Nissan Leaf Replacement?

NigeWick

Announcement at next month's Geneva Motor Show? Oh yes please:-
2018 Nissan Leaf spy shots http://buff.ly/2khxlEF

agrinnall

I take it you won't be doing any charging at your current location?

forgotmyname

Dont worry it wont look like the IDS project. Unless your blind and its a fuzzy A5 sized picture from 300 yards away.

The doors appear to be the same, so they have changed the lights and nose slightly?

60KWh battery which will be a similar size to the current 30KWh one? How old is the technology in the current one? Seems a lot or improvement, unless their simialr size = considerably larger in reality.

stator

Love the plastic bags. Should do that with my car to keep the stone chips off

thescouselander

Who would want to buy a leaf anyway? It looks boring, is stupidly expensive to buy and has a ludicrous rate of depreciation leaving a mere 23% residual value after 3 years. Add to that very mediocre performance and serious limitations in range.

I'd rather poop in my hands and clap than own one of those things.

Jonesya

thescouselander wrote: »

Who would want to buy a leaf anyway? It looks boring, is stupidly expensive to buy and has a ludicrous rate of depreciation leaving a mere 23% residual value after 3 years. Add to that very mediocre performance and serious limitations in range

Wouldn't that make a secondhand, 3 year old Leaf something of a bargain? - someone else has paid for the depreciation and you get the rock bottom running costs.

For driving around town, the performance and range isn't an issue and they're clean, you're not fouling up your local environment.

thescouselander

Jonesya wrote: »

Wouldn't that make a secondhand, 3 year old Leaf something of a bargain? - someone else has paid for the depreciation and you get the rock bottom running costs.

For driving around town, the performance and range isn't an issue and they're clean, you're not fouling up your local environment.

Maybe that's true but the running costs aren't that low. Battery rental is £70 per month or you could risk a £5000 bill for a battery if it packs in.

forgotmyname

Jonesya wrote: »

Wouldn't that make a secondhand, 3 year old Leaf something of a bargain? - someone else has paid for the depreciation and you get the rock bottom running costs.

For driving around town, the performance and range isn't an issue and they're clean, you're not fouling up your local environment.

DELUDED.

You think its green and anviromentall friendly?Try again.

AnotherJoe

That wasn't what the poster claimed, they said not fouling up the local environment.
Try sitting behind a diesel and detect the difference

NigeWick

thescouselander wrote: »

Who would want to buy a leaf anyway?

Because it suits my wants. I can charge it using my solar PV or Economy 7.

NigeWick

thescouselander wrote: »

Maybe that's true but the running costs aren't that low. Battery rental is £70 per month or you could risk a £5000 bill for a battery if it packs in.

2p per mile against 10p per mile is not cheaper that a fossil burner? Only about 20 moving parts as against 2,000 is more expensive to service? I think not. One can buy the batteries outright.