I drove my new leaf for about 2300 miles now, approaching two months and here my thoughts:
let me know what you think.
first of all, it's a great car. I like the drive, how it handles, the fact that it's pure electic, never have to stop for gas, great for the environment, low maintanance cost, carpool lane access and $ 10k rebates.
all these factors added up to decide to lease the car but is this car worth it in long run?
when often the range of leaf is the main concern for majority of the drivers, I had to compare the numbers on electricity cost vs. gasoline cost of hybrids (prius).
we drove our leaf for 1250 miles each month and ended up paying $ 80-85 on electricity so far.
this is far more than what some of other city drivers were claiming but the rates may differ by your area anyways.
when you calculate the cost of gasoline on prius when driven same miles (1250) with gasoline per gallon costing around $ 3.50 /gallon average here in Southern Cal, with average of 45 miles per gallon, you end up paying about $ 97 a month.
that's a difference of only about $ 15-20 per month!!
with the range limitations and limited / time consuming charging station availibility, I think it's still too early to go 100% electric.
let me know what you think?
let me know what you think.
first of all, it's a great car. I like the drive, how it handles, the fact that it's pure electic, never have to stop for gas, great for the environment, low maintanance cost, carpool lane access and $ 10k rebates.
all these factors added up to decide to lease the car but is this car worth it in long run?
when often the range of leaf is the main concern for majority of the drivers, I had to compare the numbers on electricity cost vs. gasoline cost of hybrids (prius).
we drove our leaf for 1250 miles each month and ended up paying $ 80-85 on electricity so far.
this is far more than what some of other city drivers were claiming but the rates may differ by your area anyways.
when you calculate the cost of gasoline on prius when driven same miles (1250) with gasoline per gallon costing around $ 3.50 /gallon average here in Southern Cal, with average of 45 miles per gallon, you end up paying about $ 97 a month.
that's a difference of only about $ 15-20 per month!!
with the range limitations and limited / time consuming charging station availibility, I think it's still too early to go 100% electric.
let me know what you think?