2024 Nissan Leaf Morning Commute - Does the OG EV Hold Up? (POV Binaural Audio)

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@aguiii_films 20 күн бұрын

You are the only KZfaqr I'll instantly watch. You could be test-driving a horse and id still watch it

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@KeeperOfTheSevenKeys. 20 күн бұрын

April fools video idea right there.

@BlueCJ 20 күн бұрын

We need a horse review now lol

@babispismiris 18 күн бұрын

Guys it's mind-blowing that a horse have more horsepower than one horse 🤯 I think 1 irl horse= 15 hp

@tyler9703 20 күн бұрын

In the land of insanely complicated EVs, the Leaf is such a breath of fresh air. I genuinely WANT something like this as a daily driver to compliment my Miata

@migaisnotacat 20 күн бұрын

That's the situation I'm in! My ND2 Miata is my fun car, and I have an ancient EV as a daily driver. Honestly not a bad combination of cars to own!

@GiGA-BOB 20 күн бұрын

I heard Dankpods call this "the frog." Yep, that's what this looks like today, what it has looked like before, and what it will always look like. It's a fact of the universe that frog is always frog

@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS 20 күн бұрын

WOW that rav4 was absolutely terrifying. And how are the brakes not smoking??!!

@PaulsPlace 20 күн бұрын

I see this all the time, I wonder where people learn how to drive from.

@Jonathan-bk3dq 20 күн бұрын

It could be that the brake switch was sticking. I've seen that happen plenty of times.

@sergeantbigmac 18 күн бұрын

Theres a shocking number of people who drive with left foot on brake pedal right foot on gas pedal all the time. Very easy to put pressure on both at the same time that way. I have a family member who was a driving instructor and thats one of the top mistakes he had to 'teach out' of new drivers. He said its almost instinctual in some people.

@dcf8978 20 күн бұрын

Of all the EVs currently made, I think this is the one I'm most likely to buy. It's a car, that happens to be an EV. Not the other way around.

@TheHersonCastillo 20 күн бұрын

Love how quirky and iconic this car is after all of these years

@BullittHilts 20 күн бұрын

Getting those “leaves” in the used market is where they seem to do well. Coming off a lease or something like that. I definitely love the simple interior design and layout - it just an easy car to get along with. Lord help that RAV4 driver…

@willayling2379 20 күн бұрын

Just info for people. D - for little to no regen B - Max regen E Pedel - Max regen w/ brake blending

@higheroctave32 19 күн бұрын

It took me a little while to figure that out myself since I didn't buy it from a Nissan dealer lol. I stopped using E-pedal at all and went with full time B mode as E-pedal uses the friction brakes way too much as evidenced by the brake dust buildup. I've got 128,000 miles on a Fusion hybrid with little brake wear to be seen and I'd like to keep that up with this car.

@williamlong2682 20 күн бұрын

It’s “an car,” in the words of Daily Motor! Honestly, if I got a Miata for weekend funsies, this is the kind of vehicle I’d consider as a daily driver. As cool as stuff like the new Ioniq 5 N is, I’d want an EV to be a comfortable, practical, inexpensive-to-run daily driver in my case, which this does quite well! For being in the position they’re in, Nissan’s making pretty dang good lemonade with the lemons they have.

@AustinWirl 18 күн бұрын

I have a 2018 leaf with the small battery and love it it’s perfect to just run around the city in a comfortable practical hatchback

@higheroctave32 19 күн бұрын

You know, that's exactly how I feel about my Leaf. I've only had it for a few weeks now and got it used with really low miles for a crazy price. It's just a really good car. It's easy to drive and get along with, does everything I ask it to do and doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. A few little upgrades, LED headlights, tinted windows and a couple of things and the car really has some personality now. I just love it.

@andrewl.3382 20 күн бұрын

Love Tedward for the fact that he actively complains about drivers the same way I do

@JR-ut2ne 20 күн бұрын

We have a 2020 Leaf in the family. Honestly as a daily driver it’s perfect. You get quite a lot of tech for comparatively low money (at least when we bought it in my country). I wouldn’t want it as my only car but a set up with the Leaf as a daily and some fun ICE car for the weekends would be a great match.

@ZaleAnderson 20 күн бұрын

Amazing video! Love seeing the Rav4 activities all the time and wondering if anyone else saw that or if it was just me lol.

@forcedhaircut 20 күн бұрын

when you're already driving an npc car and you find a rav4 that steals the show npc-wise

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

The code was glitching harrrrrrd

@forcedhaircut 20 күн бұрын

@@TedwardDrives thank god for climate recirculation or else you'd have a bunch of brake dust and evaporated brake fluid in your lungs

@Dusty204 20 күн бұрын

Another great video Tedward!🎉 always a good day when I see you post 🎉

@mikeydude750 20 күн бұрын

The irony of it not being the Nissan being the driving menace in this video

@ahmada781 20 күн бұрын

a pleasant surprise upload 👍

@janp7882 20 күн бұрын

Day 7 of asking Tedward to drive the S60R (it's just crazy how clueless some people on the road are, moving over to assistance/emergency services is like the basics of driving)

@katiecannon8186 13 күн бұрын

The size of the Leaf is perfect. If they’d update it for 2025 I’d buy one.

@LightTheUnicorn 20 күн бұрын

I have a '18 one of these and, yes, absolutely it's so good and so easy in slow traffic. Don't even need the brakes usually, just a slow steady pace. It's not a super exciting car but it's good to drive, easy to live with and can be had very cheap on the used market. It's a shame the Ariya is basically the 'replacement' model at the moment, the hatchback size works so well.

@SauloMogi 20 күн бұрын

You`ve got a nice house. Congratulations, living the dream.

@potusol 20 күн бұрын

I had a 2012 Leaf with the smallest battery pack and the lowest range. Living in a big city and charging at home it was perfect. In Arizona, my license fees for five years were less than $50. To fill up the battery from 15% to full was about $10 and I could get around town for about a week before needing to recharge. It was quiet and very pleasant to drive. The only reason I got rid of it was that I was able to sell it for almost $4000 more than what I paid for it. I'm moving to a rural area and I'm really thinking about getting a newer Leaf with the largest battery pack to get the 200 mile range. My new place will have a sturdy solar setup so I will be able to charge it up for free most of the time. I think the biggest mistake people make when it comes to electric cars is not understanding what they are for and how they work.

@tails300 20 күн бұрын

They should’ve made this an e-Power hybrid like the Nissan Note in Japan. I think it would’ve been a much more viable alternative to a Prius and probably more popular than as an EV.

@BDMassachusetts 19 күн бұрын

It's just funny seeing Tedward driving a Nissan leaf LOL

@71KR117 20 күн бұрын

I really want to go electric for my commute (20 miles one-way in the Baltimore suburbs, made worse with the loss of the Key Bridge) but am waiting until after I buy a house so I can charge it every night. Was thinking of an e-Golf since Jason Cammisa raves about his (and I daily a Golf now), but you've convinced me to try a Leaf out

@extralock1045 20 күн бұрын

I like the Leaf, 100 miles of range would even be fine.. But the price tag isn't. I understand that it's a cheap car in the EV world, but I want a smaller budget EV on the market, similar size to the Chevy Spark, or Mitsubishi Mirage. And at the same time be very similar in prices, and not double the price almost.

@user-ss3ud7pp7f 17 күн бұрын

@spicytuna62 20 күн бұрын

I would really like more EVs to use Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries. They're cheaper to produce partly because the materials are cheaper, and their extremely stable chemistry gives them a significantly longer calendar life. The major tradeoff is capacity/range. However, recent research into next gen Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries is aiming to double their energy density and make them comparable to Lithium Polymer batteries. So it may not be too long before we see that. One of my biggest issues with EVs is battery degradation. I don't want to spend $30,000-50,000 on something that becomes essentially worthless in ten or fifteen years when the battery won't go more than 40 or 50 miles.

@KeeperOfTheSevenKeys. 20 күн бұрын

At 10-15 years (or 250-350k miles, really depends on capacity here.) NMC doesn't become totally useless with less than 40 miles, but it is reaching the end of life stage where degradation starts to very significant. The good new is most cars don't make it that long anyways, and the pack is still useable enough for a commuter or to go on to have a second life as some other energy storage application. (The way degradation works is it tends to be a few % at the beginning of battery life, then plateau for most of it's life before nose diving, so researching the estimated cycle life or calendar life limit isn't the pack suddenly dying). I do think, as we already see a couple examples, we'll be seeing more LFP hitting the market, especially on the lower end models/small pack options which will greatly help with affordability too. The math for LFP degradation can be in that 400-600k mile range depending on pack size. We already see Tesla, Ford, and Rivian using them on their small packs, but these aren't on vehicles that were originally designed to be the bottom market affordable options yet. In China we see this a lot though so it's only a matter of time for it to spread to the West.

@jawshyy 20 күн бұрын

Being from Houston, hearing you complain about the “traffic” really ruffles my feathers 😂😂 That traffic ain’t NOTHING !!

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

You don’t understand. There’s never ever traffic there. Ever. So it meant something bad happened and could have been fullllllly stopped lol

@GoldRaven-oe4by 2 күн бұрын

You'd have to be clinically insane to buy this over a bolt euv which is cheaper with the same or more features

@audioviewz6878 18 күн бұрын

Man i just realized that you live down the street from me in Mendon, MA! how crazy!! i wish we could meet up?

@user-ss3ud7pp7f 17 күн бұрын

If they’re still passive air cooled, they’re still junk. Unless you live somewhere where the temperature never fluctuates between 65 to 75°. I bought a Colorado leaf here in Texas and it lasted two summers and my range was down to 30 miles and treated well by the way. I can’t believe it’s legal for them to sell these things cause so many people have no clue what they’re getting into with a leaf.

@tedswerth 17 күн бұрын

Tedward knowing about No Hesi Looool

@MansiHopi-h8c 8 күн бұрын

VERY GOOD

@muhammadzain194 17 күн бұрын

Owned a Nissan Note E- power, it had that funky gear knob (I guess that is what you would call), I liked the range on that thing it was a series hybrid, rather than the traditional hybrid. The engine was a generator that charged the battery and the car drove on the battery which was like an EV... Confusing right...?

@uscruiser 20 күн бұрын

That´s what I´m always saying. I really love ICE engines and will drive them as long as I can. But for daily driving and commuting, electric cars are just perfect. It´s so nice to have a silent car in the early morning or when tired from work, don´t mentioning the fun because of all the torque. It´s also nice that you don´t waste fuel while sitting in traffic and can charge at home. And for long distance trips or when I want the emotions, I still can use my ICE cars.

@skolenimation 20 күн бұрын

While I don't own an EV, I don't know why everyone gets hung up on 200mi of range. That is driving almost the entire length of Mass from the East to West in one shot, or several trips from Boston to the North and South shores. Getting that for under $30k and it's a great secondary/commuter nugget with comfort tech.

@elusivespeedster 20 күн бұрын

I’ve been looking at these. New SV Plus’ in my area going for $26k.

@user-xf1it7no7f 20 күн бұрын

Nice vid chum😂

@bengie11355 20 күн бұрын

That traffic gave me NY flashbacks

@DoSum4Me 20 күн бұрын

I had one once for work, showed 225 kilometres for range, my trip was 186 km and I ran out of battery after 175 km lol. Since I live in Canada our charging network is a joke unless you own a Tesla. I will say the leaf is great for an around town car.

@migaisnotacat 20 күн бұрын

I own the (absolute failure of a) competitor to the 1st gen Leaf - a Ford Focus Electric, which I bought as a 2nd car specifically because it was extremely cheap. I'd love to eventually get a 60KWh Leaf because it'd be such a practical daily driver, might look at picking up a used one at some point down the road, or more realistically when the battery eventually gives out on my Focus. Edit: Oh god I just saw the Rav4 madness bahahah

@malevxlent3934 20 күн бұрын

can they please make some more evs, specifically ev sedans

@wilbrown2229 20 күн бұрын

the pause for the m3 at 4:55 took me out😂

@acalthu 20 күн бұрын

15:45 you could have slipstreamed behind the truck!

@Mabeylater293 20 күн бұрын

Nissan use to be reliable until Renault and Carlos Ghosn entered the chat.

@benmarley3086 5 күн бұрын

rip S chassis

@connorlyon811 20 күн бұрын

Did you drop the M5 back off at Garage 42 already? 😭

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

Filmed this before I picked it up

@skill_issueee 20 күн бұрын

the speedo only goes up to 100 becuase the leaf is limited to 89 mph i think(idk why it still goes up to 100)

@Paco_Gaepedores 20 күн бұрын

Lovely ev woohoo ❤

@geddon436 8 күн бұрын

How much does battery replacement cost? how many years or charging cycles will it last? It's not worth it, if you live in colder climate, unless the areas you drive to are close together. Having an ice car for long distances, then have ev car for local driving might be strategy to save wear and tear on the ice car, being city driving decreases lifespan more than constant high way driving.

@Andrew-Plausibly0791 19 күн бұрын

Can you do a Honda Passport from McGovern Tedward?

@Snacksu 20 күн бұрын

So you said something about how these EVs are nice to have in traffic, I just wanna pipe in that I recently got a 2015 Prius and I actually no longer mind traffic around Chicago because I can just crawl in EV mode and brake regen. It has pretty much ruined me of pure ICE vehicles outside of enthusiast cars.

@ryshask 20 күн бұрын

Rav4 prime ALL DAY.

@AlishaRivera 13 күн бұрын

i want to drive so badly

@mikeintampa250 20 күн бұрын

Is it chademo?

@edalder2000 20 күн бұрын

About stupid drivers- "If you consider how stupid the average person is and half of em are dumber than that." George Carlin

@ahmedniyaz1817 20 күн бұрын

Do the nissan juke

@lalithrajaurs7111 20 күн бұрын

I was like for a commuter car this is actually very good and quite liked it until I heard the price.. Why does nissan always do this they just make good cars but the pricing is always one tier above 😂

@higheroctave32 19 күн бұрын

Buy used. You can find relatively new, low mileage examples for less than half of what they cost new. I did.

@jaywho476 20 күн бұрын

Nissan makes a modern EV called the Ariya lol

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

Yup and nobody really talking about it so likely not taking the world by storm.

@Fordguy1997 20 күн бұрын

Wanna drive my e-Golf? Lol

@KaelsDiecastRides 20 күн бұрын

is the red r4p new?

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

Yup! My dad got one too lol. Just picked it up

@KaelsDiecastRides 19 күн бұрын

@@TedwardDrives Awesome! My family has one and I have the V6!

@andrewplush 20 күн бұрын

notification gang 💯

@frankm7707 16 күн бұрын

200+ days supply of this Nissan EV

@TedwardDrives 16 күн бұрын

Sounds like heavy discounts!

@KeeperOfTheSevenKeys. 20 күн бұрын

I like how genuinely happy you are driving around in what is the bottom of capability for EVs, because it's just a simple pleasant commuter that does it's job with no drama and no hassle. Leaf, Bolt, Kona, Niro, none of them are fully capable long distance cars, but you can pick them up on the used market for pretty cheap if you just want an efficient reliable commuter.

@aPrimateHerder 10 күн бұрын

It is insane that we can't import the amazing EV cars from China. You can BUY chinese equivalent to US EVs at $5000 dollars. Think how much more better off people would be if they could pay $25k less for a vehicle. Great video though!

@auggith 20 күн бұрын

i owned a first gen 2017 for about 2 years. total shitbox, it only got about 100 miles from the factory. i sold it to a friend when i moved overseas. it only gets about 65 miles on a charge now. barely enough power to get on to the highway, truly hideous, basically nothing about it was good. the only good thing about it was how dirt cheap it was. never had to maintain it, and it only raised the electric bill by 30ish dollars per month.

@SirFlamealot 20 күн бұрын

A car that you drive just for the sake of ranting about: Mitsubishi Mirage

@danny02463 12 күн бұрын

The fact that you know about NYC "no hesi" culture is hilarious. I'd love to know your thoughts on this trend, as to me it's the epitome of cancer to the car community and the complete opposite of "respect the drive"

@toyotaprius79 20 күн бұрын

That LEAF is not og, just the most common. And If only it had active cooling 😩it would be a far better EV The OG Hyundai Ioniq was the closest thing to a perfect goldilocks EV and the leaders at Toyota was too dumb to take the hint. So too was Hyundai for favouring the Kona over the ioniq hatchback.

@TedwardDrives 20 күн бұрын

Is EV1 og then? Who else put ev on the map like leaf

@jaydenpizza10 20 күн бұрын

@@TedwardDrivesLove you so much

@jacobfitzgerald6050 20 күн бұрын

well yes nissan is a great company but cough cough there chain cvt driven cars with jetco transmisisons are not that great and the only thing they make good are those cars your driving or the trucks like cheverole they don't know that the trucks are where they are good at sadens are not the thing any more

@Jonathan-bk3dq 20 күн бұрын

Nissan/Jatco CVT's use a metal belt and not a chain. There's plenty of videos out there showing the belts shattering into pieces. Subaru makes metal chain CVT's and those are actually way more durable and don't give a rubber band feel.

@Jonathan-bk3dq 20 күн бұрын

Oh, "Sedans not sadens lol

@RubyRoks 20 күн бұрын

I always appreciated the Leaf, but with how limited charging is in the inland northwest, and how limited charge speeds are on the Leaf, it just isn't a practical option. I hope the 3rd gen Leaf, should they make one, takes range and charging seriously. Similar sized vehicles from other brands go nearly 50% further and can charge 3x or more faster.

@mr.somelife 16 күн бұрын

Personally I don’t like evs because of their perception of the future, did we ban the horse and buggy, not really but it seems that is what they are doing to our beloved gas cars, they say evs are safer, but only in one way. Evs catch fire more often and burn hotter, plus take so much water they may need to be submerged for more than a month. We can’t give up of gasoline yet, we still need to find another renewable fuel that will suffice instead of these dangerous electric vehicles

@subuwu3711 20 күн бұрын

firstttt!!!!!

@someone............. 20 күн бұрын

6:46 Or maybe, just maybe. They just didn't realize their brake pad stopper is broken hence why the brake light is always on?

@vikbhaduri6984 20 күн бұрын

NO HESI!!!!

@PasleyAviationPhotography 20 күн бұрын

Voluntarily living with a Nissan of any kind is a bad idea, but a Leaf shows you must be a real Masochist.

@Kinja_ 20 күн бұрын

Can you elaborate on that?

@Darksyne 20 күн бұрын

Nissan had all the opportunity in the world to lead the EV market alongside Tesla with the Leaf. Instead they're the joke of the EV market, what a shame.