Nissan Leaf 24kWh range under different conditions and battery health levels.
Range dropped on your Nissan Leaf 24kWh?
A local EV specialist can test the battery and find out why. Tell us your postcode and we'll find you one.
About these figures
- The official range for this car is an NEDC figure, not WLTP: it predates the WLTP test. NEDC flattered EVs considerably, so we derive the realistic range at 70% of it rather than the 85% we use for WLTP cars.
- The manufacturer never published a usable battery capacity for this car, only a gross figure. The 22kWh used here is an estimate, so charging times and efficiency are approximate.
- Pre-04/2013 cars were rated 109 miles NEDC rather than 124, and base trims kept a 3.3kW onboard charger instead of 6.6kW.
Why real range is below the official figure
NEDC tests run in mild lab conditions at gentle speeds, so nearly every EV undershoots the sticker in real driving, and the older NEDC test flattered them harder still. For the Nissan Leaf 24kWh, a fair planning figure is about 87 miles, roughly 70% of the official 124. That works out at about 4.0 miles per kWh from the 22kWh usable battery.
- Motorway runs at 70mph cost the most: air resistance rises sharply with speed
- Winter takes 20 to 25% off: expect around 70 miles on a cold day with the heating on
- Gentle town driving can beat the realistic figure, sometimes even the WLTP one
How battery health changes the picture
Range fades slowly as the battery ages. At 90% battery health the realistic range drops to about 78 miles, which most owners barely notice day to day. At 70% health, the typical warranty threshold, it falls to about 61 miles.
If you are buying a used Nissan Leaf 24kWh, that spread is the reason to get the battery's actual state of health measured rather than guessing from the odometer. A specialist reads it directly from the car in under an hour.
Cables and kit for the Nissan Leaf 24kWh
The Nissan Leaf 24kWh has a Type 1 socket, so most public posts need a Type 1 to Type 2 cable. Ours are built to order in the UK by Wottz.
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