Introducing my LEAF to a US Senator - what to talk about?

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70 miles is probably a more accurate number to use, but I wouldn't go with 100.

That's exactly what I said. You can easily get more than 60 miles on the freeway at reasonable speeds. Our speed limits are average at 65mph and you can easily go 60 in the right lane and be able to get at LEAST 70 miles or 70 miles at 65 is no problem either. On city streets, 70 isn't realistic at all. A driver can easily obtain 5.0m/kW h driving city streets and that would be 105 miles (5.0 X 21).

The thing is, the people that will be driving *entirely* on city streets, for the most part, aren't likely to be the people wanting to push the range. 60 or 70 are numbern that more effectively communicates the range that people can use without worrying about HOW they use it.

Plus, you also have to remember the 80% remaining after 5 years thing; if someone needs 100 miles, a leaf likely won't serve that purpose for more than a few years.