I have no dog in the EV race, but the Leaf never had an important impact in the USA at least. They were incredibly impractical due to their short range. I also

I have no dog in the EV race, but the Leaf never had an important impact in the USA at least. They were incredibly impractical due to their short range. I also never heard anyone say they were fast either, so I have to credit Musk with making the first BEV that was both widely useful and fun to drive, which were two things we didn’t believe EVs were back then.