I'm on the fence about ordering a leaf... I've been on the waiting list since they first opened it last year. This thread is discouraging, I thought it was easier to achieve 100 miles on a regular basis. I didn't realize conditions, driving habits, etc. had to be absolutely perfect to hit 100 miles. I understand that everything you do, temp, speed, climate control affects range... I guess I was just a bit optimistic that 100 miles was the 'norm', not the exception.
I live in Ohio, and Nissan finally made it available in our market last week. Ohio is mostly flat, which is good, but it commonly gets well below freezing, sometimes down to 0° F for a few days at a time. From what I'm reading, I doubt I'll see a range of even 50 mph on those days. Take into consideration battery capacity loss after 5 years, and i'll be down to 40 miles on those cold days. I wonder how much the 'winter climate' package that is standard on the 2012 will affect range.