Is Nissan new leaf timer air conditioner the biggest advantage of leaf? !

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・It's the hardest thing on a cold winter morning!
・Timer air conditioner is required for EV

It's the hardest thing on a cold winter morning!

New Nissan Leaf G (ze1) I am riding a white / blue two-tone every day.
Reefs can only be powered by batteries, so when you go to a resort, you often have a hard time.

But, of course, there are many advantages.
Among the many advantages, the biggest advantage for me is:
"Timer air conditioner".

I usually go to work on the reef around 6 in the morning on weekdays.

Dawn is the coldest time of the day.
Before switching to the reef, it was natural to be cold for a while after we left in a car.
The handles are cold and I hope they warm up quickly.
It's like that.

If it ’s a hybrid car, it ’s harder to warm up, but I want to improve fuel efficiency…
If you try to improve fuel economy, you will have to increase the timing of stopping the engine, so the inside of the car will not warm up further ...
I was fighting that dilemma.

Timer air conditioner is required for EV

But! There is a "timer air conditioner" on the EV leaf!

Departure time, air conditioner temperature, whether to use battery, day of the week

Can be set.

Whether to use a battery is the charge port, even if the leaf is not connected to the outlet, do you use the timer air conditioner? It is that.

This function has surprisingly (?) Careful consideration.
Our leaf has a handle heater, but even if the handle heater is not turned on, if the timer air conditioner is set, the handle will be warmed properly!

When I noticed this, I was a little moved.
I thought that the handle would be warm only when the handle heater was on, but even if the handle heater was off, it would keep the handle warm.


If you have an ordinary car, you will not be able to find such useful functions.
In the case of an engine car, you have to start the engine to heat it, so even if you can turn on the engine and air conditioner from the outside, you will be a little worried about being okay.
I guess there is no problem if it is within reach.


Are these features the default for non-leaf EVs?
In the future, I would like these functions to become commonplace for EVs!
In the first place, Tesla has a strong connection with the car online, so it seems that the functions here are substantial.

I think that PHEV cars did not have a timer air conditioner so far.



When the child is small, it can be a little difficult to adjust the time according to the car, so I think that a PHEV, which can use the power of the engine, is also good.
If another EV or PHEV is to be considered, it is a very important check point to see if the "timer air conditioner" is on.

If you are on the reef and haven't used the timer air conditioner yet, and you feel cold in winter, try the timer air conditioner.
You can be impressed.