Drove to Stanthorpe from the Sunshine Coast last weekend. Saved over $100 compared to average Australian consumption. Less than $17 even if we had to pay for the destination charge which was free. Love our 2012 and 2021 Leafs. Both of them tow, and there's no fumigation when attaching the trailers.
Howdy from the United States. I live in Southern Maine and just purchased a Leaf three weeks ago. I can't wait to take the vehicle on a road trip. I have solar on my home so an EV is a no brainer. Thank you for your video.
G'day from down under. Hope you have fun with your LEAF Don't forget to checkout our road trip vids ruclips.net/video/iEpIcRXDTsw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/oitS-YvsXEk/видео.html Cheers EV4ME
Got an S+ and have the same great experiences. Quiet, fast, enjoyable ride, and cheaper than petrol. Winter here can go to -30C so it will be interesting to see what happens.
Thanks for the videos! I’d love to buy an EV. Just waiting for the prices/incentives to put them within my reach. I’m hoping for a closer look at the upcoming EV Experience Event in Canberra!
Hi Liz, if you are local, drop us an email at shane.maher1973@gmail.com Myself and Kaz can sort out a time to meetup, then we can show you Yuki (62kWh LEAF) and Kuro (40kWh LEAF). You can see EV ins and outs, with no pressure to purchase, and a few tips in buying. Cheers
Thanks for your costs, I'm an expat in the UK and possibly heading back home in a couple of years, I have a Nissan Leaf Tekna 2017 30kWh 30,000 I recently worked out my overall since cost since purchase and running costs over 4yrs came to £21,000 it came out at £0.70p per mile. In $ that would be @1.87 exchange rate $39,270.00 total klm 48,000 = $0.82c per klm. Comparing to our other vehicle my wife drives a Qashqai it's a massive saving , I put £65.00 worth of petrol in the Qashqai recently and based on just cost per mile only my Tekna cost £0.04p/ per mile. That £65.00 worth of electricity I can drive 1,625 miles Here in the UK you have 2 tariffs daytime and night time, night time rate is approximately 50% cheaper than the daytime rate. 95% of my charging is Night rate. My annual average miles/kWh is 4.6 that comes from the Nissan app it works out for you. Hope the above figure can give you a comparison.
Thanks for the comparison Chris. Total costs over the year makes an EV, at least half the overall running cost, compared to ICE. In the UK your electricity would be cheaper than Australia, so your savings could be better. Also your electricity companies in the UK are more EV friendly. We get similar consumption figures of 6-6.5 km per kWh
Love the video. My wife and I think you’re a delightful couple. I’m contemplating a new Leaf, but there is quite the shortage. I just subscribed to your channel.
The Nissan Leaf is nice, but there some other great EV's out there. BYD are making a big push next year into different countries around the world. Cheaper EV with a longer range, or if you wanted something flashier (more expensive), you could go for a Model 3 Tesla. Or something more practical like a Kona electric.
@@ev4me2 Yes, according to various RUclipsrs, that seems to be the case. We are not in a hurry right now, so we are willing to wait out the storm, so to speak.
Hi Team, Your videos have been very informative. I have enjoyed being a part of your journey and watching you fall in love with your car. In comparison to New Zealand registration mine is as follows estimated cost for a 12 month private passenger vehicle licence, from 2nd October 2021) $43.50Licence Fee $46.04ACC Levy $1.64Other Levies $3.74Online admin plus label fee* $14.24GST $109.16Total Insurance on my leaf is $1,127.75 a year and my electricity charge is $0.11 kw from 9pm to 7am so the car is charged over night. Please keep up with your videos. We are off to a place called Owaka tomorrow as ChargeNet have just put in a new charger.
Wow, our yearly running cost have been smashed. We are coming across the ditch to live. Have fun with the trip to Owaka. We will hopefully be in NZ next year April/May? We might do a youtube episode at that time. Shhh don't tell anybody, we filmed our first episode of the channel many years ago in Aukland NZ.
That was great you two. Yes hard to believe it's been a year. Once lockdown ends and you get some longer summer road trips it would be great to know how the battery goes with the increased heat - you often hear that from the leaf naysayers about the lack of cooling system of the battery ... that you get significantly decreased range . Also are the back seats good for taller people i.e over 6ft?
Yes will be good to do more road trips after lockdown. Also back seats are Ok for tall people. I am 6'3" and I can fit in comfortably, with a couple of inch's above my head
Most enjoyable Kaz and Shane and I'll vouch for the acceleration of that little beast since I got to ride in it when you first got it. First year and you're already well ahead, I guess it only gets cheaper next year 👍
I have to admit the main reason I use cruise control so much is that I found it hard to gauge the speed of my EV. I used to go by the sound of the engine, like you point out in this video. I'd be driving along thinking I was being a good driver, then check my speed and I'm doing 15 over the limit. Oops.
I have had a Nissan Leaf 30 kwhr for 5 1/2 years. I bought it brand new in 2016. At first it had 107 miles range, now it has only 78 miles range and has lost 2 out of 12 battery bars. All Nissan leafs use a natural convection cooling system and completely lack an active temperature battery management system. In my car which has hardly been rapid charged comparatively to being fast charged in my home on a 7kw charger, it has resulted in rapid battery degradation and is continually getting worse in temperate UK, not somewhere like Arizona. The car has only done 24000 miles. The battery is the largest cost item on the car. Not good !
Yes the AZE0 Leaf did not have the best battery. ZE1 battery was a little bit better, because they changed the chemistry. But better active cooling and better battery chemistry is the key.
@@ev4me2 oh wow!! I am thinking of buying an all electric car....I was thinking of buying a Tesla, but unfortunately the ones that I came across were all left hand drive. Where I live (in Kampala, Uganda in East Africa) we drive right hand drive cars. However, the Nissan dealership we have has Nissan leaf of 2021. I will pass by after we cross over into 2022 and see how much it costs. I trust you and family are enjoying the season....happy and prosperous new year.
We go through ActewAGL, with the simple saver plan. We evenpay, I think $10 a month. Who did you go through to get your imported EV, and how did you find the experience Aaron?
Hi Santosh, If you are interested in importing through a broker in Australia (Save between $5,000-$10,000) Call either of these top 3 Aussie importers, I cannot split them apart. All have over 20 years experience and have imported tens of thousands of cars between them. ⚠️ We have no commercial arrangements with any of them. In no particular order !! 🚗 Prestige Motorsports. Speak to Geoff. 0418 944 253 🚗 Iron Chef Imports. Speak to Kristian. 0402 904 069 🚗 J-Spec. Speak to Ben. 0434 288 682 The 40kWh ZE1 Leaf you can import for $25k-$29K or the 62 kWh e+ $43k -$50k. But you could always wait for the BYD E6 to come out next year !
I love how happy you guys are with your leaf! Just got myself a 40KW Leaf and feel absolutely the same about it. It makes my daily driving experience much much more enjoyable and far less stressful and it’s so much cheaper to charge and use. Never been happier. Cheers.
We do not have batteries at home, but we have a 5 MWh Tesla battery in the suburb. We have a 2.5 kW solar system, but we export to grid directly (45.7 c/kWh). We make about $1000 per year after our electricity bill. So I guess its free electricity, plus $1000.
To win the auction Japan and import, cost us roughly $48900. But you can get the e+ Leaf's for $43k-$47K these days. Also be aware there are cheaper new Chinese EV's coming to Australia next year via EVDIRECT. Checkout our importing video's on the channel ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html
I don't remember if you mentioned it in the video, but you had some trips away paying $0 for the charger use. Was that taken into account when working out the figures? Also do you have solar? Or thinking of getting it?
We paid less than $20 for charging at EVIE, Chargefox, etc for the year, so not worth mentioning. Yes we have a 2.4 kWh solar system, but that is export straight to the grid.
A good question Sharon ! The e+ Leaf (62 kWh), cost roughly $49000 landed, but that was last year. But you can pick them up now $43000-$49000, if you are guided by a Aussie import broker. See below 🚗 Prestige Motorsports. Speak to Geoff. 0418 944 253 🚗 Iron Chef Imports. Speak to Kristian. 0402 904 069 🚗 J-Spec. Speak to Ben. 0434 288 682 The 40 kWh Leaf can be bought for $29000, we purchased Kuro a couple of month ago for this price. Importing is quite easy, speak to any of the above companies, to see how they can help you. Or if you want to go through a Japanese car yard/online business, it will cost you an extra $5000 - $10000 on top. You will hear the usually waffle from these companies, saying "You cannot do it yourself", "Its dangerous", "The sky is falling", etc If you have further questions about importing you can post your question on the "Nissan LEAF Owners Australia" group on facebook. Get real world experiences, from people who have purchased EV's through dealerships, companies or websites. ✅ facebook.com/groups/1695823577366861 Or if you want to checkout our import experience, checkout our video's below or the rest of our RUclips channel. 📺 How to import a Nissan LEAF - ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html 📺 Japanese Nissan LEAF conversion - ruclips.net/video/MHYWDOUp39s/видео.html 📺 A owners review of the e+ LEAF - ruclips.net/video/Uhl436mHDEk/видео.html Also be aware that there are some "Cheap Cheery Chinese" EV's coming onto the market in 2022. The BYD E6 is one to checkout. ✅ evdirect.com.au/e6/ Hope this info helps Sharon
Drove to Stanthorpe from the Sunshine Coast last weekend. Saved over $100 compared to average Australian consumption. Less than $17 even if we had to pay for the destination charge which was free.
Love our 2012 and 2021 Leafs.
Both of them tow, and there's no fumigation when attaching the trailers.
Yes the LEAF's are good !
Also I forgot about that. Coupling up trailers and getting the ICE fumes
Thanks Guys. Very useful information
Howdy from the United States. I live in Southern Maine and just purchased a Leaf three weeks ago. I can't wait to take the vehicle on a road trip. I have solar on my home so an EV is a no brainer. Thank you for your video.
G'day from down under. Hope you have fun with your LEAF
Don't forget to checkout our road trip vids
ruclips.net/video/iEpIcRXDTsw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/oitS-YvsXEk/видео.html
Cheers EV4ME
Thank you! I was second guessing getting a leaf at first, this made me change my mind... Going to get a 2021 model(not the plus version)
Hold out for the arrival of BYD if you have that sort of budget
Jake wait and see what BYD brings out next year.
You might be able to get a Yuan plus for $40k - $45k
Real world range around 400km
Got an S+ and have the same great experiences. Quiet, fast, enjoyable ride, and cheaper than petrol. Winter here can go to -30C so it will be interesting to see what happens.
Very nice! The batteries get a bit cranky when they get near to -20C. Does your Leaf have a battery heater?
Wife and I just picked up a 2020 Nissan Leaf SV (non-plus :( ) But we are still really happy with it.
Congratulations, they are a great little car. But 40 kWh battery is OK. Enough to get your feet wet in the EV world !
And I thought we were doing ok with 20,000km+ in our first year in the Kona. Do you guys sleep? 8-)
Yes, my wife does a lot of driving for work.
Thanks for the videos! I’d love to buy an EV. Just waiting for the prices/incentives to put them within my reach. I’m hoping for a closer look at the upcoming EV Experience Event in Canberra!
Hi Liz, if you are local, drop us an email at shane.maher1973@gmail.com
Myself and Kaz can sort out a time to meetup, then we can show you Yuki (62kWh LEAF) and Kuro (40kWh LEAF).
You can see EV ins and outs, with no pressure to purchase, and a few tips in buying.
Cheers
Thanks for your costs, I'm an expat in the UK and possibly heading back home in a couple of years, I have a Nissan Leaf Tekna 2017 30kWh 30,000 I recently worked out my overall since cost since purchase and running costs over 4yrs came to £21,000 it came out at £0.70p per mile. In $ that would be @1.87 exchange rate $39,270.00 total klm 48,000 = $0.82c per klm.
Comparing to our other vehicle my wife drives a Qashqai it's a massive saving , I put £65.00 worth of petrol in the Qashqai recently and based on just cost per mile only my Tekna cost £0.04p/ per mile.
That £65.00 worth of electricity I can drive 1,625 miles
Here in the UK you have 2 tariffs daytime and night time, night time rate is approximately 50% cheaper than the daytime rate. 95% of my charging is Night rate.
My annual average miles/kWh is 4.6 that comes from the Nissan app it works out for you.
Hope the above figure can give you a comparison.
Thanks for the comparison Chris. Total costs over the year makes an EV, at least half the overall running cost, compared to ICE.
In the UK your electricity would be cheaper than Australia, so your savings could be better. Also your electricity companies in the UK are more EV friendly.
We get similar consumption figures of 6-6.5 km per kWh
Love the video. My wife and I think you’re a delightful couple. I’m contemplating a new Leaf, but there is quite the shortage. I just subscribed to your channel.
The Nissan Leaf is nice, but there some other great EV's out there. BYD are making a big push next year into different countries around the world. Cheaper EV with a longer range, or if you wanted something flashier (more expensive), you could go for a Model 3 Tesla. Or something more practical like a Kona electric.
@@ev4me2 Yes, according to various RUclipsrs, that seems to be the case. We are not in a hurry right now, so we are willing to wait out the storm, so to speak.
Hi Team,
Your videos have been very informative. I have enjoyed being a part of your journey and watching you fall in love with your car. In comparison to New Zealand registration mine is as follows
estimated cost for a 12 month private passenger vehicle licence, from 2nd October 2021)
$43.50Licence Fee
$46.04ACC Levy
$1.64Other Levies
$3.74Online admin plus label fee*
$14.24GST
$109.16Total
Insurance on my leaf is $1,127.75 a year and my electricity charge is $0.11 kw from 9pm to 7am so the car is charged over night.
Please keep up with your videos. We are off to a place called Owaka tomorrow as ChargeNet have just put in a new charger.
Wow, our yearly running cost have been smashed. We are coming across the ditch to live.
Have fun with the trip to Owaka. We will hopefully be in NZ next year April/May?
We might do a youtube episode at that time. Shhh don't tell anybody, we filmed our first episode of the channel many years ago in Aukland NZ.
An excellent report - on an excellent car. Thank you both.
Glad you enjoyed it Phil.
shane:someone already had a speeding fine.
karen:keep nodding head ,YUUPPP
LOL
The first month you have an EV you get a bit over enthusiastic, then pull your head in after your first speeding fine.
That was great you two. Yes hard to believe it's been a year. Once lockdown ends and you get some longer summer road trips it would be great to know how the battery goes with the increased heat - you often hear that from the leaf naysayers about the lack of cooling system of the battery ... that you get significantly decreased range . Also are the back seats good for taller people i.e over 6ft?
Yes will be good to do more road trips after lockdown. Also back seats are Ok for tall people. I am 6'3" and I can fit in comfortably, with a couple of inch's above my head
Great, I'm the same height so good to know, thank you
Most enjoyable Kaz and Shane and I'll vouch for the acceleration of that little beast since I got to ride in it when you first got it. First year and you're already well ahead, I guess it only gets cheaper next year 👍
Yes, Yuki the little LEAf is quick off the mark.
I have to admit the main reason I use cruise control so much is that I found it hard to gauge the speed of my EV. I used to go by the sound of the engine, like you point out in this video. I'd be driving along thinking I was being a good driver, then check my speed and I'm doing 15 over the limit. Oops.
Thanks for sharing ManicDee, yes its a really easy thing to do !!
You CAN charge your EV without the Zappi! Normal outlet of course- just not as quick. Works fantastically with PV though! GREAT video though- thanks!
Good tip! Granny charger is OK, if you can wait roughly 16 hours.
All you need, is a 240 outlet, and it will charge in about 8hrs. No need for the expensive box.
Keep the videos coming. Do you use leaf spy often?
Thanks Leaf Storm
I have had a Nissan Leaf 30 kwhr for 5 1/2 years. I bought it brand new in 2016. At first it had 107 miles range, now it has only 78 miles range and has lost 2 out of 12 battery bars. All Nissan leafs use a natural convection cooling system and completely lack an active temperature battery management system. In my car which has hardly been rapid charged comparatively to being fast charged in my home on a 7kw charger, it has resulted in rapid battery degradation and is continually getting worse in temperate UK, not somewhere like Arizona. The car has only done 24000 miles. The battery is the largest cost item on the car.
Not good !
Yes the AZE0 Leaf did not have the best battery. ZE1 battery was a little bit better, because they changed the chemistry. But better active cooling and better battery chemistry is the key.
30,000+ km per year is heaps! Makes total sense to do this with an EV. Great video 👍😄
Yes Toofless, it is a long way. And decent distance to get stats on.
@@ev4me2 It's one of many reasons why I Like your channel 👍😄
Thanks for content
No worries
Its amazing how your Nissan leaf uses 18.63% of the fuel you used for you Nissan extrail. Truly amazing
Great point! A lot less CO2 into atmosphere as well !
@@ev4me2 oh wow!! I am thinking of buying an all electric car....I was thinking of buying a Tesla, but unfortunately the ones that I came across were all left hand drive. Where I live (in Kampala, Uganda in East Africa) we drive right hand drive cars. However, the Nissan dealership we have has Nissan leaf of 2021. I will pass by after we cross over into 2022 and see how much it costs. I trust you and family are enjoying the season....happy and prosperous new year.
Great video! We just received our 40kwh Japanese import in Canberra also and loving it! Hey who is your electricity provider to get that rate?
We go through ActewAGL, with the simple saver plan. We evenpay, I think $10 a month.
Who did you go through to get your imported EV, and how did you find the experience Aaron?
@@ev4me2 It was a goodcar co purchase in recent bulk buy. Was easy purchase they did all the work! 😀
@@aaronp9685 hi, could you please share how to bulk buy, thank you
Hi Santosh,
If you are interested in importing through a broker in Australia (Save between $5,000-$10,000)
Call either of these top 3 Aussie importers, I cannot split them apart. All have over 20 years experience and have imported tens of thousands of cars between them.
⚠️ We have no commercial arrangements with any of them. In no particular order !!
🚗 Prestige Motorsports. Speak to Geoff. 0418 944 253
🚗 Iron Chef Imports. Speak to Kristian. 0402 904 069
🚗 J-Spec. Speak to Ben. 0434 288 682
The 40kWh ZE1 Leaf you can import for $25k-$29K or the 62 kWh e+ $43k -$50k.
But you could always wait for the BYD E6 to come out next year !
I love how happy you guys are with your leaf! Just got myself a 40KW Leaf and feel absolutely the same about it. It makes my daily driving experience much much more enjoyable and far less stressful and it’s so much cheaper to charge and use. Never been happier. Cheers.
We agree Avid !
Loved this video just wondering if you also have solar and batteries installed at you house…and if that would save you even more money
We do not have batteries at home, but we have a 5 MWh Tesla battery in the suburb.
We have a 2.5 kW solar system, but we export to grid directly (45.7 c/kWh). We make about $1000 per year after our electricity bill. So I guess its free electricity, plus $1000.
Thanks for uploading your video, I may have missed it but have you considered depreciation costs
Not at all, we are not smart enough to figure that out.
What happens if the click is not fixed? Is it just a noise distraction when braking?
It's just really a distraction under moderate acceleration and braking. But only some Leaf's affected.
I might have missed it guys... but how much was the cost to buy and import?
To win the auction Japan and import, cost us roughly $48900. But you can get the e+ Leaf's for $43k-$47K these days. Also be aware there are cheaper new Chinese EV's coming to Australia next year via EVDIRECT.
Checkout our importing video's on the channel
ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html
What size is the battery in the Nissan Leaf?
Its is a 62 kWh Battery Kristie
Checkout our battery Video
ruclips.net/video/sezcdXpessw/видео.html
I don't remember if you mentioned it in the video, but you had some trips away paying $0 for the charger use. Was that taken into account when working out the figures? Also do you have solar? Or thinking of getting it?
P.S. thanks for the vid.
We paid less than $20 for charging at EVIE, Chargefox, etc for the year, so not worth mentioning.
Yes we have a 2.4 kWh solar system, but that is export straight to the grid.
What was the cost to buy including importing?
A good question Sharon !
The e+ Leaf (62 kWh), cost roughly $49000 landed, but that was last year.
But you can pick them up now $43000-$49000, if you are guided by a Aussie import broker.
See below
🚗 Prestige Motorsports. Speak to Geoff. 0418 944 253
🚗 Iron Chef Imports. Speak to Kristian. 0402 904 069
🚗 J-Spec. Speak to Ben. 0434 288 682
The 40 kWh Leaf can be bought for $29000, we purchased Kuro a couple of month ago for this price.
Importing is quite easy, speak to any of the above companies, to see how they can help you.
Or if you want to go through a Japanese car yard/online business, it will cost you an extra $5000 - $10000 on top. You will hear the usually waffle from these companies, saying "You cannot do it yourself", "Its dangerous", "The sky is falling", etc
If you have further questions about importing you can post your question on the "Nissan LEAF Owners Australia" group on facebook. Get real world experiences, from people who have purchased EV's through dealerships, companies or websites.
✅ facebook.com/groups/1695823577366861
Or if you want to checkout our import experience, checkout our video's below or the rest of our RUclips channel.
📺 How to import a Nissan LEAF - ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html
📺 Japanese Nissan LEAF conversion - ruclips.net/video/MHYWDOUp39s/видео.html
📺 A owners review of the e+ LEAF - ruclips.net/video/Uhl436mHDEk/видео.html
Also be aware that there are some "Cheap Cheery Chinese" EV's coming onto the market in 2022. The BYD E6 is one to checkout.
✅ evdirect.com.au/e6/
Hope this info helps Sharon
Allie needs her own youtube channel!
Yes she would go OK with her own channel. If only we had the time.
А почему он сидит в майке а она в куртке?
Иногда съемка длится несколько дней. Иногда жаркий день, иногда холодный день
You should factor that speeding fine into your running costs, you probably wouldn't have got it if you were in an ice car! Lol
Yes that is a good point, lets add $200 onto the total