Leaf sighting thread

Just spotted a red Leaf coming off of the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) in Amherst, Ohio--approximately 30 miles west of Cleveland--as I was getting on the turnpike. Can't wait to get a good used one a couple of years

 

wow, Ohio?? they are really starting to spread. now that the Volt is supposed to be back in production, we will have to see how sales figures stack up for the next two months

 

Saw the leaf before I saw this thread. It was Mon Sep 12th I think (or maybe it was the Fri before).

Either way it was white heading through Solway towards Oak Ridge (AKA the Secret City, AKA the Atomic City). Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I do believe it had civilian tags on it. Don't remember the county on the plate but I'd assume Knox or Blount.

Officially that stretch is hwy 62 so it would be described as a east west highway but from the map/birds eye view you would say the leaf was going northwest at the time of the sighting.

I still haven't seen a Volt in TN but with ORNL and the whole tech corridor (Tennessee Valley Corridor : A Premier Science & Technology Center) here I wouldn't be dumbfounded to see any electric vehicle here.

 

While vacationing in a land of F250s last week, I saw none. But back home this week, sighting was very productive: a dozen Leafs in five days, only two of them common semi-regulars. At least one Leaf every day, and three 3-Leaf days. And with a return to pedal commuting, which had been mostly abandoned following an injury four months ago, about half were spotted along my bike route, in areas not on any of my driving routes.

 

Driving between Franklin & Nashville TN today. Saw a glacier pearl Leaf pull onto the street, and head south. Can't find a charge port to save my life ... but at least I saw one Leaf while we're back here visiting our daughter & grandson.

 

I've been seeing quite a few Leafs lately. Infact everytime I go out I usually see one or two Leafs.

 

i actually now "know" of 4 Leafs that are not part of MNL or FB running around Oly. 2 are medical people (cars parked at St. Peters in Olympia) one is a teacher parked at Komachin middle school and another is probably a State Worker who parks regularly downtown.

i am sure there are many more. i have talked with Oly Nissan dealer who states about 60 have been sold with more than a dozen in the Olympia Area

 

Crazy as it sounds, I might see as many Leafs here as Insights IIs.

 

DaveinOly wrote:
i have talked with Oly Nissan dealer who states about 60 have been sold with more than a dozen in the Olympia Area
My 2011 Nissan Leaf this week; 154.7 miles; LT; 10,162.2 miles @2.81 CPM. (2.95 MTD) fuel cost; weekly $6.69 Lifetime $276.31
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litesong wrote:
Hi Dave......
While looking at a 2012 Versa at the Everett dealer, the salesman said they had sold 7 Leafs in the last month. I saw a blue Leaf near Cascade College between Bothell & Woodinville 6 weeks ago. It carried 4 people, & we waved furiously at each other. I saw another blue Leaf one week ago in downtown Everett, only about 4 miles from the Everett dealer. A red Leaf went by me, well north of Woodinville yesterday.

fueleconomy.gov calculates a rough fuel equivalent mpg on the gov't website. If I had any accuracy at all, does your Leaf put out about 136 mpg equivalent?

I'd like to get an EV with a range of 200miles. That would allow the battery pack to drain slower, which would be excellent for pack life. I could get over Steven's Pass to Leavenworth(maybe?), altho the drain would be terrible going up the 4000+ foot pass.

 

a "MPG" rating for a Leaf has to be based on a standard. if using my Prius averaging about 50 mpg, then, ya 136 mpg for the Leaf is close.

look at my signature. i use a cost per mile formula as a direct comparison to illustrate the differences between my gas/electric situation.

i think the comparison is valid since both cars are similar in function and size. comparing the cost to a larger less efficient car is a bit over the top.

as far as the additional range question; that can be done but i am not willing to pay for it. it is simply too much money for something that i would rarely use.

there are plans for QC stations on your route which would allow a boost to make the trip easily. granted, a bit down the road. (i think) now, WA DOT published a report stating several to go online before the end of this month.

still no word on any of them, but these will be installed along I-5 north of Everett, south of Olympia and a few going East on I-90 and highway 2.

granted, not all the way to Spokane but wouldnt take the Leaf for a trip like that anyway. but being able to go to Snoqualmie would be awesome

 

saw my first one in chestnut hill, ma the other day! had no idea what it was. my brain said, "what is that weird looking car over there?" aha!