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The test drive itself was not a great distance. It was all in the city, in a nice area near Lake Michigan where the museum, aquarium, ball-park, etc are all right next to each other.
Because of that, it was all pretty low-speed roads. There wasn't any freeway travel at all. But it wasn't just in a parking lot either. (I test drove a Ford Transit Connect Electric a while back, and that WAS just in a single parking lot!)
I think the actual test drive time was about 10-15 minutes. When I showed up at the event, I had to wait a while before entering, because they would only take groups at a time, and had to wait for the previous group to finish. I waited about 20 minutes at the door.
I think it did give a good sense of the car. It would have been nice to go on the freeway, but even without that, I got a good sense of the interior, headroom, steering, HVAC system (it was hot that day - electric AC rocks!) acceleration, braking, turning radius, etc.
Overall, I thought it was a very nice car. I really don't have the financial means of purchasing ANY new car, let alone one in the price range of the current offerings of electric cars. But, if I was in the market for a new car, I would definately consider it.
I personally know two people who are on the waiting list for a Leaf. As far as I know, neither person has even SEEN a Leaf, let alone driven one! I reported back to them my thoughts on the car.
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