gmarcucio
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I'm trying to justify purchasing a pure electric vehicle mainly a Leaf. I already have a Chevrolet Volt and a Chev Silverado so that satisfies any long trip I might need to take. I'm trying to justify it by thinking if I purchase (finance) the leaf the money I would normally spend on gas I could put towrds the monthly payments on the Leaf. My Volt I hardly ever purchase gas so I'm not figuring any gas for the Volt but last year I spent $2,900 in gas for my truck. If I leave my truck sit and only use it when I need it as a truck I wouldn't be putting gas in it and that gas money could go towrds the payment on the Leaf. By the time I put insurance on the leaf which will be $580 per year and my cost of electric to charge the leaf I'm pretty sure I won't be saving anything and even spending more than just putting the gas in the truck. However if I purchase the Leaf rather than Lease it I will be building up equity in a vehicle so that has to count for something. I'm having a hard time figuring this all out. I guess the information I need to know is how much would I spend in electric per year to charge the Leaf compared to the $2,900 in gas I spent (average in my area is $3.80 per gallon). I think on my Volt it costs about $1.50 a full charge that will take me 42 miles but I don't know what they figure for the Leaf?
Can anyone help me out with this??? I would be looking at the lowest cost Leaf "S" model.
Can anyone help me out with this??? I would be looking at the lowest cost Leaf "S" model.