[Dr. Sivana]

The Leaf would cost you about 30-37K before Federal Tax break.

If you look at cars.com, Nissan Leaves are selling at under $20K. Probably after the tax break, but still nowhere near the 30K you are suggesting. OP is in Atlanta, probably an ideal location as an all-electric should be okay in heavy traffic unless the AC stays on all of the time.

[paterfamilias]

“If you look at cars.com, Nissan Leaves are selling at under $20K. Probably after the tax break, but still nowhere near the 30K”

You may well be right: I was quoting the “Build a Car” list price (pre- tax incentive) from the Nissan Leaf website. If there is significant discounting going on at the dealership level, they become a much better buy.

Because I live in the North East, cold-weather decrement of battery function makes a car with the Leaf’s quoted range a non-starter unless it could be charged at work.