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cpm02 t1_jc22qj9 wrote

We have had a ‘19 Nissan Leaf (only 150 miles of range) for 4 years and never had a problem around town doing errands, commuting, etc. I have a L2 charger in the garage and charge it to full every couple of days. It’s been great.

With the limited range and needing to find a CHADEMO charger for fast charging, I have never driven it outside of RVA. But for 95% of our driving it works great. We have an ICE vehicle we take on vacation and trips up to DC, etc.

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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc2oczi wrote

Thank you for replying, that is exactly the car I'm looking at, even specifically 2018 or newer used Nissan Leafs. Glad to hear it works well for around town, but don't fully understand which type of chargers work for which type of EV and how accessible they are, so that's helpful to know.

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cpm02 t1_jc2xs9g wrote

I think the Leaf is the only one that uses the CHADEMO charger for fast charging. I would not recommend if you’re going to use it for road trips on a regular basis as the times I’ve thought about trying to drive to DC and back, there aren’t as many compatible chargers and the range just really isn’t great for longer trips (especially because on the highway you get worse efficiency in an EV and will run through the battery faster than stop and go around town due to regenerative braking).

If you have a spot at home where you can charge, I think it’s a great around-RVA commuter car. Bonus is you can set the AC or heat to pre-condition, so you get in to a warm or cool car in the morning. There’s an app you can use to pre-condition as well, it’s a little spotty but works most of the time. Really nice in the summer when we’re out for a hike with kids to come back to a cooled car.

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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc3b82n wrote

Ok good to know, need to look into the charger issue and that is cool about the pre-condition. Last question, do you have carseats? Wondering how multiple fit in the back. Suppose it's no different than any smaller car.

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cpm02 t1_jc3fjhf wrote

Yep, have 2 front facing car seats (had one rear facing until about 6 months ago). I don’t think 3 across would work if you need that. We aren’t tall people so enough room up front even when we had a rear facing, but if you’re tall and have a rear facing child seat it may be cramped.

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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc4v2uv wrote

Not too tall so that should work well. Thanks for answering my questions!

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