[mighty_atomic_c]

Watch the range over time, though. The cells in even the latest Nissan Leafs do not have any charge or temperature conditioning for the batteries, so they are likely to age poorly basically anywhere with more than 1 season.

If you care for the batteries nicely (drive slow, don't slam accelerator, avoid winter), I'm sure they'll last a good long time, but the battery is a consumable that will need to be replaced sooner than most other major components, I think the Leaf has them under the rear seats, and may be a pain to deal with. If your Leaf has fast charging, it's advised to avoid using it too often because it will heat the batteries and may reduce charge over time.

I guess the skimping of quality here seems short-sighted, but every EV has some weird, questionable choices to cut down on weight.

[sokoloff]

Concur all around. I think I’m down about 10% range in 3.5 years. Other family members own 3 different Smart electric drives and they’re down only 2-4% in the same timeframe. (Those cars have liquid cooled batteries, which appears to dramatically reduce long-term range loss.)