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[quote=Anonymous]Another car to check out would be a Nissan Leaf SV Plus.  It may be too small for your needs since it is similar to the Chevy Bolt EUV but it is an EV; gets around 220 miles to the charge; peppy acceleration; has a hatchback with good space in the hatch area; only costs $36K before the tax credit; is built to also provide V2H charging; and it still qualifies for the $7500 tax break.  It has also been made since 2010 so it doesn't have the issues the other new EV cars are running into.  From what I have read, a Leaf battery has never caught on fire.

The issues are it looks like a hamster(if you see it from the side you will know what I mean); no one has a charger yet that allows it to be used for V2H charging; and it uses the CHADEMO fast charger which is being phased out in the US(there are still many around).

I bought one in May and drive it a ton to Stafford from Arlington and have driven it out to the Shenandoah River.  I use a normal 120V house hold outlet to charge it.  It will gain about 100 miles if plugged in over night.

I liked the RAV4 Prime but wasn't willing to pay 10K over sticker price which is the same for a lot of the other EVs.[/quote]

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