Talk about my experience with 2015 Nissan Leaf

i live in Houston, southwest part of it. my office is in at east of houston (Baytown), 52 miles one way distance. my car was Infiniti G, consumed about $460 a month on gas, so i jumped on Leaf right after i was able to put my hands on one. then installed a home charging station in 3 days for total of $1000. considered the miles i will put on it, i bought it instead of leasing - the more i drive, the more i would not have spent on gas mentality.
this is its 6th week with me, with 5000 miles already. just want to share my experience with someone curious about this car.
1. i bought the S, base model: i didn't want anything unnecessary, such as GPS with large display. but i insisted to have one with quick charger installed.
2. during the first 2 weeks, i DID have mileage anxiety, worried about what would happen if there is no charging stations around. after this period, i started feeling comfortable of driving out wtihout worry, because (1) knew its capability (2) knew locations of most charging stations along the area i mostly go to.
3. i leave for work at 6am, still very dark, head lights have to be on. out of my house, there is about 10 miles of city traffic, meaning traffic lights or slow downs. the speed is about 30-45 mph depending on timing. then, the rest 40 plus miles will be on hwy, average 65 mph. i compared having AC on or off, the on situation will drease 8% of mileage per charge roughly, but the head lights on seems no noticible negative effect on drving range. under head lights on/AC on situation, after my trip of 52 miles, i will still have anywhere from 35 to 46 miles of juice left on my car when i arrive at work, depending how fast i was driving (constantly over 70 mph speed decreases the driving range dramatically). then i charge it up at company parking lot for free. As a result, i would say, with above mentioned features NOT TURNED ON, and with a steady 45-60 mph, it will go over 100 miles, i've tried.
3. about 2000 miles worth of electricity was charged at home, at rate of $0.11 per kwt, my current month bill increase is about $30/mo. and, the insurance is about $40/mo extra.
4. it is the extra car for my family, great commuter, very good handling and acceleration. on weekend, my wife drives it for taking kids to different classes without worry, then i get to drive my G, LOL!!!
overall, one has to really have it for a while to switch from gas powered car mentality to a electricity driven car, in addition to behavial changes. EV has its advantages while its dissavantages exist. as long as we are able to find the balance, it will blend into our life with much easier acceptance.
wrote at work, haha, may be a lot typos. but definately hope it is able to di-confuse some of you in Nissan Leaf.

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• Thank you for your input -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 13:41:24

• YRW -matt76110- ♂ (30 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 16:32:50

• only thing for leaf is poor small overlap collision test result. -sneezy888- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 14:00:55

• 可能吧，沒法麵麵俱到 -matt76110- ♂ (3 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 14:04:22

• 總的來講，每月省多少？ -數字證- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:17:25

• 他說了算算就知道了 460 - 30 = 430 油錢 -老生長談- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:36:24

• 這個節省是蠻多的，一年下來5000刀 -老叫春- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 16:44:15

• 所以。。。 -matt76110- ♂ (69 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:02:23

• 唯一你要注意的是防火，純電動長途的車（鋰電池）易燃，特斯拉已經多起著火事故，leaf也有 -老叫春- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:29:00

• 本人更喜歡混合動力的車 -老叫春- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:31:15

• 謝謝 -matt76110- ♂ (37 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:50:11

• 騎自行車節省得更多. -我胡說八道- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:25:47

• True -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:06:17

• This is not a fair comparison. What if he were driving a F150? -US_CAR.- ♂ (564 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 19:50:02

• I thought you can take $7000 tax credit -hmo- ♂ (39 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 19:58:35

• Please read my post buddy -matt76110- ♂ (167 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 19:58:46

• 我覺得US-CAR說得很有道理,你不能拿G跟LEAF比, 要比費用, 就用LEAF跟VERSA比.誰都知道G比LEAF高幾個檔次 -我胡說八道- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:22:38

• 老兄 -matt76110- ♂ (108 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:50:24

• 俺隻是說你的例子有點誤導. 比如, -我胡說八道- ♂ (291 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 06:05:02

• 他說的隻是他每個月省了多少錢 -MoonRiverMe- ♂ (183 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:27:20

• 買車不要錢？白送的？ -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 21:57:06

• You can save more if you buy a motocycle, -US_CAR.- ♂ (69 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 21:14:01

• Why are you guys so upset about him? -MoonRiverMe- ♂ (439 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 08:16:48

• just want to give different opinion on electrical car. -US_CAR.- ♂ (53 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 19:55:59

• 前提是能揩公司的油 -味苦- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:33:32

• 要多久才能充滿電？ -MoonRiverMe- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:22:45

• 2.5 to 3 -matt76110- ♂ (141 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 16:14:54

• 如果用常規的汽油車開。 -XYZ3- ♂ (931 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 21:04:50

• 當電動車改用更換標準電池包而不是花數小時衝電時，電動車的時代才會真正到來。 -US_CAR.- ♂ (45 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 21:20:53

• 樓下有幾位好像有點激動了 -matt76110- ♂ (1131 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 21:54:12

• 2萬不到還是很值的。 -XYZ3- ♂ (220 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 22:38:14

• 大家都是for fun, 千萬不要認真 :-) -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 23:29:34

• 奧8的政府補貼是一種不公平競爭; 低天然氣價格導致的低電費也是對美國石油行業打壓的結果. -我胡說八道- ♂ (177 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 06:17:23

• if you had got a Chevy Volt, there'd've been no sh*t -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:00:51

• 什麽意思？ 沒補貼嗎？ -matt76110- ♂ (1 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:07:39

• no -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:12:42

• 起碼federal and state的incentives 有啊 -matt76110- ♂ (3 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:33:46

• Never mind. o_o -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:50:18

• 不知道沒關係，不要誤導。 -US_CAR.- ♂ (248 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:48:42

• 他問“是沒有補貼嗎“ 俺說“不是”， 有錯嗎？精過頭了吧你 -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 16:54:13

• 他問“沒有補貼嗎？“ ， 你回答 “No”，神馬意思？有還是沒有？ -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 18:40:39

• 說得好，誠懇有理。什麽事情不要非得辯個對錯。 -老生長談- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 08:28:16

• 昨晚過於嚴肅了，來給各位道個歉先 -matt76110- ♂ (718 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:00:30

• Thank you anyway for sharing -隱睾- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:02:52

• 你太客氣了，共勉。電動的東東是有它的優點，噪音低，零排放等。所以我後院的工具全部是電動的，割草機充一次電割不完， -US_CAR.- ♂ (190 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 08:37:59

• 其實剛開始時我還很緊張的。後來發現到處是加電站。。。 -matt76110- ♂ (106 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:23:43

• 畢竟不如加油站加油方便，還是挺鬧心的。local 玩玩可以。 -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:38:10

• 如果我要買電動車的話，會首選帶備用汽油發電機的，比如 VOLT，i3 -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:55:59

• agree, thought about i3... -matt76110- ♂ (39 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 14:37:03

• 這種“零排放” 完全是hypocrite,電池生產的過程是極度汙染。 -hello2002- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:36:57

• 對使用者來說是零排放，聞不到廢棄味。對地球整體而言不是。 -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:35:59