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Originally Posted by Drifter
The Versa is a cheap, harsh car. The Leaf isn't - it is pretty solid & very comfortable. And if you have free charging at work or very inexpensive overnight electricity, it has very low fuel costs.
A 30mpg car going 30 miles/day, 5 days/week, 50 days/year, costs $3,750 annually in fuel (at today's $5/gal).
The leaf's electricity costs about $300 annually in fuel consuming 15kWh daily at $0.08/kWh overnight electric rates. The "fuel" savings will pay for a 24 kWh battery every 2 years and you won't have as many other services (or as often) such as brake jobs & oil changes. You also will reduce air pollution.
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And the only way someone goes down this road is if the car is essentially free.
The EV buzz of the day does not change the basic numbers that you have a decade old compact car in need of a major overhaul to even be functional. In all but the most strongly reselling auto genres this = a trip to the scrap yard.