I’m sure you have and will do lots of research. I would like to go with an EV, but being retired we don’t really drive as much anymore. She has a new suv for the road trips when we do them and I have an ‘08 Yaris that uses about 2 gallons a week if that as it mostly sits in the driveway.

If you can afford it, its one of the nicest out there and backed by companies that will be around....

I love Teslas - but I am not a big fan of the Model 3 - the bigger question is whether Tesla survives as a company....

BMW also is coming out with some incredible Electric Cars....watch for those too and same applies to them that I said for Audi and Porsche

And reasonable at around $20K +--but 2X as much as a Leaf of similar ages/mileages. Pondering.

is the service manager for a major Nissan dealership in the Pacific Northwest, and he's pretty excited about the technology used in the Leaf. He's a smart, no-nonsense guy, and wouldn't just parrot marketing BS.

Your idea about the used one is good, I'd either buy one from an authorized Nissan dealer, or get the service department of a Nissan dealership to inspect a car that you'd buy from a private seller. They train their people pretty extensively on the Leaf.

Now if I can find one in Sky Blue, ready to sign on dotted line right now. Would prefer to work with our nice Nissan dealer than Carvana etc. My husband's best car ever was a Datsun!

I'd be willing to fly to a coast to pick one up, but it would take too long to drive back with charging! Would be fun after retirement, but, unfortunately timing doesn't work. I will add to Carvana list, though. People do move here, after all.

Try this vehicle out if you are looking for a plug-in hybrid. Ford is giving healthy rebates for this, and plug-in hybrids have the benefit of running all electric (for around 20 miles or so) and then going into a hybrid gas-electric mode. Useful if there are not many charging stations around, long trips etc.

and said it works for her 6'4" hubby, too.

so about the only add-on is a moonroof. If you have a 240v plugging station at home and many EV charging stations in the areas you are driving in, electric is not bad. However, my biggest fear with a pure EV has always been not having enough charge to get to places. Having to keep up with charging your car is not the easiest thing to manage with so many other things to think about.

Depending on your needs, the plug-in hybrid is a good mid-way point.

Tesla is one of the very few cars that gives you a range similar to a hydrocarbon vehicle. It's very expensive in relation to other EVs, but you get the luxuries and the long-range of a Tesla.

When EV or hydrogen technology improves to longer ranges, I would seriously consider switching to one of those.