26.5 US cents per kWh, pretty good for a public charger in most places.
Purchased a 2011 Nissan Leaf!
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The downside is a charge time of 18.5 minutes for $1.75 worth of energy.
True but it’s a 14 year old EV. It’s to be expected and this is not a car you buy to be doing fast charging.
By the time I walked up the street to the store, got a drink, and came back, I was on my way. I think I would have been OK with 5 minutes worth of juice.
One thing is for sure, this car will not be doing any road trips!
Change the oil in the gear box, it's probably never been changed.
That’s definitely on the agenda. I’ll miss regular oil changes so this will be fun.
When you change the oil in the leaf gear box it's good for at least 35,000 miles. That was with me driving my leaf on the highway at 75mph, using it like a truck, pulling a riding lawnmower on my trailer, and doing some light logging pulling logs with my leaf.That’s definitely on the agenda. I’ll miss regular oil changes so this will be fun.
The leaf allows me to do once a year oil changes on the pick-up and only put gas in it every 3 to 6 weeks and that's usually filling it up from around half.
What does a rebuilt battery cost up there?
I think anything legitimate would be $10k. Unless something changes, it would be way better to just get a different leaf when the batteries go bad.
With mine at 68% of original health, it should be ok for 4 or 5 years as our around town car.
Status Update.
I got a new job downtown and was lucky to snag a parking spot in the office building. I’m commuting daily after 5 years of working from home. An 80% charge gives me 2 to 3 days of dropping my daughter off at school, heading to work, and home.
Range really drops when I need the defroster or heater but it’s still good for a couple of days.
I had thought about installing a 3rd party system to allow me to control my charging with an app but Level 1 is more than adequate so I got one of those Wyze smart outdoor plugs. Based on the fact the Leaf adds 9km per hour, I can simply program the Wyze plug to shut down when the car will be at about 80%. Makes it super easy to not overcharge and takes only a moment.
We’re still on track to have the Leaf pay for itself in fuel savings within 2 years of purchase. If I ever opt for the overnight EV charging rates from BC Hydro, it will cost between 3 and 4cents (USD) per KwH.
Very happy with this car!
I got a new job downtown and was lucky to snag a parking spot in the office building. I’m commuting daily after 5 years of working from home. An 80% charge gives me 2 to 3 days of dropping my daughter off at school, heading to work, and home.
Range really drops when I need the defroster or heater but it’s still good for a couple of days.
I had thought about installing a 3rd party system to allow me to control my charging with an app but Level 1 is more than adequate so I got one of those Wyze smart outdoor plugs. Based on the fact the Leaf adds 9km per hour, I can simply program the Wyze plug to shut down when the car will be at about 80%. Makes it super easy to not overcharge and takes only a moment.
We’re still on track to have the Leaf pay for itself in fuel savings within 2 years of purchase. If I ever opt for the overnight EV charging rates from BC Hydro, it will cost between 3 and 4cents (USD) per KwH.
Very happy with this car!
LMAO at "Downtown" Victoria BC.
Ok, I admit, full disclosure, I'd love to have this "problem". Although if I was in your shoes, I'd probably ride my bike.
Ok, I have to admit, I may be considering one of these. The Navigator in my signature, the transmission has gone into limp mode, 3rd gear only, and I'm not sure if I want to put any more money into it. I would prefer to replace it with a cheap EV. I have seen some for less than $4K USD for sale in Texas. I need it to be able to make 30ish miles at freeway speeds to my office, that's as far as it would ever go. We have L2 charging in the parking garage for extremely cheap rates, somewhere around 10 cents per kwh, less than what I pay at home to charge.
How many battery bars do I need to make it 30 miles/50 kilometers? [edit] with the AC on?
How many battery bars do I need to make it 30 miles/50 kilometers? [edit] with the AC on?
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I was the service advisor at Nissan in Bellingham (retired last June) We replaced batteries in those to the upgraded battery that would get you around 130-150 miles. (you can only upgrade one generation, the later ones won't work). Battery replacement was around $7500 with labor. Some felt it was worth it..some not.
Your 115v charging method is great..takes a little longer but is a great option without the expense of adding the updated wiring to your home.
Interestingly, there are so many construction and road works projects right now that my wife is considering dusting off the bike and riding to work this winter. I don't see that continuing after it gets cold and rainy but I guess we'll seeLMAO at "Downtown" Victoria BC.
Ok, I admit, full disclosure, I'd love to have this "problem". Although if I was in your shoes, I'd probably ride my bike.
I think this might be marginal - I find once I get up to highway speeds (not as fast as freeway speeds down there) you can almost see the range go down moment by moment. I think a newer one would be fine but in Texas, needing AC, and driving fast daily I'm not sure an older Leaf would be a great choice. Maybe....maybe not.
For about 9K you can get a new 62KwH battery from China, with reprogrammed BMS, that will add a bit over 500km of range. This would be great but it just doesn't make sense economically. The Nissan battery would also be a no go for me at these prices but I guess I can see why some would go for it....
With the current prices of a used Model 3, I would look hard at one over a Leaf.
They are not anywhere near as cheap as an old Leaf, I saw a 2011 or 2012 with 34K miles only for less than $4000.
I'd buy a Bolt over a model 3 if I was looking to spend more than what a Leaf costs. The Bolt is small but the driver's seat is comfortable for a 6'7" person.
And also Elon Musk. It's been debated here already, but I most likely will never buy one because of him. He should have stayed in his swimlane, but now he's in FAFO territory for me.
I have to be honest, it was hard buying a Tesla with the Elon antics. It was the reason when we first starting looking for EVs it was specifically excluded until we realized how little options we had 2 years ago for EVs under $50k with 250+ miles of range that were available to test drive before buying. I know I've mentioned it multiple times here, but I put my order in for the ID.4. I just got tired of waiting after 8 months with no delivery and cancelled when the Tesla delivered in less than 2 months.
Getting back on topic...
10 battery bars:
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/...medium=trp&utm_campaign_id=1&utm_trusted=TRUE
10 battery bars:
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/...medium=trp&utm_campaign_id=1&utm_trusted=TRUE
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In my experience the 62KwH battery will not fit/work in the Gen 1 Leaf. Harness differences and physical size differences. In fact the Gen II battery is different too, but comes with adapter harnesses and different mounting brackets to adapt into the early car.
