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In Norway the price of gasoline is today in excess of usd 12,- pr gallon, and we are a oil producing country as well. And this is what gasoline should cost in USA too. Also, the incentives for EV's are fantastic: No import taxes, no 25% MVA, usd 70,-/year road tax (as opposed too usd 475,-) ...

The price in Sweden will be about $100k..

Same thing I do. Uses the car at around freezing, and this keeps me warm without any fogging.

I would of course go for the Leaf. I live in Norway and I think 70 miles should be well within the limits even i wintertime. But of course, if you could charge at your client then that will be the better option as you could charge only to 80% and give your battery an easier life. What puzzles me...

Really...I have tried both and you can not compare the Leaf with an iMiev. The iMiev is a professional made rebuild of a small japanese city car. The Leaf is 2 classes higher by any measure ! The iMiev has a 16kW battery and the Leaf 24kW, 50% more than the iMiev but due to (i guess) greater...

European model: 7502

Thanks for your posts Gaslessinseattle, as a soon to be Leaf driver it has been great reading your honest experiences. :)

Great news, hope you will enjoy the ride !

Congratulations on your car !! :D I'll be getting mine tomorrow.. 8-) (With heated seats..in Norway there are no alternative..)

Amazing reading Tony ! Felt like I was on the last page of a great novel.. :D

I would not choose black and white but that was cool !

If my wife was in the picture instead of that girl you wouldn't see the car.. :D Hope she's not reading in here ! :?

No. There is a hidden capacity in the battery and the Leaf will not let you go all the way down to 0% to avoid damage.

I would also like to know if the heated seats are reset to off if the car is turned off. I like this better. I have a Toyota with a simple switch that is either on or off, and I do not like the heating in the seats unless it is very cold. My wife uses it all the time. In my BMW it has to be...

As I have stated earlier. The Leaf was officially introduced in Norway oct 8th. On the oct 11th more than 600 was sold. And they are beeing delivered in huge numbers here now. And remember we are a tiny country.. (4,5mill polulation). I am quite sure the Leaf will sell in the area of 2000 cars...

+1 :lol:

What if the car is charged to 100% by morning and you remotely set on the climate control after that ?

Why does the metric chart start at speedy 70kmh (45mph) ? 56 kmh (35 miles) would be the most used one where I live at least. Great chart thou ! :)

In Norway it is quite common to install Webasto and similar heaters in electric cars for winter use. My hope was that the Leaf with is preheating would not need this. I live in an area where temps during winter is rarely below 20F, and my commute is not very long.

Is it not of much importance how many people/cargo he has in the car ? I am just thinking that weight is very important when climbing mountains.