Leapmotor B10 vs Nissan LEAF

The Nissan LEAF costs £4,504 more than the Leapmotor B10. For that premium it adds 106 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Nissan LEAF comes out ahead overall.

The Leapmotor B10 is £4,504 cheaper to buy. The Nissan LEAF is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £192 for the Leapmotor B10, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Leapmotor B10 comes out roughly £4,224 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 193 miles for the Leapmotor B10 and 313 miles for the Nissan LEAF - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Nissan LEAF goes roughly 119 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Leapmotor B10 and 30 in the Nissan LEAF, so the Leapmotor B10 loses less time at each stop. So the Nissan LEAF stops less often while the Leapmotor B10 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Nissan LEAF is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 75 mm narrower than the Leapmotor B10. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 590 mm of total clearance for the Nissan LEAF and about 515 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor B10.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor B10 and 84% for the Nissan LEAF. That gives the Leapmotor B10 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Leapmotor B10's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Nissan LEAF's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.