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I'll be replacing a Leaf with a Bolt at the end of the year. I think it's an attractive looking car myself, and the hatchback form factor has grown on me. The t
by dangrossman 11y ago
I'll be replacing a Leaf with a Bolt at the end of the year. I think it's an attractive looking car myself, and the hatchback form factor has grown on me. The tech features (10" tablet with android/carplay, built-in LTE wifi, rear camera mirror, birds-eye surround camera system, collision alerts) will all be exciting upgrades compared to the Leaf, which is a pretty barebones car even at the top trim level. The Model 3 could be my household's second car (currently a non-EV), but that's almost 3 years out for east coast delivery even if Tesla's perfectly on-time and 10x's their production capacity in a year. Plus, the purchase incentives will probably be long gone by then.
- akhilcacharya 11y agoDid you lease the Leaf or purchase outright?
- dangrossman 11y agoI bought a used 2012-SL with 15K miles for about $10K last year. Got a $500 EV charger on Amazon, and installed it for $125. I loved my first test drive in an EV and really don't want to go back to a conventional car as my daily driver. The 5-year-old battery only gets 70-some miles to a charge on a good day, so I'm looking forward to something longer range in the next year. That limits me to either a Bolt or a plug-in hybrid like the Volt. I'm leaning toward the Bolt, especially if I can get my hands on one before winter is in full swing.
- akhilcacharya 11y agoJust $10K? That's amazing! I was thinking that a leased new model of the Leaf (or preferably the Bolt) would be ideal given the battery issues.