by CMYK4Life (Posted Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:02:15 GMT)
The part that kills me is that most of the people who tell me this, and for whom a Leaf would work well, already come from multi-car households. These are folks who would buy a cheap ICE car (Yaris, Versa, etc.) or even a hybrid as their commuter vehicle, with their spouse/significant driving a nice ICE car, and/or they have an ICE that is too thirsty for everyday commuting, such as a pickup truck outfitted for towing. Even with easy access to an alternate car should the Leaf's range not work for them, they still have range anxiety![:roll:]( "Rolling Eyes")
You make a good point. A guy I work with is extremely interested in how this EV is working out for me and is pretty skeptical.
He makes the most jokes; yet he agrees that his or his wifes daily commute is well within the range of the car.
The guy owns 5 cars (no joke). Are you telling me he couldn't drop what he was doing and drive to the Florida Keys or Alberta if he wanted to?
RonDawg wrote:
GlennD wrote:
I have had my Leaf for almost a year and a half. Everyone I work with is technical. I can not get them past the range limitations.
It does not matter that the car would work for everyone's commutes, Its the what if I need to go to...
I figured that I would rent a car if I needed a long trip but so far I have been fine. I suspect that this is true for most people.
It does not matter that the car would work for everyone's commutes, Its the what if I need to go to...
I figured that I would rent a car if I needed a long trip but so far I have been fine. I suspect that this is true for most people.
The part that kills me is that most of the people who tell me this, and for whom a Leaf would work well, already come from multi-car households. These are folks who would buy a cheap ICE car (Yaris, Versa, etc.) or even a hybrid as their commuter vehicle, with their spouse/significant driving a nice ICE car, and/or they have an ICE that is too thirsty for everyday commuting, such as a pickup truck outfitted for towing. Even with easy access to an alternate car should the Leaf's range not work for them, they still have range anxiety
You make a good point. A guy I work with is extremely interested in how this EV is working out for me and is pretty skeptical.
He makes the most jokes; yet he agrees that his or his wifes daily commute is well within the range of the car.
The guy owns 5 cars (no joke). Are you telling me he couldn't drop what he was doing and drive to the Florida Keys or Alberta if he wanted to?