{"id":20727,"date":"2021-01-19T14:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T06:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/?p=20727"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T03:01:47","slug":"nissan-leaf-vs-bmw-i3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/item\/nissan-leaf-vs-bmw-i3","title":{"rendered":"Nissan LEAF VS BMW i3 – The Battle of the EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are deciding on a new electric vehicle (EV)<\/a><\/span> to make your daily commute more efficient, we would like to make it easier for you by comparing two famous EVs in Malaysia \u2013 Nissan<\/a><\/span> LEAF vs BMW<\/a><\/span> i3. Compared to normal cars, there are just so many things to like about an electric car, the silent engine, the lack of tailpipe emissions, the ease of use and the affordable long-term maintenance fee. So the question to ask here is, which EV should you pick?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BMW \"Nissan<\/p>\n

Nissan LEAF VS BMW i3<\/b><\/h2>\n

1. <\/b>Engine and Performance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Nissan<\/p>\n

Nissan LEAF<\/strong> – The standard Nissan LEAF has a 148bhp electric motor that gets its energy from a 40kWh battery, while the long-range Leaf e+ has a 214bhp electric motor with a 62kWh battery. When driven, the standard Nissan LEAF goes from 0-100 kmph in just a mere 7.9 seconds, while the LEAF e+ is way quicker as it goes from 0-100kmph In just 7.3 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n

This car has 2 driving modes \u2013 ECO Mode and B-Mode.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
ECO Mode<\/span><\/td>\nLimits the electric motor’s output while slightly increasing regenerative braking to help improve the Leaf’s overall range.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B Mode<\/span><\/td>\nPuts regenerative braking into its most aggressive setting that helps to minimize the use of the braking system<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BMW i3<\/strong> \u2013 The BMW i3 has a 181 electric power that gets its energy from a 18.2kWH battery and while driven, this car goes from 0-100kmph in just 6.9 seconds and its top speed is at 160kmph thanks to the 181hp and 270Nm of torque.<\/span><\/p>\n

This car has 4 driving modes \u2013 Comfort, Eco Pro, Eco Pro+ and Sport<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Comfort<\/span><\/td>\nDefault driving mode<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eco Pro<\/span><\/td>\nIncreases driving rage by 12% from comfort mode by desensitizing the throttle pedal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eco Pro+<\/span><\/td>\nIncrease driving range by 24% from comfort mode by putting the car into maximum efficiency.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sport<\/span><\/td>\nMost responsive driving mode<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Price, Warranty and Color<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nNissan LEAF<\/strong><\/td>\nBMW i3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/span><\/td>\nRM 188, 888 (on the road without warranty)<\/span><\/td>\nRM 280,000 (on the road without warranty)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warranty<\/span><\/td>\n3 years \/100,000 km warranty<\/span><\/p>\n

3 years\/ 60,000 km maintenance service\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8 years\/ 160,000km lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery warranty.<\/span><\/td>\n

5 years unlimited mileage warranty<\/span><\/p>\n

Free scheduled service<\/span><\/p>\n

2 years tire warranty program<\/span><\/p>\n

8 years\/ 100,000 km battery warranty for one of its eight modules.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Color Choices<\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • Magnetic Red<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brilliant Silver<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Super Black<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pearl White<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Blue Pearl<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Gun Metal Grey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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