Nissan Leaf e+ – review, range test and opinion Leaf e+ vs Tesla Model 3 [YouTube]

Electrified Journeys Japan has a review of the Nissan Leaf e +. This is a model with a 62 kWh battery, which is available in Japan from the first quarter of 2019, in Norway it is only reaching buyers, and in Poland it will appear in the second half of 2019 or early. 2020 year. According to the reviewer, the car is a good replacement for the Tesla Model 3, but if someone can buy a Tesla, they'd better go for the Model 3.

Before we get to the description, two words of reminder, i.e. technical data Nissan Leafa e +:

• battery capacity: 62 kWh (possibly total),
• reception:  364 km in real (EPA) / 385 km in WLTP,
• power: 157 kW / 214 km,
• torque: 340 Nm,
• acceleration to 100 km / h: 6,9 s,
• price: from PLN 195 for e + N-Connecta.

Recording begins with a shot of meters: the car predicts that in Eco mode it will beat 463 km, and in normal mode - 436 km... The previous version of the Nissan Leaf usually predicted these numbers pretty well, so the numbers are impressive.

An important caveat for the entire experiment is the information that the driver will not move on the highway... The car did not have an ETC card that would allow it to drive on highways. Driving on country roads and in cities means that the range measurement should only be applied to urban traffic. This can be seen in one of the pictures, when it turns out that the average speed is only 35 km / h, that is, it took 164,5 hours to travel 4,7 km:

On the way, navigation turned out to be a big problem, as it demanded to turn back for no reason. However, it may be the case in Japanese maps. The power steering is very powerful and the driver has little understanding of the road surface, so pressing the throttle hard with the wheels turned seems like a risky idea as it causes a skid. According to YouTuber, Nissan may have done this on purpose to make buyers feel like they are driving a Tesla-powered vehicle.

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The high compartment in the middle tunnel ultimately hurts the leg unpleasantly. In Poland, the steering wheel is on the left side of the car, so the right foot will suffer. In addition, the thick A-pillar obscures a lot (second photo), and there is no support for the thighs of the passengers in the rear seat. Longer travel can be exhausting. The front end is good and comfortable.

ProPilot looks better than the previous version, although the driver cannot explain what the improvement will be.

After traversing almost 296 kilometers, 2/3 of the batteries were lost, and a range of 158 kilometers remained. After 383,2 km, the car reported 16% battery charge and 76 km. Based on this, it is easy to calculate that Nissan Leaf e + real range в slowin accordance with the regulations city ​​driving in good weather it will be about 460 kilometers - exactly what the car predicted at the beginning. However, when we hit the highway, the range decreases much faster.

Biggest disadvantage: No Chademo 100 kW chargers.

The car's biggest problem was charging. There are no 100kW Chademo chargers in Japan yet, so a 50kW version must be used. As a result, the vehicle recovers energy with an output of less than 40 kW. With 60+ kWh batteries, this requires two hours of operation under the charger. Even reaching 75 percent capacity requires 44 minutes of downtime:

Nissan Leaf e + and Tesla Model 3, that is, a summary

The Nissan Leaf e+ is a good replacement for the Model 3, especially since the latter is not yet available in Japan, according to the author of the post. However, if Tesla was available, Youtuber would choose Tesla. For online updates as well as technical possibilities. In Poland, Leaf e+ is cheaper than Tesla by about PLN 20-30 thousand, offers a similar range and slightly less space inside (segment C compared to segment D in the Tesla Model 3).

Here is the entire recording, but we recommend listening to the summary only at the end:

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