Both the Leaf and the Zoe now come with the home charger installation free, a big step forward.
And the Leaf charger is now 6.6 kWh as standard, the 3.3 kWh one is no longer supplied.
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Charging electric cars
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And the Leaf charger is now 6.6 kWh as standard, the 3.3 kWh one is no longer supplied.
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If claims were so rare, it would cost them next to nothing to maintain that extra year. And they would continue to look good for offering it. I suspect the number of claims and costs to them are higher than they are admitting.
Which reminds me of one reason I didn't go down the electric route when I last bought a car. They offered a home charger, not now sure about installation cost, but I was anticipating moving house. They were unwilling to even consider a deferred home charger installation, or a second installation in the new house, yet insisted I had to have one installed.
We need home chargers to be common across all vehicles. Whether we buy a house with one fitted, or have two electric vehicles, or wish to allow guests to charge their vehicles, or we simply change our cars. We don't want low-rate universal chargers and high-rate vehicle-specific chargers.
6.6 kWh is the most you will get in a domestic supply, regardless of manufacturer.
Once you have the charger installed, it wouldn't be that difficult to have the lead changed to a different type ( dependant on the different manufacturers configuration plugs).
There is no one single plug connection across different manufacturers.
Once you have the charger installed, it wouldn't be that difficult to have the lead changed to a different type ( dependant on the different manufacturers configuration plugs).
There is no one single plug connection across different manufacturers.
I thought the same, but there's no doubt reducing the annual service to just £99 is a welcome reduction. Franchised dealers are usually dearer.
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It's taking a while. The type one that Nissan use is on the way out in favour of most using type 2, but the Americans and some others are pushing for the CCS type to be standard.
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That could change though, the old 60 amp fused 12 kW feed to homes has been replaced by 100 amp 22 kW new installation supplies now.
They don't have to be tethered lead though. Today's home chargers can be untethered so users can use their own lead that they have in their car.
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Ha! Took a Leaf for a test drive on Saturday. Was rather more impressed than I expected. Non-cost issues included...
Pluses:
Very, very quiet.
Performed very well.
Comfortable.
Decent capacity.
Minuses:
We'd really like a sunroof or panoramic glass - or combo.
Interior too dark (and no significantly light offerings).
A/C not dual zone.
Bigger than we need.
Because it was so quiet, the fan noise remained intrusive when in most cars it would be drowned by engine and tyre noise!