GaslessInSeattle said:
a 40 or 50 kW Leaf would make life so much better in terms of reducing dependence on public charging and all the issues that come with it.
Yep. I've said it here publicly a few times, if only the Leaf had say 150 miles of range by the EPA, I'd have a Leaf by now and would have a lot fewer reservations about buying it (instead of leasing), taking into account battery degradation, highway driving and heater use.
As it stands, because I live so far from everything, owning or leasing a Leaf limits my choices of future jobs (I'm not working right now) or relegates it to be a car that useful only on the weekends if the future job is too far and has no charging.