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Is anybody thinking about getting a plug-in electric car, like the Nissan Leaf?

Posted by ceregon Aug 30 '10, 11:53

I'm quite tempted, except that my civic hybrid is running great and is only 7 years old with about 120k miles on it. It'll qualify for car pool lanes for 4-5 years in California too.

The big plus is that electricity is so cheap where I live (the city has it's own, mostly-green, electric company), but the 45 mpg I'm getting on the hybrid isn't bad.

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I would like to get a plug-in Ford Escape, but the cost is prohibitive. The smaller ones don't work for my family. - Beryllium Aug 30, 11:56 3
- is there any real-world data on how much electricity those things consume? - decline Aug 30, 12:01 1
  - I haven't seen any hard numbers, but I heard the electricity cost for the Volt (40-mile all electric range) would be about $1-1.50 per charge... -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 12:02
- It's just me and my dog, although sometimes I have a passenger. - ceregon Aug 30, 11:59

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Is anybody thinking about getting a plug-in electric car, like the Nissan Leaf?

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