wisdom Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Was behind a 100%electric nissan leaf today, Was wondering how the interior is heated. ? Surely electric heating would kill the battery.Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Coal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BrowningB525 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Was behind a 100%electric nissan leaf today, Was wondering how the interior is heated. ? Surely electric heating would kill the battery.Just curious.Early ones are heated with a resistance heater. It does reduce range considerably. Newer ones are heated with a heat pump. It has less of an impact on range. A 24 kWh early leaf can still do 45 miles on a charge in the winter. Let's face it that'd do for a lot of people. Myself included. Newer ones are a bit better. 30 kWh ones are better still. I came very close to getting a leaf as 90% of my driving is short trips, and wife has a diesel for the longer trips. Edited October 12, 2016 by BrowningB525 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Coal Not recently. Coal has been doing sod all over summer. Gas, nuclear and wind have been the main sources. http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 More importantly, do they have a noise generator to warn people of their coming? Serious question for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 More importantly, do they have a noise generator to warn people of their coming? Serious question for once. Tyre noise. Some petrol/diesel cars can be pretty quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I shall ask my boss in the morning and report back. He had a Nissan Leaf when they first came out. I think he averaged 80 miles on a charge as he had a very heavy right foot. I enjoyed driving it, but it was very easy to be breaking the speed limit with no engin noise. He now has a Tesla which is like **** off a shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 There is one for sale with a Leased battery?? is that instead of paying for fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 More importantly, do they have a noise generator to warn people of their coming? Serious question for once. As long as you stay on the footpath you should be OK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) There is one for sale with a Leased battery?? is that instead of paying for fuel?No. You have to pay for ekecticity too. It's more cost effective to jyst lease an electric car. They depreciate like stones as they're more like tech products than cars in how they date. There was a deal recently where you could lease a 2013 leaf for £99 a month with £99 deposit. For 6 k miles per year. That's less than I pay bin furl commuting. The battery lease on a non owned battery is like £80 a month. The upside is that it's not your battery if it fails. Edited October 12, 2016 by BrowningB525 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I've driven a couple and they seem good but why make them so ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 It all looked appealing until the battery lease for nearly a grand a year was mentioned, what's the expected battery life if you own it? Or cost to replace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 It all looked appealing until the battery lease for nearly a grand a year was mentioned, what's the expected battery life if you own it? Or cost to replace? Not all electric cars have the lease. The batteries seem to be holding up well to be holding up well. No idea on cost of replacement. Lots. When I was looking at leading a 3 year old leaf, it still has a year or so warranty left. Thus could be extended for the full term of the least for £500. Electric cars really are more suited to leasing than buying. Saying that, I'd argue the same for all new cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O War Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) We looked at a leaf a few months ago when the missus looking at a new to us car. It seems you can charge them for free at Nissan dealerships and their chargers a quite quick. You can charge from your house either with a charging point that can be installed for a reasonable amount or use an extension to a socket. It was the range that put us off though, great for work as she just works down the road but if we went to her mums then it gets a bit iffy and a charge would be needed. must be a nightmare if you get stuck in a significant traffic jam. The battery lease would be more than she is paying per month in fuel so a was a thanks but no thanks. We ended up with a new shape Note with all the knobs and whistles on it and it's ok, wont set the world on fire but it is better than her old Sirion. That car was a disappointment after the first Sirion we had. The first sirion was an fspeed auto and that went like **** off a shovel and cost about 300 quid in repairs over 11years, it's still going that car. The new sirion cost us 400 quid in 2 years and there was concern about the steering rack going again (1000 repair) it had already been done under warranty by the previous owner. Edited October 16, 2016 by Lord O War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Would you BUY a USED Electric Car,,Battery probaly costs more than the rest of it.??. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 I'd lease one and pat £500 for an extended warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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