Are heat pumps worth extra cost it EV Cars

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ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

Was the heatpump not standard on the mark 2 leaf?

AFAIK it depends on the trim level, the poverty spec. doesn't have it.

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ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

Was the heatpump not standard on the mark 2 leaf?

Not AFAIK, though I am going to have a look under the bonnet. It was definitely offered on the options list, but didn't tick it, so it was not discussed further. It was definitely not a standard option on Leaf in 2019, but you've got me wondering if the Tekna, with it's bigger battery, might have one fitted as standard.

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The leaf 24 and 30kw had them as standard because the range was so limited as it was. I always assumed the 40kw did too. 

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ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

The leaf 24 and 30kw had them as standard because the range was so limited as it was. I always assumed the 40kw did too. 

Ensh#ttification.

My Citroen is the same. My 2022 has a heatpump, that is an expensive option on current cars.

The early models have standard features that become options on later cars, usually only as part of a very expensive package of gimmicks that although nice to have for free, no-one in their right mind would actually pay extra for.

I tried speccing up a longrange VW ID3 to include features that I actually use everyday on the Citroen- heatpump, HUD, rear camera and it shoots through the £40K barrier (but does gain multicoloured mood lighting......)