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Today I bought a 2010 Prius with 45k miles from a "no haggle" dealership chain. I figure on putting 100k more miles on it over the next 6-8 years and then deciding what's next. For total cost of ownership the Leaf was competitive, but for a 1-person household the range limit was a little scary...

Heard a different one on KESN in the past hour. I think it was shorter than the first because it was almost over before I noticed it was for the Leaf. It's primary point was not needing to buy gasoline. I would guess tonight's was part of a national campaign as it was a national ESPN Radio show...

I also like the front and sides but not the back. The bug-eye-ness took a little getting used to, but I like it now. I can't get used to the back end.

I heard a radio commercial for the Nissan Leaf today in the Dallas area during the afternoon rush hour. It was one of the music stations; I don't recall which one or if it was a local show or syndicated. I think it was either 102.1 KDGE, 103.3 KJKK or maybe 92.5 KZPS. If it was JackFM it might...

When I wrote that I was referring to a Gen 2 Prius. I test-drove a Gen 3 2012 Prius today and hate what they've done with the center console. It hits my knee awkwardly, giving me less room, but seems smooth enough to drive. The Leaf is actually a better fit for my long legs. I also test drove a...

I've been reading this forum the past couple of weeks learning about the Leaf, plug-in cars in general and the types of people posting here. Some are buyers who got less than they expected, some are evangelical and would rework their life to accommodate electric driving, etc., etc.. I'm in a...

Oh. Do you mean to put a QC port on the car or to install level 2 EVSE at your home? The first can't be done once it's out of the factory, or so I read here. The second wouldn't be done by your dealer but by an electrician. Edit: You said previously you've ordered an S with QC, so your car...

level 1 = 120 v level 2 = 240 v "quick charge" / QC / DCQC / CHAdeMO = not for home. Your municipality and insurance company would fight against your installing one, I imagine. If you mean level 2 "don't call it a charger" EVSE, there may be credits for that depending on your state.

I was waffling between a gasoline-in-a-can joke and a gasoline-soaked-in-the-carpet joke, the latter having lots of panic. You win.

Q2 2015 sounds a tad early to me. Even if demand spikes they'll have to ramp up production, and that's not instant. I'll say end of year 2015.

That's not a Nema 5-15. It's one of the 240v plugs, maybe a Nema 6-50?

Well crud. I ran the numbers and determined the cheapest course of action is to continue driving my old car, and the next-cheapest is to trade up to a late-model version of the same car. But I may be talking myself into a 2-year Leaf lease, if the deals that mkjayakumar report are what I could...

Ok, for the past 12 months I have used a total of 10,073 kWh and paid $1,291.24 for an all-inclusive average of $0.13/kWh. I don't have a plug-in car, so that's all household use. The sales tax is the only item on the bills besides energy use, and it appears to be slightly under 1%, and my plan...

All Leafs can charge at 240 and 120. QC is different and not on all Leafs.

When estimating what a Leaf would cost to drive I scrounged up a few statements, and this is my rate as quoted on my bill. My plan is not tiered. In TX we have a confusopoly of retail electric providers. Last time I picked a provider it was impossible to determine real rate, because all the...

I have only test-driven a leaf, but I find it hard to imagine myself planning a trip around a QC, especially if I had a gasoline car as backup. I imagine that if it takes about an hour to drive from full charge to zero range, stopping ~30 minutes for a QC increases the trip time at least 50%...

In newbie terms, every Leaf can charge at 110v or 220v. It comes with a cable for 110v home charging in a standard outlet. 220v home charging requires additional equipment--for the home, not for the car--and in some locales there are (were?) tax credits available. There is also a "quick...

As an update to my own assessment, while leasing mitigates the battery risk, is the easy way to get the value of the tax credit, and in the case of the Leaf brings the yearly cost-of-"ownership" competitive to buying used gasoline cars, I have other objections to leasing that I can't overcome...

Hijack away! Stefan, I am 6'2" and very heavy, and in my brief test-drive I found that the Leaf fits me about like a Prius [gen 2; the Leaf actually fits me better than a gen 3] in the driver's seat--well enough, but of course not as roomy as a full-size--but there is no way even a child's legs...

OP, thanks for the report. I am not willing to pay much if any premium for an EV or HEV. I am looking at cost of ownership+fuel, and the Leaf seems to be approaching the value balance for my needs and wants. If a car that burned kittens for fuel was a better deal, I might be looking at that...