Anyone here planning on getting a Leaf?
 

I know it's an odd question to ask on an enthusiast forum, but are any of you guys have any interest in the Nissan Leaf? Call me crazy since my daily driver is a 290 HP Sports Sedan, but for 95% of my driving, this thing would work out pretty damn well. I don't think I could hang up my fun car keys for good, but something like this might make sense to pile the useless commuting miles on, and then keep a fun car for the weekend.

It's Earth day, so I was just thinking out loud.

nope. to celebrate Earth Day, I'm gonna mash the gas pedal in my Z as much as possible :)

probably not getting a leave as the Z will be my daily driver, however, i still feel good about the fact that i'm buying from a company who is producing an electric car.

:rofl2: Here is my quote on The Car Lounge from earlier today.

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The Leaf is so ugly...Like a mutant Versa. Why can't hybrids look good?

looks at Leaf.....looks at Cube....


The Leaf could be much much much worse.

^^^I kinda dig the cube..

Electric car = :supergay:

I would have to commute more than 50 miles a day to buy that.

Looked at the Leaf during its tour. By looked I mean my wife and I tried to peer into what was essentially a guarded vehicle by blondes who could not answer any of our questions whatsoever. Got two free T-shirts and was photographed for the website shenanigans. The Leaf should do well, but style wise it is the homely kid on the block compared to the prospective others to be released. We are more interested in the Evora Hybrid and the Tesla S.

1st of all you got to install a $2000+ dollar 220volt station at your house. plus its 32k.
I paid 16k for my wife honda fit and it gets 35mpg avg. so i guess if i drove the leaf for 24 yrs I will start to save some money

In a word? No, I would not buy a Leaf

There are some other things to consider. The Feds give a $7500 rebate and certain states will give additional rebates (Cali gives $5000 for example). In this particular example, the Leaf just went from $34k w charger to under $22k.....plus no buying gas. Of course you still have to pay for the electricity, but it's far cheaper.

Whats the range on the leaf?

I want to buy a leaf and turn it into a monster electric drag car.

100 miles per charge.

^^How much $$$ per month will it add to my electric bill charging it probably 15 times a month?...I bet it will end up costing me more then gas.

Well, when Nissan ran the math out on it, it came out to: A 100-mile "fill-up" takes 24 kWh of electricity, or about $2.40 at 10¢/kWh. In comparison, going 100 miles in a 50 MPG Prius costs $5.60 at $2.80/gallon, or 2.3x more. Assuming the Z gets 25 mpg to keep the math easy, it's 4.6 times cheaper to run the Leaf.

Of course, the Z is about 10 times more fun to drive, and that's the factor that I would have a hard time with. :driving:

The issue with that figure is that batteries start diminishing in their capacity as they are used; one-hundred optimal miles is ambitious. Short hauls might be acceptable, but in Southern California this will not go far. As much as I cannot stand GM anymore (after the bailout) their Volt concept—provided GM actually pulls it off—is a better step in the right direction, and for the transitional phase upon us.

estmates are between $3.50 and $4.50 a full charge So you get 100 miles for about 4 bucks. You won't beat that with any gas car on the market.

I drive a natural gas powered honda civic that costs less to operate, of course I set it up with a hardcore suspension and can run circles around most traffic, and gets me on the HOV lane here in Arizona... I'm working on a filling station for my house that converts the household natural gas to 3500 psi... never go to a gas station again... it cost $22k new and included a federal tax credit and zero sales tax and registration.... why buy anything else for commuting?

I'm not liking the Leaf... Volt yes

No...I decided I didn't want to wear one anymore...:tiphat:.

Two words.....Hell No.

Well it seems it is already doing well: 8,000 pre-orders: Nissan books 8,000 Leaf orders in nine days, gets turned on with that electric feel -- Engadget

all the tree huggers lining up thats all

Probably, but also considering (per the article) they are only selling in a few states to start it sounds like a pretty good start.