Leaf sighting thread

Discussion in 'Nissan/Infiniti Hybrids and EVs' started by cwerdna, Mar 22, 2011.

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  1. cwerdna

    cwerdna Senior Member

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    Saw a blue Leaf near Cupertino getting onto 280 south at ~8:30 pm after the 85 junction. It was moving at quite a clip on the onramp...

    Otherwise, I haven't seen many Leafs lately, for some odd reason...
     
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    Wow, I saw 3 Leafs today even though I wasn't out for very long. I saw white, silver and black ones.

    edit: Two of the Leafs I saw today were able to see each other.
     
    #163 cwerdna, Mar 25, 2012
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    I was driving to work the other day when I saw TWO Leafs on the highway in Carlsbad, CA. They were not driving together - the blue one was going about 5mph faster than the black one. I just happened to be "in the right place at the right time" to get this photo.

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    I haven't seen a Leaf in a couple weeks.

    off topic, but here's a CR review video review

     
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    Have yet to see one here, I've seen two Volts, guess the harsh winters scare off the potential EV buyers, tho this year we only had two rather pathetic storms!
     
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    Interesting point because the US sales so far show low(er) sales throughout Winter and higher thru most of summer -

    My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Worldwide Plugin Sales Stats : Feb US 478 Volt 1023, JP -

    I think all of 2012 Leafs get the heated seats and steering wheel which most are saying important for cold weather in Leaf.
     
    #167 cycledrum, Mar 27, 2012
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Important for maximizing range while still staying comfortable. The battery heater is more to keep the electrolyte from freezing, and might not improve winter range over the previous year.
     
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    Saw two Leafs today and a Volt, the latter being rare.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Still haven't seen a Leaf here. Unless I have mistaken it for a Versa.
     
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    They're at the dealers around this area now, but still haven't seen one on the road.
     
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    Saw 2 silver Leafs (same one?) and a white Leaf in south San Jose today.
     
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    Saw 2 Leafs in the morning in Campbell being driven by blonde women. Saw a red Leaf parked near a bunch of auto shops and body shops in south San Jose.

    I also saw a Mitsubishi i on the road, for the first time.
     
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    Saw blue and silver Leafs today.
     
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    Saw a blue Leaf in Almaden Valley today (there are two blue ones known to be running around that specific area) and a two red ones (same one?).

    Interestingly, one of the red ones was parked maybe 10 blocks away from my house in front of a house which has 2 monstrosity class extended length SUVs (e.g. Yukon XL or Suburban) parked on the driveway. They have an older one and bought a new extended length monstrosity within the last month or so (didn't have plates at first, then got them later). It's a small 1-story house, so I I doubt they "need" the space. Sigh.... I guess gas is too cheap at >$4/gal here.
     
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    Saw black, blue, white and red Leafs yesterday. The red one had a vanity plate "GOT KW(hand)" where (hand) was an icon of a hand.
     
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    I saw a leaf in manhattan. It was holding up traffic, possibly having some technical difficulties.
     
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    My sighting was more about the Honda Fit EV than the leaf. I saw them while cycling around the Rose Bowl, looked like Honda was out testing the cars together.
     

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    Saw two Leafs today, both within a minute of each other.
     
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    Drove by a stealership at lunch to check one out, look decent in person not crazy or over the top. $38k sticker price.
     
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