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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by username223 on Sunday January 19, 2014 @11:57PM (#7087663)
It's not that surprising given that stuff in America is far apart, and public transportation is terrible. A Leaf supposedly gets 70-100 miles on a charge. That's just barely enough for a daily commute for many people working in the East Bay or Los Angeles. And for anyone else who wants to travel, it can only be a second car. Until an electric car can be reasonably used to travel 500 miles in a day, I can't see one becoming my primary vehicle.

EDIT: Note that many Americans can only afford one car at a time.

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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by dan1234 on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:32AM (#7088483)
In the UK there are quite a few electric charging points in public & company car parks, so the car could be fully charged by the time you're ready to drive it home, effectively doubling the range if you don't need to drive it during the day.
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