Yesterday we went to Premier Nissan or San Jose and picked up our new Leaf. It took a couple hours to do the paper work and for the dealer to give us a pretty complete introduction. Then I drove off in the fully charged leaf.
First impressions, zippy, snappy, a little funny looking, cool electronics, nice Bluetooth integration, too bad there was no leather option.
The kids love it. They wanted to play inside the car and my 6 year old son asked if he could drive it.
We cannot apply for the white carpool lane sticker until after I get a license plate number (which can take over 30 days). Hmmm... What to do until the sticker comes?
Last night we took the leaf out to dinner. It was a short drive, which is probably the super sweet spot of savings with this. The leaf will become the car of choice for short drives.
Today we took it to a movie and used the Valet at the Oakridge Mall to park. Funny thing is that when we picked it up, he had another leaf key in his hand...
The real good story is that I took my mother and rwo kids for a ride this afternoon. We went up a pretty hilly portion of Route 9 and then through some very hilly, windy back roads. The car was fun to ride. It handled well (not like our BMW, but it was respectable) and I love that electric motor acceleration. It accelerated just fine going up hill. I felt no lag when I hit the accelerator.
So far the verdict is... Loving my Leaf
Some stats:
CO2 Saved 13.24 lbs.
Gas Equivalent 2.32 Ga;
Avg. Duration 0.71 hrs per Charge
Charging Events 7 This Month
Energy (kWh) 16.150%
Miles driven: 46.7
