If you want to look like a c buy one

we have a 40kw 2020 model. best car i've ever owned. i have driven non stop since 1980. if u need a car to do 100 miles in a day and can charge at night on ya drive just buy one. as quiet as a rolls royce and handles on the road superbly. we love ours and will drive it untill it dies

I bought a 2018 loaded LEAF in excellent condition. Got a great deal and I love it. Never ICE again. I'm not a tree hugger, love tech and charging at home for very little cost. My electric costs have not changed or changed so little I can't observe the difference.

40kwh Tekna here. Amazing solid reliable car. Ok it doesn't have CCS but as a 2nd car doing my 50 mile daily commute and running the kids around here there and everywhere it's perfect. It is supposed to be a 2nd car to my other half's diesel SUV but it turns out my LEAF does 18k miles a year and the SUV is now lucky to do 4k miles a year.

Good to see a growing used EV market, which proves that the batteries are lasting better than even the manufacturers originally expected.

I’ve had a 40kwh Tekna for the past 2 years and as an everyday car it’s absolutely amazing . Air con, hot seats front and rear , heated steering wheel .adaptive cruise, lane keep , cross traffic alert , blind spot warning , 360 camera , full leather interior . Plenty off room inside and big boot . What more do you want for £10k ?

Battery health on the 40 can be seen in one of the menus in the instrument display, a horizontal white bar with 12 segments equivalent to the separate bars on the Mk1.

Great video, the love a lot of people clearly have for the leaf seems to keep values high for what they are. The Zoe seems to give more second hand bang for buck. Keep the second hand videos comming.

Great video, thanks. Personally, I'm not ready for an EV yet, but I keep watching as they get closer to my needs.

Very good information

There is loads of Chademo around still, you're good for 3-5 years I reckon. Leaf Mark 2 (especially in Tekna) is a LOT of car for the money. 40Kwh will be 140-160 miles real-world, which matches published figures quite well. Space is good, drives well (smooth/quiet), loads of safety tech, 5 star NCAP (unlike 0 star Zoe). Lots of low-mileage ones around from car supermarkets. We got ours from Cinch, who are brilliant. Serious value at around £13k imo. Styling is subjective naturally, but in the flesh it's actually pretty alright. Go for the 69 plate (2020) onwards to get the upgraded entertainbment system - pre 2020 models had a much smaller screen.

Thanks for the review. Yes, the prices have cooled off a bit over the last 9 to 12 months. I bought a used 2019 LEAF SL PLUS (62kWh battery) last spring for $27,000 USD here in the states. It was offered by a Nissan dealership 5 hours away as a certified used car. The price might sounds worse than it was because it is a loaded SL with most available options including leather and had been garage kept for it's 3 1/2 years in New York City and only had 6,998 miles on it. The first year and a half it was in dealer showrooms during the height of the Covid pandemic and the next two leased by a local resident that had a garage. The shipping protective film is still on the alloy wheels complete with the "Peel here" labels still in place. I bought this before I knew about the CCS / Tesla being the primary fast chargers found and being installed here in the states but not sure that would have changed my decision. That is because I bought the LEAF to replace a Nissan Vera hatchback I had been using exclusively as my run around town car for 9 years and the Leaf still fits that criteria perfectly since I charge at home anyway. However, now that I have it and I do enjoy driving it on longer trips too I do look forward to the CCS to CHAdeMO adapters becoming more available and hopefully more reasonably priced. That should reduce the range anxiety I have experience a few times on longer trips due to CHAdeMO unavailability.

I haven't had a look at the prices for Leaf 40/62kwh for some time, as I've been thinking about getting a cheap leaf (24kwh) but these prices are very good! A private sale would get me nervous though, I always think you'll get some reassurance with a dealer warranty. The price for the £12k 62kwh (I think about 58kwh usable) in the video looks interesting, although there is a Kona available at the moment for £2k more with a genuine 64kwh battery, CCS 70kw charging and no rapid gate!

Great review, as used buys they start to make sense, particularly the 62kw cars as these as useable for the longest of commutes.

Love my leaf, just purchased it from the lease company and its one best cars I have had, no problems and cheap to run, how can you lose when you save £2500 pa on 10000 miles/ my battery is 3 year old but has hardly degraded its still pretty like new.

Just got a 19 plate techna in metallic black . Beautiful car love it ❤

I did buy 2 years ago, fantastic ok the range is a bit limited but 95% of the time I don't even have to think about charging. Just plug in when I get home. Saved a fortune in fuel.

I've just brought a used 62KWH leaf (an upgrade from our original 24KWH UK built leaf) as the price different from a 40KWH car was minimal for the extra range/functionality (for our use case). While the leafs generally get looked down on (as a sub optimal car) as there are so many great cars from other manufactures available on the used marked (especially the Ioniqs) we really love it and its evolution from the original car (and full feature set) made it a no brainer for us. Yes CCS and faster charging would always be nice, but the chademo socket allows us to take part in Indra's V2H trial - and having the car power the house (which isn't yet available from any CCS car) was a massive positive for the leaf.

As a young guy looking to buy a used EV i appreciate your videos alot!

I've been looking at these too, nice to see prices getting to reasonable levels at last. Personally I fancy a 62kwh but not at 17k and not at 130k miles odd so I'll keep looking.

I opted for a used ID.3 for two big reasons: firstly, chademo and secondly, better range and efficiency.

Sadly the small capacity batteries will deep cycle more and degrade faster. You prompted me to have a look at what is available on the used market, quite tempting to pick up a tired one as a project.

The used LEAF market is quite big here in New Zealand.

The Chademo would put me off, had a Tekna back in 2014, cracking car, lousy range so the 62Kwh battery would be for me and it would have to be a Tekna to get all the toys as I would be thinking of its future resale value and in a few years time 500 mile ranges will be the expected norm so something that could do around 200 miles would still sell. Loved our Tekna though but charging away from home was a nightmare back in the day although there were plenty of free DC chargers about and little in the way of queue’s. Once went from Halifax to Dover and return using ecotricity , no issues at all and all for free !

We bought one with 90k on the clock and still at 12 bars battery health. Really nice thing but wish it looked better on the outside.

I have a 2017 Nissan Leaf original owner thinking about upgrading for some more range have 85000 miles started looking found one in a Ford dealership 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus 240 range 12000 MI $18,000 I could probably get it down a little I think it's a good deal been looking around not my first look thanks😊

I am tempted by the 40kwh but 2 concerns the battery degradation and how long will chademo be supported (also still need to convince wife to go electric)

I heard the Nissan leaf doesn't heat or cool the batteries. Wouldn't that be a big problem? I need to buy a 2nd car for the family and thinking of getting an electric. But, I do long car trips and not sure if a Zoe or Leaf can charge up at motorway points.

It's a pity Nissan never learned after the MK1 by not introducing thermal battery management. Hence faster battery degradation

Swapped my leaf for a Zoe Ze50 no regrets Gone from 155 miles with careful driving in the leaf 269 miles in the Zoe

I had this discussion with myself, I couid live with low range, bought an Ami.

It's worth noting that the 62kWh version doesn't just have a bigger battery. It also has a 50% more powerful motor! So you'll be travelling further and quicker on each charge.

The Zoe air cools the battery - that's why they degrade less.

I only use slow charge (type I connector/2.2Kw ) . Why? I have solar PV panels and 3/4 of my electricity completely free!

Well, I doubt that the small battery would have the range to take me to Brighton for a holiday fortnight on one charge and back on another charge!!

The foot operated parking brake may put off some people. Surely a bigger battery will be less stressed over it's life than a small one needing to be charged frequently, so I'd go for the biggest i can afford. I understood Zoe's used their air con unit to control battery temperature, so are not passive as you said.

I bought a 2021 Leaf for 17990. In my area, I save 1,799 in registration taxes and 4k in a tax rebate up to 16k, so approx 12k in real price. There are only 3 cars 2021 or newer for less than 18k in my area. I wish I would've purchased the larger battery for longer trips, but I should be able to make it to my vacation property with one stop.

Couple of corrections. You can get a gen2 leaf with light interior, it was an option to purchase but they’re V rare. The parking brake on gen2 leaf (late 2013 >) is a foot brake to action not a hand brake. The 24kWh pack will degrade less than a 30 kWh pack so worth considering over a 30kWh.

Passive thermal management is only part of the problem. Mk 1 Leaf battery chemistry is crap. My 35.8 kWh e-Golf is 5 years old and lost 8% capacity after 60,000 miles in SF Bay Area. It has lost 1% since 20,000 miles on odometer. VW specified robust Samsung SDI cells for the e-Golf.

I want good battery monitoring and management with appropriate heating and cooling to improve battery usefulness and extend its useful life. I’ve been told the Leaf has no battery cooling and heating. Is that true?

I owned a 2015 24 kWh Tekna, It was perfect for what i needed & was my first venture into EV Ownership, I since have part exed it for an ID.3. The only reason i did get rid of it was comfort & no flat floor in the rear. My leaf still had 12 bars & between 90-95% battery life left as confirmed by Leaf Spy Pro.

I’m poor, I have a budget of £2000 to £ 3000 is a used leaf feasible or any electric car? 🤔

Zoe has NCAP Safety rating on 0 hence why they are given them away.

The Leaf is an excellent choice for those who don’t carry a lot in the boot. But for those who have no garage in which to store things, it’s not the right one.

I seriously considered a Nissan Leaf before buying my Renault Zoe. My problem is that I have no garage and have a bicycle that has to live in the boot!! As does the garden tools!!

What about RapidGate on the 40kwh? Is that still A Thing? Is the 60kwh version also affected?

The thing with Chademo is that it supports V2G/H from day 1. I’m waiting for Indra V2H to be installed, allowing me to tap into the ~17 kWh usable capacity on my 2014 Leaf. If V2H works well, we’ll upgrade to a 40 kWh. I would be specifically looking for a Chademo car (a Leaf). No CCS car currently support V2G/H. As you said, Leaf is gateway into EV for many. In 2017 I got a 24kWh 2014 as experiment and love everything about EV’s. We now run this Leaf for school runs and Model Y for long trips.

Is there an adapter that I can purchase to put on my type 2 charger to change it to a Chademo charger?

I was at Gretna services two weeks ago - all the Applegreen CCS units were in pretty much in use, the IONITY units in use (and queued), and the two Gridserve units with CCS/Chademo were busy with a leaf queuing. Only downside is the proliferation of CCS only units. Saying that, Abington Applegreen has dual CCS/Chademo and there seems to be an aftermarket modding scene for these - www.youtube.com/@DalasEVRepair

You said that the battery suffered with degradation on the early Leaf…what about the newer cars like the 62kwh?

Nothing wrong with the leaf. It does everything you need. In reality nobody really drives that far, they just think they do. I've had 4 leaf so far and never had one problem (I used to work at the factory). Just keep away from the taxis. We're off to Belgium in August in ours (Newcastle - Hull - Rotterdam - Bruges) and I'm not expecting any problems.

Chademo certainly seems like a risk on these. Would love it if Nissan or some independent company would start offering CCS conversion kits for these. I think then I'd be all over one.

It would have to be an absolutely amazing deal before I bought a 2 to 3 year old Leaf. During that period the Leaf's competitors brought some strong rivals to the market. For example, no way would I buy a 2 year old Leaf if there was a Mk1 Ioniq or a Kona for around the same price, give or take £1500 to £2000 or so..... The South Korean cars are *way* ahead on efficiency and tech......

No deal on new leafs in USA

Cars have been over priced and the dealers have deliberately been dragging out the "chip shortage" excuse!! Now we are heading into a period of OVERSTOCK , so prices are starting to come back down to earth. New EV's are now getting seriously into affordable range... So second hand EVs could really give you a cheap to charge runabout. My BEV costs £25/mth where as I used to spend £150/mth on diesel.

Just get an ioniq?

The fire service recommends a 15-m quarantine area for one damaged EV.

"Cheap Leafs - the Gateway drug to EV"...!! Actually, I don't disagree - in fact, I think, in years to come, the Leaf will be regarded as most EV owners 'first car' in the same way that the original Mini was as a teenager's first car. It certainly was mine - a lovely 30kWh Acenta with the 6.6kW optional charger. I did about 20,000 miles over 2 years in Lottie before needing a higher-passenger-seat car for carrying my elderly mother - so, ended up with a BMW i3 94Ah Rex... another model dear to heart, I gather.

Are you real? if you as a first owner lost so much, would you buy another?

One word: Chademo

Don't buy an EV You'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.

i bought 2012 nissan leaf for $2000 , swapped battery with 62KW for $3100, got 420km. just over a 5K i got a great car. i would recommend to everyone. you don't need to spend 50K, 80K , 100K for an ev.

Is the lack of liquid cooling anything to worry about?