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My wife and I have a 2012 Nissan Leaf and a 1999 Toyota Camry. The Leaf gets driven every day. The Camry at least a couple times a week. Before getting the Lea
by Cerium 10y ago
My wife and I have a 2012 Nissan Leaf and a 1999 Toyota Camry. The Leaf gets driven every day. The Camry at least a couple times a week.
Before getting the Leaf I monitored my driving habits. The only days I ever drive more than ~20 miles are because I am going somewhere outside my daily routine. If you have access to a second vehicle, I would really recommend taking a second look at current EVs. Where else will you get heated seats, rear view camera, gps, alloy rims... all on a 3 year old car with 20k miles for less than 12k USD? It can be an amazing deal. Additionally if you have access to free charging at work it is a huge incentive.
- Gibbon1 10y agoOdd take on the range issue. I have a surprising number of friends who appear to rent a vehicle when making long trips rather than drive their own car. They'll drive their 15 year old car around town and to work and back. And then when they go on a road trip they rent. If it's just them they rent a compact car. If 4 other people a large SUV. These people generally wouldn't be bothered by a car with an 80 mile range.