Baltneu said:
alozzy said:
My next EV is likely going to be a 2018 LEAF as I'd like to have a longer range EV
If you buy a used 2018 you get max 150 miles, being a used car the battery might give you less.
You are also buying old technology, plus headaches of a used vehicle.
The fact is, Nissan has not put a nickel into the Leaf in years. The 2021 is the same car as the 2020 and 2019. The car is going end of life.
They are betting on the Ariya.
Unlike American markets, Canadians (at least in Vancouver) don't have the opportunity to buy a new Leaf at a reasonable price - neither on a lease nor outright. So, importing an older LEAF from Washington is the smart buy as it saves thousands vs buying the same car in Canada...
For example, a 2018 LEAF SL in Vancouver averages about $28,000 CAD. The same car in the Seattle market averages about $18000 USD. At current exchange rate, that's $22,751 CAD - a savings of $5249! Import fees total roughly $1200 CAD (last time I checked), so net savings is roughly $4000 CAD. My 2013 SV (11 bar) is worth about $11k CAD -
which happens to be exactly what I paid for it in January of 2017 when I imported it from Seattle
Short version: my net cost on a used 2018 LEAF SL, imported from WA, would be roughly $13k CAD after selling my current 2013 SV.
A 2020 SL-Plus sells for $55k CAD. We have a federal $5k rebate and a provincial rebate of $3k - so $47k CAD after rebates. I'm definitely not buying a new LEAF at that price...
So, for my needs, a 2018 LEAF with a 40 kWh pack would roughly double my current range and I'd be very happy with that - a $24k CAD premium for a new EV with a bigger pack isn't very enticing