"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:31:15 +0100, "Recliner"
wrote:

The Leaf has a claimed range of 100 miles, but most electric cars
achieve much less than the claimed range in normal driving. On a 240v
household supply, it will take eight hours to recharge, so for most
people, the maximum miles per day that they could do would be about
80, and maybe less if they want to be sure of getting home (after
all, you can't just pop in for a fill-up when the red light comes
on).

I've only once had a commute longer than that, though. and that was
135 miles round trip from Reading to Gosport, which is quite extreme.

The average UK commute is 8.5 miles or 45 minutes. Either would be
within the capabilities of most plug-in electric cars.

Yes, but with those sort of mileages, the Leaf will cost more to run
than a limo (thanks to the expensive battery lease cost).