I’m a late 30’s bloke and have always had a love for cars. Japanese, European, American, don’t care, I love cars. Recently though, petrol in my country absolutely skyrocketed in price and I had to give up my wonderful dinosaur-juice powered vehicle for an electric car. I thought I’d hate it, I really did, but my word it’s fantastic! Quiet, comfortable, heaps of bells and whistles to keep me occupied, and it’s genuinely quick. There are a few things I miss, but that pales in comparison to the $100 a week I’m saving in gas.
I’ve been driving since the mid 80’s and bought a leaf last year as a 2nd car, ever since our ICE has been pretty much stationary, the Leaf is perfect here in rural Ireland where most journeys are down single track roads at sub 40mph speeds.
Incidentally, I’ve created a Nissan Leaf community on
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