Its a great car. My lease is ~$230 a month, 36 months, but we traded a car in and ended up with a $2500 rebate. So the math is a bit fuzzy.. Better to try to get a quote for a no-money down lease. For a while you could get the lease to under $200/mo if you didn't want the 440VAC charge capability (which is probably fine, in retrospect).
The Leaf only comes with a 120VAC charger ( >10 hours for a charge), but if you are handy with electronics and don't mind risking your life, limb and warranty, you can hack the charger to run on 240V, which I did. Which charges in about 6 hours.. But some states have rebates for the charger.. or an upgrade adds another ~$1500. You just need a spare 240V outlet near rated for ~17A. I'm adding solar this month to make things interesting.. - Brad On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Brad Lowe <ecatbuil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My 2 cents on electric cars... One, I don't think we have to wait for >> "quick charging" to be invented for electric cars to be a good value as a >> second car. I've been driving a Nissan Leaf for about 3 months. My wife >> uses it to go to work and I use it when I can. >> > > I am jealous! How much did it really cost, after tax breaks and whatnot? > The website is unclear about this. > > - Jed > >
