{"id":37834,"date":"2017-10-29T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/?p=37834"},"modified":"2020-04-10T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T11:11:49","slug":"going-solar-part-6-entire-first-years-fuel-costs-for-nissan-leaf-ev-235","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/carbon-footprint\/going-solar-part-6-entire-first-years-fuel-costs-for-nissan-leaf-ev-235.html","title":{"rendered":"Going Solar Part 6 \u2013 Entire First Years ‘Fuel’ Costs for Nissan Leaf EV – \u00a3235"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following close on the heals of the first anniversary of our Solar PV system<\/a>, our Nissan Leaf completed its first full year with us on the 14th October.<\/p>\n

First Full Year Fuel Costs<\/h2>\n

Here’s my spreadsheet showing the ‘fuel’ costs for the first years driving. At \u00a3235 it’s just a bit over 2 fills of my previous car<\/a>, an incredibly economic way to travel.<\/p>\n

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In reality it’s even less than that because of the charges from our solar array. I’ve no way to quantify this as yet, but hopefully something like\u00a0Zappi<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0OpenEVSE<\/a>\u00a0can help in the future (check out the videos below).<\/p>\n

Join the Revolution<\/h2>\n

Two friends have also gone full electric this year – respect Darren<\/a> & Nicola \ud83d\ude09 joining other mates that were full EV before me (thanks for your help Mark<\/a> & Aggelos<\/a>).\u00a0Some family members are really keen too, and although the BEV and even PHEV choices are still less than awesome, the next few years should see a much wider choice.<\/p>\n

While some prices can still be bonkers (\u00a325K for a VW e-UP! anyone?) there are currently some mad deals on the ‘classic’ Nissan Leaf before the new model arrives. The offer below was spotted in a local shopping centre (seemed to be a 6,000 mile per annum PCP). Pretty unbeatable EV value…<\/p>\n

\"Cheap<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of\u00a0Scott McMurray<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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Read the full Going Solar Series\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 1 \u2013 Installing a 4kW PV Array at the Automated Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 2 \u2013 Costs, Incentives & Payback Time<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 3 \u2013 I Traded in my Range Rover for a Nissan Leaf<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 4 \u2013 I Measure Every 24\/7 Electrical Device in the Automated Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 5 \u2013 Our PV Systems Actual Generation Figures After First Full Year<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Solar Part 6 \u2013 Entire First Years \u2018Fuel\u2019 Costs for Nissan Leaf EV \u2013 \u00a3235<\/a><\/p>\n