{"id":43230,"date":"2023-09-22T05:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=43230"},"modified":"2023-09-22T05:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:39:07","slug":"i-bought-uks-cheapest-ev-drove-it-until-it-died-range-is-half-of-other-motors-left-me-stranded-at-a-junction-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/i-bought-uks-cheapest-ev-drove-it-until-it-died-range-is-half-of-other-motors-left-me-stranded-at-a-junction-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I bought UK's cheapest EV & drove it until it died – range is half of other motors & left me stranded at a junction | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MAN who purchased the UK's cheapest electrical vehicle and drove it until it died said the range is half of other motors.<\/p>\n
Rory picked up the Nissan Leaf from AutoTrader before taking it out for a range test.<\/p>\n
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He found it didn't have as many miles in a full battery as other EVs – and he even ended up stranded at a junction when it ran out of juice. <\/p>\n
Starting up the engine, the dashboard said it had 57 miles available. <\/p>\n
Rory explained in a YouTube video that the motor had two driving modes available. <\/p>\n
One was D – which is regular – and the other was eco mode. <\/p>\n
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Switching into eco to give it as much range as possible, Rory was given a little five mile bump. <\/p>\n
During the test, Rory only drove in a built-up areas rather than on the motorway to ensure it was done fairly.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, any driver using the air con or heating in the Leaf would see their miles drop.<\/p>\n
However, they dropped by a whopping 14 – which could be the difference between making your destination and not. <\/p>\n
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