Nissan LEAF Tekna 2022 Owner Review

Elias Sacs drives a Nissan LEAF Tekna 62kWh 2022.

This is Elias’s second electric car, he’s owned the Nissan LEAF 2-3 years and drives under 5,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 10,000-20,000 miles and he achieves 180 miles from an 80% charge.

Why did you choose this car?

I had a previous LEAF with the standard battery and was really pleased with it. I chose this car because of the extra range & the improved electronics.

Positives

e-Pedal – it’s so easy to drive
it’s reliable
it’s comfortable.

Negatives

CHAdeMO can be a bit restrictive but since upgrading to the larger battery I haven’t needed to use rapid charges.

Compared to when you first bought the car, does your battery still charge at the same rate & do you still get the same range?

It seems to be pretty consistent & hasn’t degraded at all.

Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?

What are the standout technological features of the car?

e-Pedal
Eco
regenerative breaking
auto pilot
heated seats & steering wheel
preheating/cooling the cabin
heat pump
Apple CarPlay
auto lights/wipers.

Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about your Nissan LEAF

The whole experience of driving electric is a delight. Even after 7 years I still feel excited each time I get in my EV. I’ve never been really bothered about cars before but EVs are amazing!

What’s the biggest or funniest myth you’ve heard about EVs?

That they’ll set on fire – truth is they’re at least 20 times less likely to
The battery will be useless pretty quickly – truth is they will probably outlast the car
They’re expensive to buy & run – truth is, they’re incredibly cheap to run & with solar they are free to run. With a bit of shopping around they are now more than affordable & are the best investment in private transport I have ever made and I’m 77.