BeyondBeLeaf said:
SalisburySam said:
“Go for broke” is indeed the correct phrasing. Very nice vehicle, very nice pricing. At least Elon can afford one should he choose so.
That's the price of entry. I'm trying to see how life is with the Leaf before I put all my eggs in the EV basket. Up until recently I was working from home which made things easier. Living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area where everything is spread out, I hate the idea of having to charge daily, but some job sites may make that a reality.
The LEAF is a great gateway drug to EV ownership, and it was for me back in 2012; it convinced me there was something real about owning and using an EV. The pathetic range and huge degradation of that range of course killed any hope of using it as an only vehicle along with the non-existent charging network at the time. Half a decade later that changed with the 300+-mile range of the Tesla Model 3, the Supercharger network, and the excellent range longevity so that today my Model 3 is almost the only vehicle. I’ve retained my 2012 LEAF SL because (1) I like to drive it, and (2) it is superb for around-town errands as long as I don’t get beyond 15 miles of returning home. Today’s LEAFs have a more suitable range for daily drivers and the Ariya, for example, is supposed to have a new system to manage battery temperatures to mitigate degradation in addition to leveraging the improvements in batteries since 2012.
I’ve enjoyed a no-gas-station life since mid-2018 with the exceptions of filling my 1-gallon gas can for legacy lawn equipment and even that is slowly being replaced with battery-powered equipment. My pressure washer is the only ICE tool remaining.
Enjoy your LEAF life!