Talk about my experience with 2015 Nissan Leaf

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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 -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 13:41:24

• YRW -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (30 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 16:32:50

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

• 可能吧，没法面面俱到 -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (3 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 14:04:22

• 总的来讲，每月省多少？ -数字证- ♂ 给 数字证 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:17:25

• 他说了算算就知道了 460 - 30 = 430 油钱 -老生长谈- ♂ 给 老生长谈 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:36:24

• 这个节省是蛮多的，一年下来5000刀 -老叫春- ♂ 给 老叫春 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 16:44:15

• 所以。。。 -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (69 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:02:23

• 唯一你要注意的是防火，纯电动长途的车（锂电池）易燃，特斯拉已经多起着火事故，leaf也有 -老叫春- ♂ 给 老叫春 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:29:00

• 本人更喜欢混合动力的车 -老叫春- ♂ 给 老叫春 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:31:15

• 谢谢 -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (37 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 17:50:11

• 骑自行车节省得更多. -我胡说八道- ♂ 给 我胡说八道 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:25:47

• True -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:06:17

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

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

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

• 我觉得US-CAR说得很有道理,你不能拿G跟LEAF比, 要比费用, 就用LEAF跟VERSA比.谁都知道G比LEAF高几个档次 -我胡说八道- ♂ 给 我胡说八道 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:22:38

• 老兄 -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (108 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 20:50:24

• 俺只是说你的例子有点误导. 比如, -我胡说八道- ♂ 给 我胡说八道 发送悄悄话 (291 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 06:05:02

• 他说的只是他每个月省了多少钱 -MoonRiverMe- ♂ 给 MoonRiverMe 发送悄悄话 (183 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:27:20

• 买车不要钱？白送的？ -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 21:57:06

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

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

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

• 前提是能揩公司的油 -味苦- ♂ 给 味苦 发送悄悄话 味苦 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:33:32

• 要多久才能充满电？ -MoonRiverMe- ♂ 给 MoonRiverMe 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 15:22:45

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

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• 当电动车改用更换标准电池包而不是花数小时冲电时，电动车的时代才会真正到来。 -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (45 bytes) () 10/22/2014 postreply 21:20:53

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• 奥8的政府补贴是一种不公平竞争; 低天然气价格导致的低电费也是对美国石油行业打压的结果. -我胡说八道- ♂ 给 我胡说八道 发送悄悄话 (177 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 06:17:23

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

• 什么意思？ 没补贴吗？ -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (1 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:07:39

• no -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:12:42

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• Never mind. o_o -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:50:18

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• 他问“是没有补贴吗“ 俺说“不是”， 有错吗？精过头了吧你 -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 16:54:13

• 他问“没有补贴吗？“ ， 你回答 “No”，神马意思？有还是没有？ -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 18:40:39

• 说得好，诚恳有理。什么事情不要非得辩个对错。 -老生长谈- ♂ 给 老生长谈 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 08:28:16

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• Thank you anyway for sharing -隐睾- ♂ 给 隐睾 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 07:02:52

• 你太客气了，共勉。电动的东东是有它的优点，噪音低，零排放等。所以我后院的工具全部是电动的，割草机充一次电割不完， -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (190 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 08:37:59

• 其实刚开始时我还很紧张的。后来发现到处是加电站。。。 -matt76110- ♂ 给 matt76110 发送悄悄话 (106 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:23:43

• 毕竟不如加油站加油方便，还是挺闹心的。local 玩玩可以。 -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:38:10

• 如果我要买电动车的话，会首选带备用汽油发电机的，比如 VOLT，i3 -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:55:59

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

• 这种“零排放” 完全是hypocrite,电池生产的过程是极度污染。 -hello2002- ♀ 给 hello2002 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 09:36:57

• 对使用者来说是零排放，闻不到废弃味。对地球整体而言不是。 -US_CAR.- ♂ 给 US_CAR. 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2014 postreply 12:35:59

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