After a good bit of analysis, I made a decision the perfect spec was 12 bars, low miles (30,000-40,000), no indication of motorway thrashing, little or no speedy charging and as late a yr as attainable.

A bigger (30kWh) battery grew to become out there later in 2015 however, on trying round, these automobiles had been scarce and had fewer bars than the most effective 24kWh automobiles, probably suggesting folks purchased them with an eye fixed on longer distances, most likely utilizing speedy charging. 

This was solely a concept, however I made a decision to stay to my weapons on the vary I wanted and settled for the 24kWh automotive with the absolute best battery situation.

Which one to purchase?

There are three variations of the ZE0-generation Leaf, referred to as Visia, Acenta and Tekna. 

Rationally, your best option is the Acenta, as a result of though it lacks creature comforts like a heated steering wheel and heated seats, it’s cheaper to purchase and the tyres for its smaller wheels are inexpensive.

The Tekna does have the heated issues, which I wished for Scottish winters, and though the bigger alloys take dearer tyres, in addition they look nicer.

I’ve had my fill of traipsing across the nation taking a look at used automobiles (which lately can price greater than it saves), so I used to be grateful to identify a probable candidate at a neighborhood Nissan seller. It was a good bit dearer than I had been on the lookout for, at £7995, however was a 2015 Tekna with slightly below 30,000 miles on the clock, 12 bars of battery well being and a 12-month seller guarantee.