Hi guys,
So I currently drive a gen 2 leaf which goes back in a few months time. It's been a decent car.
So when it goes I have a few cars in mind. 1 is the Auris HSD/ gen 2 prius as it's a hybrid so range issues are non existent but running costs while lower than a normal ice are still higher than an BEV.
Gen 1 Leaf. Nice cars but JDM part prices like the parking brake issue turn me off unless they are significantly cheaper to fix.
I-Miev/C-zero/Ion. They can be had even cheaper than Gen 1 leafs and seem to be very reliable. But will the battery last me my days commute? I travel to work it's about 16 miles. A large portion of that is 70mph. In my gen 2 leaf it will take me between 25-35% depending on weather etc etc. Then I charge at work. 17-18 miles home which is another 25-35%. I charge at work due to me living in a flat/apartment and having nowhere to charge. So my car is always 100% when I'm finished work. But I can't charge again until the next day. So with 100% would it get me home and to work again without being charged call it 40miles with a lot being done on 70mph zone? With my leaf it can do this no problem and get me home and back to work with 40-50% battery left.
Please note this isn't a leaf vs I-Miev debate I just want to see if the I-Miev could do it. If it can do it great! If it can't that doesn't mean the car is bad it just wouldn't fit me .
Although in the winter with winter tyres this would drop to about 30% left. But the leaf is a bigger, heavier and more powerful car with bigger tyres. Also I'm ideally looking for real world usage as sometimes threads like this turn into willy waving about how much people can get out of a certain car as they think it impresses people on the internet. I just want to see if the I-Miev will suit my needs. :lol:
All help is appreciated.
Thank you!
So I currently drive a gen 2 leaf which goes back in a few months time. It's been a decent car.
So when it goes I have a few cars in mind. 1 is the Auris HSD/ gen 2 prius as it's a hybrid so range issues are non existent but running costs while lower than a normal ice are still higher than an BEV.
Gen 1 Leaf. Nice cars but JDM part prices like the parking brake issue turn me off unless they are significantly cheaper to fix.
I-Miev/C-zero/Ion. They can be had even cheaper than Gen 1 leafs and seem to be very reliable. But will the battery last me my days commute? I travel to work it's about 16 miles. A large portion of that is 70mph. In my gen 2 leaf it will take me between 25-35% depending on weather etc etc. Then I charge at work. 17-18 miles home which is another 25-35%. I charge at work due to me living in a flat/apartment and having nowhere to charge. So my car is always 100% when I'm finished work. But I can't charge again until the next day. So with 100% would it get me home and to work again without being charged call it 40miles with a lot being done on 70mph zone? With my leaf it can do this no problem and get me home and back to work with 40-50% battery left.
Please note this isn't a leaf vs I-Miev debate I just want to see if the I-Miev could do it. If it can do it great! If it can't that doesn't mean the car is bad it just wouldn't fit me .
Although in the winter with winter tyres this would drop to about 30% left. But the leaf is a bigger, heavier and more powerful car with bigger tyres. Also I'm ideally looking for real world usage as sometimes threads like this turn into willy waving about how much people can get out of a certain car as they think it impresses people on the internet. I just want to see if the I-Miev will suit my needs. :lol:
All help is appreciated.
Thank you!