Rob,
Hah, You are just “up the road” from me, I’m in Aylmer! :shock:
The Leaf actually has some nice features and is in some ways superior to the FFE, notably the CHAdeMO port. But no matter what niceties it has that air cooled battery is the absolute show stopper for me, even though my wife really likes the Leaf and dislikes the FFE. That’s going to be fun once my FFE is delivered. :roll:
She currently has a Kia Soul so the Soul EV would be of great interest to us but it wasn’t even released last September when I decided it was time to “pull the trigger” on an EV. Hunt Club Kia is one of the 6 or so Kia Soul EV dealers in the country so ordering and delivery would not be an issue. I really don’t think they lack any confidence in the Soul EV, judging by my wife’s car. Kia make a good car and the Soul is quite a capable chassis. All in all it really is a case of very high demand set against a very low supply. When I spoke to them it was the same story you received, everything they are getting is already sold (6 units at the time and that was late November). It will be late spring at best before they get an inventory or demo unit although I wouldn’t hold my breath on that.
In the interim I’ve been putting in the conduit for my EVSE which I’ll be ordering in the next few days so I’ll have Level 2 charging available at home from charge #1. (And yes that is a number sign, not a hashtag!)
I hope you find a good solution for yourself and get either an FFE or Soul EV. They are close in price and each has some pretty compelling features. I don’t think you could go wrong with either but in the end I am biased to the blue oval if all else is even close to equal.
Thanks and Cheers
Carl