Zero Emission Vehicles

2019 40 kWh Battery Nissan Leaf Tekna In march 2019 I took delivery of this 2019 40 kWh Battery Nissan Leaf Tekna in storm white. This is my third Leaf now and I part exchanged my old 30 kWh Leaf Acenta for it through Barnstaple Nissan. Out with the old... Sadly with 13000 miles on the clock and just coming up to two years old Kermit the second had to go as … [Read more...] about 2019 40 kWh Battery Nissan Leaf Tekna

This September Karen and I decided we wanted to visit and enjoy Exmoor National Park by electric car. The only issue was I wanted to tour in our Nissan Leaf electric car. A quick look at Zap Map showed this might not be possible due to the lack of charging facilities. A detailed look at the charging infrastructure showed one self catering entry right … [Read more...] about Enjoy Exmoor National Park By Electric Car

Tesla Powerwall II First the good news - We finally had our Powerwall installed by Totnes Energy at the end of May 2018 following a number of delivery and shipping delays from Tesla. We have a 5.9 kW solar array which was recently installed by Totnes Energy. I also run a 30 kW Nissan leaf. Therefore the idea of the purchase of a Tesla Powerwall II was to capture and use … [Read more...] about Tesla Powerwall II

Electric cars And Should You Buy One There is a lot of Fake news and negative hype around regarding electric cars. Here is my personal experience of owning a 2017 Nissan Leaf 30 kW for twelve months now and covering 7091 miles. Fear of the unknown is what will stop most people taking the plunge and purchasing a electric car. My advice is research your driving needs … [Read more...] about Electric Cars And Should You Buy One