My wife really wants a Nissan Leaf as a daily driver, but her work has confirmed she will not have anyplace to plug in during the day (amazing how many places confuse 'cost-cutting' with 'green'), so she would need to make her daily commute round-trip on a single overnight L2 charge. Her commute is as follows (round trip):
44 miles at 65 MPH
4 miles at 35 MPH
48-50 miles, total
Average daily low in Jan/Feb: ~14F
35 minutes each way with heat
Based on the calculators, charts and various posts I'm reading, it looks like a 2012 leaf for this commute is ill-advised (perhaps the 2013 will be better).
Would folks agree with my conclusion?
Cheers,
DrC
44 miles at 65 MPH
4 miles at 35 MPH
48-50 miles, total
Average daily low in Jan/Feb: ~14F
35 minutes each way with heat
Based on the calculators, charts and various posts I'm reading, it looks like a 2012 leaf for this commute is ill-advised (perhaps the 2013 will be better).
Would folks agree with my conclusion?
Cheers,
DrC