Mr Blue Skies drives a Nissan ARIYA 87kWh 2023.
This is Mr Blue Skies’s second electric car, he’s owned the Nissan ARIYA from new and drives 10,000-15,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 1,000-5,000 miles and he achieves 300 miles from a full charge.
Why did you choose the Nissan ARIYA?
Previous good experience with Nissan LEAF and I wanted a versatile crossover design. I also wanted good styling, good range & NOT a Chinese car. The ARIYA has a good range of standard features:
- Memory seats
- heated seats front & rear
- cooled front seats
- matrix LED headlamps
- automatic parking
- fully opening sun roof
- wireless Apple CarPlay
- ProPilot 2 intelligent cruise & auto steer.
Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this electric car
- Smooth
- silent cruiser.
Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this electric car
- Suspension too hard
- in-built sat nav hard to use
- car alarm trips when remote heating turned on.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
Changes distance units from miles to kms randomly, not yet fixed.
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What are the standout technological features of the car?
Design, both interior and exterior.
Surprise us! Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this electric car
Tailgate opens by placing foot underneath back of car.
What electric car(s) are you interested in next and why?
Volvo EX30 – need smaller car with a good range.
Home charging unit – outline both positive & negative elements
Pod Point – connected to wi-fi & can schedule charging remotely.
Do you use public charging networks?
No
Please itemise where you’re saving money (or not) owning & running a Nissan ARIYA
I don’t know exact details but I save a lot!
