Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna 2020, Paul – EV Owner Review

Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna 2020, Paul - EV Owner Review

What is your name?
Paul

 

What is the make and model of your EV?
Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna

 

How old is your EV?
1-2 years old

 

How long have you owned your EV?
1 – 2 years

 

What is the mileage on your EV?
10,000 – 20,000 miles

 

How many EVs have you owned?
This is my 3rd

 

What is the average mileage range you achieve from your EV when fully charged?
160 miles

 

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Why did you choose this car?
All the toys!

 

Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this car?

  • Matches my bladder range
  • Love the e-pedal
  • Love the acceleration, it would beat my old Lexus V8 off the line.

 

Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this car?

  • Sometimes skittish on corners
  • That’s it 🤷‍♂️

 

Surprise us! Tell us something surprising about this car?
Love the adaptive cruise control especially in traffic, just press a button and the car follows the queue.

 

Stick or twist? If it’s twist, what are you considering and why?
Stick.

 

What home charging unit do you use and would you recommend it to others?
Pod Point comes with an app so I can check my consumption and set charge times to take advantage of cheap leccy for both of our cars.

 

What home electricity supplier & tariff do you use and would you recommend it to others?
Octopus Go.

 

What public charging networks do you use and would you recommend them to others?
Use them all, but my favourite is Instavolt.

 

Who do you insure your EV with and would you recommend them to others?
Whoever is the cheapest due July 4th. Been with 3 different insurers in 3 yrs. I have no loyalty to any of them.

Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna 2020, Paul - EV Owner Review

 

Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna 2020, Paul - EV Owner Review

 

Nissan LEAF 40kWh Tekna 2020, Paul - EV Owner Review

 

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