the idea of a second hand Nissan Leaf for £6-7k.

The only oncern I have is I do 33 miles to work and 33 miles back every day (66 total a day)

Is that comfortable in a second hand Leaf, even in winter or will that be pushing it ?

Mostly free flowing 60-70mph dual carriageway and motorway.

Thanks

[jgy6000]

Thanks all!

Driving slower is not really much of an option as it's pretty free flowing m1 and a14 so wouldn't want to go lower then 60 really.

There's some car chargers where I work but I need to find out if we can use them as I think they are more for show than anything

[jgy6000]

lost in espace said:

We have a 24 and a 30. My wife commutes Welwyn to Epping never been caught out, about 60 miles.

Either will do it, but the 24 will not allow for detours of any significance. The 30 is actually a practical car range is not an issue with some planning.

The fuel savings cover the loan she has on the car. A gen 2 24 is a decent proposition if you are mindful of its limitiations, I feel at ease driving the 30 but a bit fidgety driving the 24 due to range anxiety and we have had electric cars for 3 years.

Edited by lost in espace on Monday 19th June 13:28

What's the real world range from both?

[jgy6000]

The reason I want to get an old one is as I'm doing 17-20,000 miles a year, so anything I buy is going to get well abused.

Think I'll stick with my Volvo S60 "dirty" D5 for the next few years as an early Leaf isn't going to be practicals for my commute.

[jgy6000]

90 miles isn't quite enough for me. My daily round trip commute is 88 miles so it would need to be 120-130 before I would consider it.

[jgy6000]

Are you limited on mileage with a PCP deal?
I'm guessing 25,000 miles a year won't be as cheap as £150 a month!