mctca said:
My dealer to this day says 100miles
Salesman + mechanics both state 100miles
Dealers doing this should be ashamed of themselves. But shame seems to be sadly lacking both in politicians, car dealers, and sometimes car manufacturers these days.
I think people were unfair and inaccurate in calling mctca a troll.
Although some people are managing to drive the LEAF 70 to 80 miles per day, and a few are in the 100 mile club, that is NOT the normal for the way most Americans drive. And some that are doing this, are driving in heavy coats with no heat, making a sacrifice to use the vehicle that most americans are very unwilling to do.
That is the point that mctca is making.
He is right about that.
For most people, the LEAF is a 40 to 60 mile per day vehicle, depending on how they drive, and whether they are charging to 80% instead of 100% to minimize battery capacity degradation.
Anyone who has done even minimal reading of mynissanleaf prior to purchasing a LEAF should have known that.
And although Nissan did spend too much time in their ill advised marketing talking about the 100 mile range, if you read all of what they put out, they were pretty clear that range would be dependent on driving style and weather. They had a graphic in their print adds that showed the variability of range varying from something like <50 to >100.