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My impression is that temperate climates only suffer tragic battery loss, compared to horrific battery loss in hot climates. At least that's what I'm seeing with the '11s in the Portland area.
When you've got a 75 mile range, it hurts to lose 1/3 of it, especially considering you lose 1/3 of the range in cold weather. A 25 mile range Leaf becomes a lot less practical in that case.
That said, I'm still considering a used gen I since they are the least expensive. I'd probably want one that had a recent battery change, or at least can prove battery capacity hasn't dropped much. The Spark can be had for about the same price though, with active thermal management, and has been proven to suffer slower degradation. The downside is I've heard replacement packs are like $20k since they don't make them any more.
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