Lexus: the car of the pretty wealthy.

[jmowreader]

164. Let's see here

To be able to own a Leaf, you must:

1) be able to spend $30,000-plus on a car
2) live in a place where there are sufficient charging stations to support the car in your area
3) have the means to purchase a second car for times when the Leaf can't make it to your destination without being charged, or can't make it round-trip if you're going to a place there aren't any chargers
and
4) have somewhere to park this second car

OR

1) be able to spend $30,000 plus on a car
and
2) never go out of town in a car

There are people who fit into those categories...maybe 10 percent of the population? For the great mass of people, a hybrid or a Volt are much better solutions. If you replace "Leaf" with "NEV" you're up to about 20 percent of the population.