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So, I bought a Tesla Model 3 and I also have a Nissan Leaf. Trying to decide what to buy? Here's the scoop....
Nissan Leaf;
The Leaf is more user friendly than the Tesla Model 3. All the buttons, dials and gauges are exactly where you expect them to be. A 90 year old man would have no problems driving a Nissan Leaf. I love the one pedal driving. It reduces stress while driving in city traffic and promotes smooth driving instead of abrupt starts and stops. All passengers of my Leaf compliment me on my smooth driving. The hatchback design with foldable rear seats make it very practical. The seats are cloth so they don't burn your bottom in hot weather. The acceleration on my 2018 Leaf is pretty good. It keeps up with traffic and has no problems merging on the highway. The acceleration is buttery smooth since there is no transmission. It is a very good driver friendly car. There is no vampire drain with normal use (I am about to go on a long trip, so I shall find out about long term storage vampire drain, if it exists).
Tesla Model 3;
The M3 is NOT a car. It is not user friendly at all. There is no speedometer. The speed displays on the lcd screen off to the side, not in your line of sight while driving. The trunk space is decent, almost a usable as the leaf. Some of the trunk space is in the front as a "frunk" but that is not usable as the frunk is very shallow. It can fit a carry on bag or two briefcases. The interior is plastic (vegan leather, lol) so it might burn your butt in hot weather, however, I don't know for sure because I have not driven it yet in hot weather. There are zero dials, gauges, and buttons in this car. Everything, even the glovebox is controlled by the lcd screen. This is not user friendly to go through a menu tree to find the glove box just to open it. However, the M3 has a much longer range, goes much faster, and has better autonomous driving.
Conclusion;
If you do not need extended range, high speed driving, and autonomous driving, go with the Leaf. It is a better driving car. If you want bleeding edge tech, go with the Tesla Model 3. The NIssan Leaf is a car but the Tesla Model 3 is the future of transportation. Elon Musk plans on making tunnels for autonomous cars that can go 125 to 150 mph so you can bypass traffic jams. The nissan leaf has a top speed of 87 mph, so you won't be able to use these tunnels with the Leaf, even if you have the autonomous driving option. However, the Leaf costs much less, so you'll save some money.
So, I bought a Tesla Model 3 and I also have a Nissan Leaf. Trying to decide what to buy? Here's the scoop....
Nissan Leaf;
The Leaf is more user friendly than the Tesla Model 3. All the buttons, dials and gauges are exactly where you expect them to be. A 90 year old man would have no problems driving a Nissan Leaf. I love the one pedal driving. It reduces stress while driving in city traffic and promotes smooth driving instead of abrupt starts and stops. All passengers of my Leaf compliment me on my smooth driving. The hatchback design with foldable rear seats make it very practical. The seats are cloth so they don't burn your bottom in hot weather. The acceleration on my 2018 Leaf is pretty good. It keeps up with traffic and has no problems merging on the highway. The acceleration is buttery smooth since there is no transmission. It is a very good driver friendly car. There is no vampire drain with normal use (I am about to go on a long trip, so I shall find out about long term storage vampire drain, if it exists).
Tesla Model 3;
The M3 is NOT a car. It is not user friendly at all. There is no speedometer. The speed displays on the lcd screen off to the side, not in your line of sight while driving. The trunk space is decent, almost a usable as the leaf. Some of the trunk space is in the front as a "frunk" but that is not usable as the frunk is very shallow. It can fit a carry on bag or two briefcases. The interior is plastic (vegan leather, lol) so it might burn your butt in hot weather, however, I don't know for sure because I have not driven it yet in hot weather. There are zero dials, gauges, and buttons in this car. Everything, even the glovebox is controlled by the lcd screen. This is not user friendly to go through a menu tree to find the glove box just to open it. However, the M3 has a much longer range, goes much faster, and has better autonomous driving.
Conclusion;
If you do not need extended range, high speed driving, and autonomous driving, go with the Leaf. It is a better driving car. If you want bleeding edge tech, go with the Tesla Model 3. The NIssan Leaf is a car but the Tesla Model 3 is the future of transportation. Elon Musk plans on making tunnels for autonomous cars that can go 125 to 150 mph so you can bypass traffic jams. The nissan leaf has a top speed of 87 mph, so you won't be able to use these tunnels with the Leaf, even if you have the autonomous driving option. However, the Leaf costs much less, so you'll save some money.