After researching the Leaf and other EVs for weeks, I think it's time to give in and ask for some advice.
I'm considering buying or leasing a 2012 Leaf, especially at the current amazing discounts. (Local dealers are discounting SLs by over $8,500 in some cases.)
It will be driven only about 6,000 miles/year (I work from a home office), and range anxiety is not an issue, real or imagined, for daily use in my case. I live in Western NY, where we get pretty significant cold weather, snow, the whole smash, but not too much truly hot weather-- although this year was uncharacteristically hot.
I was all set to make a final buy/lease decision when I stumbled upon the discussion on this site about the "50% club" and SOC issues, which gave me pause. While I would dearly love to be driving on electrons and flipping the bird to oil companies, I'm not sure I want to put up with babysitting the battery (as opposed to a plug-and-forget daily experience).
My plan was/is to use the included 110 EVSE every night to charge up to 80% (can be done/limited automagically, right?), with almost no need to charge above that level. Over a period of 3 years (lease) or 6 (owning), what could I expect the battery range to degrade to?
Thanks in advance for help with this query, and for the site in general.
I'm considering buying or leasing a 2012 Leaf, especially at the current amazing discounts. (Local dealers are discounting SLs by over $8,500 in some cases.)
It will be driven only about 6,000 miles/year (I work from a home office), and range anxiety is not an issue, real or imagined, for daily use in my case. I live in Western NY, where we get pretty significant cold weather, snow, the whole smash, but not too much truly hot weather-- although this year was uncharacteristically hot.
I was all set to make a final buy/lease decision when I stumbled upon the discussion on this site about the "50% club" and SOC issues, which gave me pause. While I would dearly love to be driving on electrons and flipping the bird to oil companies, I'm not sure I want to put up with babysitting the battery (as opposed to a plug-and-forget daily experience).
My plan was/is to use the included 110 EVSE every night to charge up to 80% (can be done/limited automagically, right?), with almost no need to charge above that level. Over a period of 3 years (lease) or 6 (owning), what could I expect the battery range to degrade to?
Thanks in advance for help with this query, and for the site in general.