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We did a test drive this afternoon and they ran the numbers on a lease... Price $41500 Incentive $11750 Down $2000 Monthly $350 Mileage 15000/yr Term 36 mo Residual 17500 The thing that struck me was how low the residual value is. This is a lease deal that favors the buyer: a 3-year-old FFE...

This car is made in South Korea. Not sure if I prefer an American maker, Korea-built car or a Japanese maker, American-built car. But I am sure I prefer an American maker, American-built car.

I agree the L3 charge as a necessity is an edge case. The only drives so far where it matters much are Seattle to Olympia (65 mi) or Tacoma (45 mi), and someday soon, Seattle to the Coast (5/yr). On L2, these may not be out of range but would require longer stops than my meetings might be...

Does the FFE have a Level 3 charge option? Besides a 20% larger BEV range, it's the only other thing I wish my 2012 Volt had. I prefer Ford over Nissan, but if FFE is Level 1 & 2 only, may make the decision a little harder.

I would recommend FFE though we don't have one... yet. We've got a Volt, want a FFE, expect to do the same as jcjj (FFE = primary car, Volt = second car).

Chevy Volt is the other "big dog" in this space so far, to the extent an EREV to is in the same space as an EV. Our 2012 Volt has 13 months and 16000 miles on it, getting 246mpg lifetime. I actually intend for that to be lower, since I plan to average one 400 mile overnight/weekend trip per...