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I'm new here (yes, I know---redundant) & after a couple of months of research & lurking here for a while.....I bought a <30K 2020 Leaf SV. The wife & I are retired & really wanted a "newish" car with low miles to do the 30~40 mile max one-way drive cycle. We live in Southern Oregon & were able to get both the $5k Oregon rebate & max out the $4k Federal rebate. Bought a $17k SV in Salem (40KW model) & then I planned the drive from Salem to here....about 220 miles. I figured that I could plan with contingencies the recharge points to home & planned on the time required to get home..... In short....it was a nice trip, the car was great, the driver didn't have "much" range anxiety (after the first 100 miles). Interesting drive---I wanted to be prepared & then jump in to really get used to the car on a road trip....set the cruise for 67mph....set for B & off I went. The charge stops were all around 60~70 miles apart--major hills to clear between Canyonville & Grants Pass....in short, the car worked without missing a beat.
I'm a retired Auto Tech & was trained to work on EV's with the last independent shop I worked at (major experience is European vehicles)....So I'm not real worried about playing with this car...I'm very interested in the little things that increase range....better oil in the final drive....etc....
I'm a retired Auto Tech & was trained to work on EV's with the last independent shop I worked at (major experience is European vehicles)....So I'm not real worried about playing with this car...I'm very interested in the little things that increase range....better oil in the final drive....etc....
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