Nissan Leaf Tekna

Mileage 3075 List price £32,890 (before £3500 gov’t grant) Target Price £28,569 (inc £3500 gov’t grant) Price as tested £34,555 Test range 140 miles

The Leaf’s indicated range with a fully charged battery has begun to drop as the weather has cooled down, as is the case with most electric cars. During the summer, I’d normally expect to see between 160 and 170 miles showing on the instrument display, but recently it’s been down to around 145 miles.that’s still ne, as long as it doesn’t drop much farther.

Meanwhile, I’ve discovered that the Leaf’s side windows take forever to clear on cold mornings. In many cars, you can open and close the windows once and use the seals to scrape off condensation, but not the Leaf.time to start using the car’s climate control timer. AM