2018 Nissan LEAF 40 kWh (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
2018 Nissan LEAF 40 kWh (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
Nissan Leaf is one of the first mass produced electric cars. Since its debut in 2011 more than 320 000 Nissan Leaf cars have been sold worldwide, making this the best selling EV, and giving you an idea of global interest in electric mobility.
I live in Poland, where 500 EVs were sold in 2017, half of them Leafs, probably thanks to hefty discount as dealers had to push the outgoing model. BMW i3 is in far second place, and the rest doesn’t really count. What’s it like in your country? And how’s the charging infrastructure around where you live?
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Starting price: 32 000 euro
As tested: 40 000 euro
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0 -> this is the newness and leave a washing
2.52 -> machine on wheels which will take you
3.99 -> across Belgium on a single charge let's
6.509 -> just hope there's a charger on the other
8.37 -> end Nissan Leaf is one of the first
11.49 -> mass-produced electric cars since its
13.83 -> debut in 2011 more than 320 thousand
17.07 -> examples have been sold worldwide making
18.93 -> this the best-selling evie and giving
21.33 -> you an idea of what the global interest
23.25 -> in electric mobility is I live in Poland
26.939 -> where 500 EVs were sold in 2017 half of
31.17 -> them leaves probably thanks to a hefty
33.899 -> discount as dealers had to push the
35.61 -> outgoing model BMW i3 is in pharr second
39.54 -> place and the rest doesn't really count
41.67 -> what's it like in your country let me
43.98 -> know in the comments section below and
45.3 -> how's the charging infrastructure around
47.399 -> where you live here for example the
52.649 -> nearest petrol station is 500 meters
54.75 -> that way and the nearest animal charger
57.78 -> is 25 kilometres that way there are
62.52 -> about ten such chargers in Warsaw
75.75 -> then there's a dozen or so type to
78.64 -> charges around war so but leave the
80.62 -> capital and things get much worse for
83.47 -> Evy drivers this pluck sure comes screen
86.29 -> shot says it all
89.84 -> [Music]
93.9 -> but let's face it EVs are for city
96.42 -> driving chances are if you're
98.22 -> considering one there is some sort of
100.62 -> infrastructure around where you live or
102.96 -> you can install a wall box in your
105.36 -> parking space parking Nissan offers pro
115.47 -> pilot park camera-based semi autonomous
117.63 -> parking system its advantage is precise
120.57 -> manual parking spot selection its
122.67 -> disadvantage is precise manual parking
125.79 -> spot selection launching the system
127.86 -> takes so long you'll either park the car
130.53 -> yourself or find a spot big enough so
133.05 -> that you can just dump your car there
134.67 -> without worrying about lines
138.13 -> [Music]
146.28 -> how far does 40 kilowatt hours get you
149.49 -> realistically around 260 kilometers
152.41 -> around town maybe 180 kilometers at
155.41 -> motorway speeds you'll get pretty far on
158.77 -> B roads as long as you keep it below 100
162.19 -> km/h Nissan claims two hundred and
166.99 -> seventy kilometers combined and almost
169 -> four hundred kilometers in the city but
171.91 -> that will probably require the right
173.77 -> weather preconditioning Eco mode
175.63 -> coasting and energy recuperation
179.52 -> speaking of energy recuperation Nissan
182.38 -> offers something called the e pedal
185.2 -> basically you control the braking force
187.87 -> by gradually releasing the accelerator
191.32 -> pedal it's part of the energy
193.21 -> recuperation system although Nissen
195.94 -> advertises it as a comfort feature so
198.97 -> you don't have to press the brake pedal
201.34 -> oh how comfortable that is BMW i3 sorry
206.14 -> about that we'll get to the noises in a
208.03 -> minute BMW i3 offers similar energy
210.91 -> recuperation and somehow nobody makes a
213.07 -> big deal out of it you can disable the e
215.8 -> pedal by pressing this button here and
218.65 -> then when you let go of the accelerator
221.23 -> the car just coasts like any other car
226.47 -> deep trivia a pedal brakes with force of
230.2 -> up to 0.2 G starting from 0.07 G the
235.3 -> brake lights come on once you learn how
237.52 -> to judge distance using the brake pedal
239.83 -> becomes a rare occasion reserved for
242.05 -> moments when someone cuts in front of
243.97 -> you
247.55 -> how's the leaf to drive well it's normal
250.79 -> like any other car but very quiet
252.68 -> driving EVs you hear a lot of noises
256.01 -> from outside so the car has to be very
259.28 -> well-put-together so there are no
261.14 -> suspicious squeaks or rattles which
264.14 -> would annoy you and in this department
267.32 -> the leaf is very very good this is
270.05 -> really a solid interior I like that the
274.7 -> suspension is on the verge of stiff but
278.45 -> that's probably due to high mass of the
281.21 -> car steering is light but precise sorry
285.41 -> about that
286.6 -> visibility is fine as well Nissan boasts
293.72 -> pro pilot technology like in other
295.67 -> brands this is basically an advanced
297.41 -> active cruise control with active Lane
299.12 -> Assist you can let go of the steering
301.37 -> wheel for a few seconds then the car
303.08 -> will start beeping at you give you a
305.12 -> couple of wakeup jerks with the brakes
307.01 -> and then it will stop with hazard lights
309.41 -> flashing by the way Nissan makes a lot
313.07 -> of warning noises when you cross the
315.2 -> line when profile up gets lost when
317.48 -> there's a car in your blind spot when
319.28 -> you open the door when you open the boot
321.14 -> when you open the charging port door
322.79 -> some of the sounds could be replaced
325.01 -> with just visual warnings
329.63 -> [Music]
331 -> if not for the new exterior shape I'd
333.8 -> assume this is yet another facelift the
336.17 -> dimensions are pretty much the same as
338.36 -> in the first generation the things that
340.64 -> changed inside are the instrument
344.93 -> binnacle but that's due to pro pilot it
348.08 -> needed a new display but for example the
350.48 -> AC panel and the infotainment system
353.36 -> remained the same I don't know how long
356.3 -> Nissan has been putting the same sat-nav
358.76 -> in its cars but it's high time for
362.3 -> upgrades there's a decent amount of room
366.56 -> in the back to ISOFIX points 60/40 split
369.56 -> back rests unfortunately like in the
371.78 -> previous generation also here you don't
373.61 -> get a flat loading area which didn't
376.01 -> prevent me from loading a bunch of Ikea
378.26 -> furniture inside that's a wardrobe some
381.11 -> shelves two desks in there with the
384.11 -> seats up the boot has 385 litres
386.69 -> capacity a decent result for a compact
389.15 -> car Nissan Leaf prices start at 32,000
394.46 -> euro this techni spec test car costs
396.89 -> around 40,000 euro without any
399.32 -> incentives which may be available in
401.36 -> some countries or regions
414.93 -> [Music]
417.979 -> here in Poland when choosing a Navy
420.63 -> the choice is down to BMW i3 or Nissan
423.84 -> Leaf personally I'll take a 3/4 it's
426.9 -> funky looks but the leaf is the better
429.87 -> Evie and what's your opinion about EVs
433.02 -> are they the future of mobility or a
434.97 -> dead end and should people be offered
437.37 -> state incentives to buy them if you have
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