Interesting article. Thanks for posting the link.
I read the comments with amusement... Boys shouting their toys.
I drive a 2011 Leaf and get about 3.3 miles (UK) / kWh. If I wring it's neck it has about the same performance as a VW Golf (Rabbit) TDi but the fuel costs are about 1/4. It does everything I need and saves me so much on gas I can afford to keep a 26 y.o. juicer as a backup/RV/holiday car at no extra cost beyond the petrol (gas). (And also saving the carbon emisions of scrapping and remanufacturing it.) The Leaf is on the original battery, still has 75% of its original capacity and cost a fraction of the cheapest Tesla I could buy in the UK at that time. When the time comes I can fit a 40kW battery for about £7,000. Due to leaving Europe, covid and our disasterous government it is now worth more than I paid for it 5 years ago. I have driven a 2016 Model S with dual motor and extended range battery. The owner, a UK national working in Luxembourg, paid £66,000 for it. :shock: It was not nice to drive but I did like the heated seats. :lol: The autopilot failed to detect three pedestrians in the road with the sun behind them and on a narrow country road with no white lines it kept trying to run onto the grass to avoid oncoming vehicles. I also strained my neck getting out due to the high seat and low roof rail.
The Leaf is easier to get in and out of, there are a lot less distractions and the cabin is nicer to be in.
Oh yes! It cost £6,500 cash.
p.s. At this time (Nov 2020) the lowest price 2014 Model S is £22,500 and a 2020 Model 3 is £31,999 (Autotrader)