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Originally Posted by WyrTwister
What model year is your Leaf ?
Perhaps new battery or the Colorado climate has been kind to your battery .
Our 2012 leaf had 32,000 + miles on it when we bought it . Only had a 3.3 kw charger .
I think the 6.6 kw charger came out on the 2015 models ? Think the 2015 came out with the Lizard battery , which is suppose to be more heat tolerant .
Happy you are doing so well with your Leaf . :-)
I would think long and hard about a Chevy Volt , if I came by a good one at the right price .
My situation is , being semi retired & Wifey fully retired , I do not pay enough taxes for the $ 7,500 tax credit to do much good . So , I would have to get a good / aggressive lease . Or buy used at a good depreciated price .
And our state does not offer any incentives . But I think there is a federal tax credit of 30% of the cost of the EVSE + installation . Will check that out , come tax season .
God bless
Wyr
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It's a 2013. I'm pretty sure that's when all the better technologies you mentioned came out (lizard battery, 6.6kW charger, etc.) As far as i know Nissan continues to offer the 3.3kW charger on their S models (base models). I test drove a 2015 Leaf S with a 3.3kW charger. But any 2013 or later SV or SL come with the 6.6kW charger. Also the 2016 and 2017 SV and SL's come with a 30kWh battery.
My Leaf apparently lived in Utah before coming here to Colorado. It had to be out-of-state because the place I bought it from imports EV's to Colorado since there's a loophole in the Colorado tax system that allows any Colorado resident to get the Colorado tax credit as long as it's the first time the EV was registered in Colorado, new or used. I thought about going clear to Florida and getting a Leaf for as little as $5,000. But I'm happy with my purchase here.
Also, the way I understand it is that you get the tax credit regardless if you owe taxes or not. If you don't owe any taxes you get a tax refund check. I'm going to get nearly $3,000 from Colorado and usually pay less than $1,000 in taxes. So that means I'll be getting a $2,000 check. Sweet, isn't it!