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With the various problems that have arisen recently, particularly battery killing cabin heat in winter or desert heat in summer and potential knowledge of what's coming for 2013, what is a 2012 worth to you today? For me about $4k off current MSRP. I'd guess that being in MN it'd be worth less...

Your commute shouldn't be a problem - after her first day in it, your wife will be driving the Leaf.

They've actually been doing stuff here since late last year and in January had 4 Leaf's running around city streets. They also use a cold weather proving ground in northern MN occasionally. http://www.startribune.com/business/155534675.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For some of us, the benefits of efficiency of electric vehicles is somewhat offset by the production and disposal of batteries and with many estimates that Leaf batteries will need to be replaced after five to seven years. To what extent can these batteries be rebuilt and reused? Most of what...

None issue. Most companies don't repatriate cash in unfavorable conditions. It's left where it's earned for future investment, until exchange and tax treatment is more favorable, or until it is really really needed. Some companies have barter agreements that allow it's use as well (will you...

The style changes will be interesting. The EU Volt (Ampera) is far more appealing (IMO) than the US Volt.

Some Republicans have spouted a bunch of hyperbole that prices would skyrocket if the subsidies are removed, but I've not seen anyone knowledgeable say that removing the subsidies would raise gas in the U.S. by more than about a nickel a gallon. Obama admin says it would be about a penny per...

There is still a lot we don't know about fracking and negative impacts it could have. Personally I'm not a fan of it so NG is not high on my list.

Same boat as you. I'm leaning towards waiting. This will be a second car for me so I don't have to worry about not having something for longer trips. Most days I drive 30 - 60 miles so can usually go with a single overnight charge and rarely go over 50 miles so heater savings aren't critical...

I think that would be our Constitution. We absolutely need to reduce energy consumption and the negative environmental impacts of our energy consumption. However, I do not think that social engineering is the way to do it. The negative impacts of unintended consequences is just too great. I...

Excellent points. They do not invalidate anything he said though. He's at most guilty of some omissions, as you've pointed out. The vast majority of EV owners may not have range anxiety, but I think the vast majority of potential buyers do, and rightly so. An EV is a great vehicle for a few...

So, what specifically is off with his opinion and reasoning. As far as I can see everything he said is true (though I haven't run the numbers to see if his payback period is reasonable).

Yes, the first article. Where are your comments?

People wail and complain about the cost of petrol, but even if you tripled it through tax increases you'd likely not see huge changes in overall consumer behavior in the U.S. Yes, some people would buy more fuel efficient vehicles or EV's and some would change how much they drive, but overall I...

What specifically is inaccurate in the article?

Social engineering seems to always have a bunch of unintended consequences, many of them not felt until years down the road. Several times I've thought that higher taxes on petrol would be good to encourage fuel efficiency. Then again, higher taxes on natural gas and electricity might be good...

Uh, didn't it start in TN along I-40 & I-75 with a dozen DC's?

Thanks for the input. This will be a 3rd car for my wife & I (I spend a bit over $5k/yr for gas for my SUV and could drive a Leaf for over 80% of that), so a cash purchase, no trade-in. I'm not sure how important it is for purchase dealer to be the same as servicing dealer. I'll likely take...

There are 15 Nissan dealers within a single charge drive of my house. To me it's a simple choice of lowest price. As far as I know none have a better Leaf than any of the others (though one did say he could get factory leather on a 2012 :-), I'm paying cash so financing is a non-issue, I...