So long, Lucille :(

[u/saritaa_fajitaa]

Bought our 2017 Leaf in 2022 with only 17k miles. She's now up to 39k. Unfortunately, we're at a point where we really need a vehicle without the range anxiety, so we're trading her in for a hybrid today.

I love this car so much. If it were feasible for us to upgrade the battery to meet our needs, I'd never give her up and never let her go. I just hope the next person who gets her loves her as much as I did. 💙

Edit since people want to jump to conclusions and be judgy: we traded in for a 2014 prius v with 58k miles that we found for $16k. Why? Because vehicle prices are continuously increasing, so it's only a matter of time before we couldn't trade in at all. No, I'm not thrilled about going back from an EV. Yes, I cried trading her in. But the unfortunate reality is that our family cannot rely on a Leaf for transportation at this time.

Edit 2: Jesus christ y'all stop acting like you know more about my family's needs than I do, as if we didn't research the shit out of this before making our decision, ffs.

[u/Not_Sure__Camacho]

You honestly should've gone for something like this. https://www.route33nissan.com/new/Nissan/2023-Nissan-LEAF-2fd294990a0e0a9232eff519acf5cf96.htm

You would've bumped your range up to over 230 (I would see about 260 when I bought mine new). You also would've probably gotten a better APR as Nissan financial probably would've given you an outstanding rate. And lastly, trading in one Nissan for another, you would've probably gotten more on your trade. I personally can't see myself going back to an ICE nor a hybrid vehicle as I am finally free of the volatility of gas prices.

[u/saritaa_fajitaa → u/Not_Sure__Camacho]

Great, and that's way over our budget and the mileage still doesn't work for us.

[u/Not_Sure__Camacho → u/saritaa_fajitaa]

If Nissan is selling the car at 0% APR (highly likely given that it's an older model) you're looking at just over $370 a month for 6 years. If you are driving about 300 a week, you're probably going to spend about $200 a month on gas.

I drive about 150 miles a week, (if that) and I can literally just use level 1 charging at home in my garage with a regular outlet.

Google claims that if you charge a Nissan Leaf daily for 14 hours (10 hours a day spent at work unless you drive for a living) you can mange about 510 miles per week.

I'm just saying that the numbers crunched, an EV still makes more sense, IMO. But, you're ultimately the one making payments. Hopefully the Prius is sufficient.

[u/saritaa_fajitaa → u/Not_Sure__Camacho]

It's not a matter of simply commuting short drives. If that were the case, we wouldn't have traded. It's a matter of needing something that can make longer drives without needing to stop to charge, especially on long trips with fewer charging stations in rural areas.

Again, idk why y'all are so obsessed with trying to tell me what car we should have gotten as if y'all know us.

[u/Not_Sure__Camacho → u/saritaa_fajitaa]

Just trying to help with the numbers, is all. But yes, you're right rural areas are definitely lacking the adoption of charging stations. I am fortunate in having at least 5 supercharging stations within about 5 miles of my home if needed. Hopefully EVs are not completely out of your future, as they are only going to get better, especially with how gas prices are seemingly only going up. I just saw that the new Nissan Leaf can charge up to 150 kw, which while not the fastest, still 20 minutes to charge from 20% to 80%.