by OakLeaf (Posted Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:06:51 GMT+7)
Well, it's been a good 4 years with our 2012 Leaf SL, but we're getting close to the end of our 1 year extension (late Feb 2017) of the original 3 year lease and need to decide what direction to go next.
Overall, we have really liked driving the Leaf. Our only true complaint is that the battery has not held up - we're down 2, soon to be 3 bars.
The original purpose of the Leaf was to be my daily commuter (37 miles round trip) and to that end it has been entirely successful.
I'm resurrecting this old thread because I'm curious what other Leaf drivers in our area have done.
Have you kept your Leaf, or have you moved on to something else? What else have you moved on to?
My suspicion, based on what I've observed here on the roads every day is that folks have traded in their Leaf for either a Tesla or gone back to an ICE.
Although there may be more choices available in other parts of the country, locally, if we were looking to have a vehicle with an all-weather electric range of at least 40 miles, these seem to be our current options:
Nissan Leaf
Chevy Volt
BMW i3
Tesla S or X
There are some other EV's (such as the VW e-Golf, Kia Soul EV, Chevy Spark EV) possible if we go out of state to NJ/DE/MD/NY, but local service and support for these would likely be unavailable.
In speaking with a local Chevy dealer (Bergey's on 309), they claim they will have some limited allocation of the Bolt in Q2 of 2017 with general availability expected mid-year. It's good to hear it will be available soon, but since it is a bit beyond the end of our Leaf lease, it's not looking like an option either.
Was really hoping that Nissan would have a decent upgrade to the Leaf available at this point. Ideally, a range extender version that would compete with the Volt and i3 or be a SUV/CUV of some sort. From what I gather, we'll have a good chance of an announcement of something substantial at the CES in a few days, but it certainly won't be something that will address our near term needs.
Hopefully, there are still a few locals around and following this forum - thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Well, it's been a good 4 years with our 2012 Leaf SL, but we're getting close to the end of our 1 year extension (late Feb 2017) of the original 3 year lease and need to decide what direction to go next.
Overall, we have really liked driving the Leaf. Our only true complaint is that the battery has not held up - we're down 2, soon to be 3 bars.
The original purpose of the Leaf was to be my daily commuter (37 miles round trip) and to that end it has been entirely successful.
I'm resurrecting this old thread because I'm curious what other Leaf drivers in our area have done.
Have you kept your Leaf, or have you moved on to something else? What else have you moved on to?
My suspicion, based on what I've observed here on the roads every day is that folks have traded in their Leaf for either a Tesla or gone back to an ICE.
Although there may be more choices available in other parts of the country, locally, if we were looking to have a vehicle with an all-weather electric range of at least 40 miles, these seem to be our current options:
Nissan Leaf
Chevy Volt
BMW i3
Tesla S or X
There are some other EV's (such as the VW e-Golf, Kia Soul EV, Chevy Spark EV) possible if we go out of state to NJ/DE/MD/NY, but local service and support for these would likely be unavailable.
In speaking with a local Chevy dealer (Bergey's on 309), they claim they will have some limited allocation of the Bolt in Q2 of 2017 with general availability expected mid-year. It's good to hear it will be available soon, but since it is a bit beyond the end of our Leaf lease, it's not looking like an option either.
Was really hoping that Nissan would have a decent upgrade to the Leaf available at this point. Ideally, a range extender version that would compete with the Volt and i3 or be a SUV/CUV of some sort. From what I gather, we'll have a good chance of an announcement of something substantial at the CES in a few days, but it certainly won't be something that will address our near term needs.
Hopefully, there are still a few locals around and following this forum - thanks in advance for your thoughts!