Looking for an electric car under $ 20,000

I'm trying to find an electric car for less than $ 20,000, although I can go a few thousand dollars more if I absolutely have to. I want a car that has been designed to be electric, instead of a regular car that has an EV version. I really interested in the BMW i3, although I wish it looks more like a normal car. – Manuel, Toronto

If you are looking for a good deal for an electric car, do not leave the Nissan Leaf.

To keep the price below $ 20,000, you will probably have to go back. until 2015. For the BMW i3, we could not find much for less than $ 25,000, even if you return to 2014, its first year.

For 2016, the Leaf came with an optional 30 kWh battery with a 172-kilometer range in its two higher versions – a boost from the standard range of 135 kilometers.

In 2017, Nissan made this larger battery standard on all three versions (S, SV and SL). If you can find a 2017 Sheet, the average asking price on Canadian Black Book is $ 20,500.

Shockingly, unless Ontario puts its $ 14,000 incentive for EVs, you could get a new Leaf 2018 ($ 35,998 MSRP) in the average range of $ 20,000 before taxes .

Nissan Leaf

• First Generation: 2012-2017
• Average asking price for base: $ 19,309
• MSRP: $ 31,798 (excluding C discount .-B., In Ontario and Quebec)
• Transmission / Drive: Single-speed direct / Front-wheel
• Engine: 107-hp, Electric motor 80 kilowatts
• Advertising space : 135 kilometers (Battery 30 kWh)
• Fuel consumption: 18.4 kWh / 100 km (2.1 The / 100 km)

When it first appeared, Nissan helped cars electric to turn over a new leaf and to enter the mainstream.

"He pioneered the segment by driving as a regular compact car, but with the affordability of a family sedan and persuaded thousands of buyers to make the EV jump," said Edmunds website. "Short of spending three times more for a Tesla Model S, buyers looking for an all electric electric car will be happy with the sheet."

Edmunds said the leaf offered "a sharp acceleration from a stop, though rising"

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