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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by toomuchtodo on Monday January 20, 2014 @12:44AM (#7087802)
They had lease specials for as low as $250/month. If you can run all-electric the majority of the time, your TCO is damn near free.
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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by tsotha on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:56AM (#7088600)
Not many people spend $250/month in gas.
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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by yardie on Monday January 20, 2014 @07:32AM (#7089148)
Many people don't want to spend $250/mo on gas. Whether they do or not is separate.

I had a Nissan Pathfinder once and it was okay when gas was $2-2.50/gal (16 gallon tank, $40/wk, $150/month). Once it got to $4.00/gal damn right I found alternatives to driving that Pathfinder. The 20 minute walk to the store in the hot, Florida sun didn't seem so bad anymore.

I have many friends who bought SUVs (for the "utility") and commuted way out from the exurbs. They had no choice but to eat the cost of $100 fillups while looking for cheaper alternatives.

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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by toomuchtodo on Monday January 20, 2014 @10:09AM (#7089840)
The average family spends $368/month on gas:

http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/05/news/economy/gas_prices_inco...

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Re:Nissan Sells 100,000 LEAFs, Captures 48% Of Worldwide Ele... by tsotha on Monday January 20, 2014 @09:06PM (#7092967)
No doubt. But that's with two cars, so it's still less than the $500 you'd spend leasing two Volts.
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