ok, the author lost me at: "My first choice would have been a Mitsubishi i-MiEV ... Shame, because it is a much cooler car than a Nissan Leaf." wow, this is a

ok, the author lost me at: "My first choice would have been a Mitsubishi i-MiEV ... Shame, because it is a much cooler car than a Nissan Leaf." wow, this is a different country: "1600 kg! ... being about 2x as big and heavy as necessary." [i really butchered these quotes, fyi, not trying to do it dishonestly but to focus on these statements]. to me the leaf is a tiny little car. 1600kg is like 3500 lbs - not big or heavy at all to me. Ioniq 5 is 4850 lbs or so. model 3 and y are almost identical in weight/range/etc. the leaf is a very cool niche car in a way - but it's a "city car". something 1/2 step up from a golf cart. but, used, actually cheaper in most cases.