We got a ford focus electric it looks nicer than the frog face leaf and is zippy to. Almost like new was $16k and it works great as a local second car. But the range is really low, you can’t go more than 25-30 miles away from home. Still, we love it for what it is and does.

25-30 mile range is getting down to the point where a ~1500 e-bike would be almost as practical, unless you've got kids.

Or you live in a place with, you know, weather.

$14k buys a lot of hot cocoa

$16k on a small vehicle that can't take you more than 30 miles from home... yikes.

A Leaf is a glorified golf cart. If you can't afford a Tesla, the next best bet is a Chevy Bolt which has a 250 mile range and not a golf-cart range. (Also, you're buying American, if that's important to you)

A used, low-mile i3 BEV (comparable to Leaf) is around $10-15k. I bought the REX which gives me 'unlimited' distance.