The Nissan LEAF has been reduced by $5,000 across both models with the base variant now $34,990 and the e+ variant $44,990 drive away.
This is the second time the LEAF has been reduced in 12 months representing a saving of over $20,000 from the beginning to 2024.
You can search specs & price history at The Beep here.
god this is like Apple bringing back the 2008 iMac for $1999, the difference being people actually liked the iMAC when it first came out
Has Nissan solved its problems? I thought they could closing down
Very soon…. ;)
This is why Nissan is going bankrupt.
Used to make some of the best sports cars in the world, now they make a leaf.
lol Nissan was lost after Carlos Ghosn. The leaf hardly got any redevelopment improvements like an Tesla model 3 highland and their Nismo team was a passing fad hanging to dry.
I have seen these used for like 8k :D
1st gen or 2nd? First gen stretches back over 10 years old and was a very basic vehicle. They all have maybe 60 to 80km of range left in the battery.
This is basically 2017 technology. Please be aware of this if you're thinking of buying. It does not have active battery cooling like literally all other cars on the market. The battery will have a much shorter lifespan.
It's a very old EV from a company that's recently declared they have 12 months of life left without a bailout (which they've now received).
Not bad given this has a chademo port. Essentially 45k for 60kwh battery with native V2G capability.
Link an available charger..
Glad to see Nissan improved the design of this car, earlier versions were an eyesore.
I reckon there should be sub 30k EVs with less range. Most people only need 200ks range.
I'm currently in China and I can confirm that we are getting ripped off proper on EV's. These companies are selling much higher speced EV's for cheaper prices than the garbage we keep seeing in Australia - the fact thus can be discounted by 20K just shows how much markup is on them. Let these cars sit there and wait for the price to continue to drop.
I do like how the importers here try to mark it up then push maintenance to some third party channel (MyCar / Ultratune) and give warranties full of loopholes.
The Nissan Leaf (whilst it was a great EV at the time) is now a "Legacy" Electric Vehicle.
The standard ZE1 model was released in Japan in October 2017 and the e+ model launched in October 2019.
As a new PHEV owner (and future EV owner) I simply don't understand who the target market is for these overpriced, old school EV's…
The MG4 does everything the Leaf does… but better in many ways (as 5 years newer technology) and is more affordable.
Plus 10 Year Warranty / Capped Price Servicing / Roadside Assistance…
Years of ideologically driven policy (or lack of it) has led us here.
The world's EV appendix where inhabitants scramble for crumbs.
Ok now I have changed my mind. I reckon this is a great buy! It's got the OG CHADEMO port as well.
DO NOT buy because of one vital reason: Nissan Leaf battery does not have liquid cooling system which is already common in most EVs now. Instead it uses "air-cooling" i.e. no cooling at all. The heat generated from using / charging battery (like when you use your mobile phone) speeds up the battery degradation rate and increase the risk of catching fire. It is ashamed that Nissan was probably the first car maker of EV but it is totally behind with stone-age technology.
Can you link research on air-cooled batteries having an increased risk of fire?
You do not need a 1000-pages academic article to prove that. It is common-sense and the core issue of Nissan Leaf is its stone-age battery technology.
Lots of ppl here missing the reality that plenty of Aussie households are a home with solar and 2+ cars, of which one remains ICE.
If you charge this exclusively at home and turn your cars over every few years it might be worth considering (if for some reason you prefer it to the MG4).
Our household went for a Seal because we felt to extract bigger value you'd want to be able to roadtrip and bigger batteries and CCS makes sense to alleviate some risk/concern.
Even regular, overnight charging at home makes sense. I know everyone talks about range (or lack of), but how far are most people's journeys? They make complete sense as a second or third vehicle, especially at the current prices.
I mean you can at a minimum add about 100km of range overnight. I don't know a lot of people commuting every single day that journey. Doesn't mean they don't exist though I guess!
Exactly. People say, 'But it only has a 380km range' about an EV, yet most of their journeys are less than 30.
Of course, many couldn't manage with that range as a primary vehicle, but they make perfect sense at this price point as a secondary one.
@gasman70: it's the cognitive load of having to remember to plug it in every day. you don't want that 'oh shit I forgot to charge now I can't get to work moment,' so if you drive 50kms a day and your range is less than 200 you're going to have problems. usually a week's worth of travel is what you should aim for. PHEV doesn't have this problem as all you are risking by forgetting is a few dollars of petrol
@May4th: You should not hold a driving licence if you forget to plug the vehicle in for three days due to 'cognitive load'.
Of course, PHEVs are the ideal, but we are all currently seeing are cheap EVs.
@gasman70: yes because i'm sure you've never forgotten anything in your life while trying to juggle a mental to do list after work. and that's one missed charge on a 50km x2 roundtrip to ease your cognitive load. in the end it's your money
@May4th: 'if you drive 50kms a day'.
I thought that meant per day, as in round trip. Did you mean 100kms a day?
Anyway, maybe I am lucky not to undergo any after-work mental juggling. I have an electric scooter with a 100km range, and I use it to get to and from work, and I have never failed the arduous task of plugging it in.
@gasman70: fair enough, probably something that becomes second nature once you get used to it, as a prospective ICE convert with young children I barely know what day of the week it is..
@May4th: Fair enough. My kids are grown up and I have erased certain sections of memory relating to the chaos that was obviously evident during certain stages of their development.
Your last few words brought it all flooding back, so I stand corrected on my claim of not forgetting to plug the car in.
All the best.
Just don't make sense to buy this old tech when you can just get a MG4 etc for similarish price.
If you are a 3 car hosusehold you'd already know about the costs of rego, insurance, service, tyres and upkeep of a car. IMHO total cost of ownership is all equal for all the cars in this price category (or any price category). It's short sighted to just consider low cost of electricity because you have solar etc.
Buying this car is like buying a refurbished phone where the company us about to go bust.
Some ppl simply won't buy a Chinese made EV. It may make sense to them.
Each to their own I suppose. Japan used to be peaking in the 90s and early 2000s.
I used to want Japanese panels in my plasma….Good ol days.
I'd still get a second hand Tesla which you can easily find a 3yo model 3 for sub-40k. the battery will last much longer than this, with much better dynamics and tech.
@drprox: yes very unfortunate he went full nutter but a car is a car especially buying second hand..
I’ve got one. Bought a year ago. Worst buy ever. Done 110k in 14 months. Barely gets 100kms now. Nissan refuses to admit warranty issues. Gunna have to fight to get it fixed. Battery gauge fluctuates incredibly while driving. Drops 100 km just driving normally. Then picks up 60km. Then drops again. Just garbage and Nissan Australia are deniers. STAY AWAY. Paid 50k. Nissan offered us 8500 trade in when it’s fixed.
So you are charging the car 3+ times a day as you average around 300k a day? Seems poor choice vehicle to start with even at full range for someone that drives so far daily.
Commuting in far North Queensland. 2 daily 120km round trips per day. 2 charges per day. Petrol was $2ish when we bought it and rising. Was great early. Last 3 months it’s failed.
Done 110k in 14 months.
That’s crazy. Kinda suspicious
Commuting in Far North Queensland.
I bought an EV already this year and wont ever go back to an ICE car again. The features, power and free fuel from my panels at home and various chargers around just make it even more compelling but its mainly the drive and torque that impresses me every time.
These leafs are really good cars but the only thing letting them down is the battery not having active liquid cooling. Around town is fine but long trip's will see charge times increase due to the battery temperatures being high.
Get the leaf plus. Its much better range, more power and will resell easier later on.
Its still too high in price though. You need to buy the E+ for under $40k. Like around 35k drive away or less. The MG long range at 35k on road is a far better option and the measure to beat nissans price down further. I like the leaf+ over the MG but in todays ev price war its too old n expensive.
Nissan leaf? Why not a brach?
I prefer ice cars.
*Maximum recommended driveaway price for private and ABN buyers on new and demonstrator MY23 or prior LEAF 39KWH vehicles, …
You might not even get the MY23 model for this base price
@LoftyAu: Not odd at all. A hybrid is a lot less to replace the battery…..
20k for an old Leaf battery replacement vs ~$1500 for a Prius.
Prius are known to get a million plus km, where the leaf are known to struggle to get beyond 100,000 km.