The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter
I recently bought a second hand Nissan Leaf (2015 model, so the battery is already 7 years old), and I have to say my experience with it has been fantastic, even through the winter.<p>The range is about 70-80 miles of general town driving 30-40mph in the UK winter, so cold, but not freezing most of the time. The range doesn&#x27;t seem to be noticeable different between warm and cold days. Average temp is probably around 5c.<p>The range does drop noticeable on motorways. I haven&#x27;t done a proper test, but I suspect it&#x27;s probably only good for 40ish miles at 70mph.<p>As a second car it&#x27;s brilliant. It&#x27;s saved us a load on petrol doing the local trips, school runs, short commute, etc. Even with the current high power prices in the UK. It very much depends on what you plan to use it for, but if your usage profile fits what the car does well, it&#x27;s a really nice car.<p>I plan to do a proper blog post at some point analyzing some data on it. Maybe after the summer and I&#x27;ll see if the range improves.