dansaia
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I've had my 2019 Leaf SV for about 6 months now and there's definitely things I love and things I don't love.
The good:
This is a fun car. It's peppy, has great acceleration, good handling. The interior is fairly comfortable, at least for the driver. It's a great car to drive in the city and a great commuter car for less than 120-mile total commute a day.
The not so good:
ChaDeMo - You won't believe this but I work in the EV industry and when I bought my Leaf I was fairly new to my job so I didn't really know the difference in the fast charging connectors other than CCS and NACS. I had no idea about the ChaDeMo connector. So I saw it had fast charging and thought the 150-mile range wasn't an issue because I can fast charge anywhere. NOPE, ChaDeMo is hard to find and is actually being phased out, so going on a bit longer-range trip is definitely a challenge. There are adapters starting to come out but they cost almost $1000 and are not fully tested.
Map/Nav Updates - In my model, I am not able to find any options to do OTA, connect to WiFi, or otherwise. So I am not able to do any updates for my radio or Nav.
Be Aware:
Look this is nitpicking but the passenger side seat sits up rather high. When my wife gets in the car she often hits her head. So just be aware.
If charging at home only for someone that commutes I would highly recommend a Level 2 charger using a 50 AMP charger. This way you will be able to charge fully overnight (8 hours). If you only use the supplied charger and use a 120V home plug it will take at least 24 hours or more to fully charge your car.
The 12V battery in the Leaf needs to be checked periodically for voltage. Be sure it stays charged because remember, there is no alternator in an EV that recharges the battery. So check it.
I do like the car, but in hindsight, I would have spent the extra money and purchased the Plus model. Without any hesitation!
The good:
This is a fun car. It's peppy, has great acceleration, good handling. The interior is fairly comfortable, at least for the driver. It's a great car to drive in the city and a great commuter car for less than 120-mile total commute a day.
The not so good:
ChaDeMo - You won't believe this but I work in the EV industry and when I bought my Leaf I was fairly new to my job so I didn't really know the difference in the fast charging connectors other than CCS and NACS. I had no idea about the ChaDeMo connector. So I saw it had fast charging and thought the 150-mile range wasn't an issue because I can fast charge anywhere. NOPE, ChaDeMo is hard to find and is actually being phased out, so going on a bit longer-range trip is definitely a challenge. There are adapters starting to come out but they cost almost $1000 and are not fully tested.
Map/Nav Updates - In my model, I am not able to find any options to do OTA, connect to WiFi, or otherwise. So I am not able to do any updates for my radio or Nav.
Be Aware:
Look this is nitpicking but the passenger side seat sits up rather high. When my wife gets in the car she often hits her head. So just be aware.
If charging at home only for someone that commutes I would highly recommend a Level 2 charger using a 50 AMP charger. This way you will be able to charge fully overnight (8 hours). If you only use the supplied charger and use a 120V home plug it will take at least 24 hours or more to fully charge your car.
The 12V battery in the Leaf needs to be checked periodically for voltage. Be sure it stays charged because remember, there is no alternator in an EV that recharges the battery. So check it.
I do like the car, but in hindsight, I would have spent the extra money and purchased the Plus model. Without any hesitation!
