Look, honestly, I was hoping to post more often but there really isn't anything to blog about!
We're using the Leaf lots. It's just like driving any other car except for the smug feeling you get passing the service station, and it's quiet, and you plug it in at night and the acceleration is pretty cool. Cool enough to impress the youth group kids when the husband drops them off!
It's quick to get going, certainly quicker than the diesel van, although I do love glow plugs. There's no warm up. In fact, the husband has programmed the Leaf to start heaters so when I wander out at 6am to go to the gym, the car interior is warm. If I'm still cold, the steering wheel heater and the seat heater soon sort matters. As far as moving goes, you turn on and go. Brilliant. So simple!
By way of contrast our long range alternative, a VW Golf, has a dodgy gearbox which we will need to replace. That will never happen with the Leaf.
In terms of range, it really hasn't been a problem. We've managed the kid's sport OK, although we haven't tested it with the 40 minute run out to Geraldine. I have to be in Mayfield Sunday morning and I will probably not take the Leaf. It's a good hour away, and I have to be there early which in this part of the country at this time of year means cold!
On Friday the husband tested out the Fast Charger in Timaru which is conveniently close to my Friday night activity (Youth Orchestra!) and an easy walk to The WareWhare. It works.
That's all there really is to say. It works.
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