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well, I'm holding out to see if this Soul EV comes out in the next month. If not, electric turtle it is!

 

Perhaps but looks are way better and +10-20mi will be the difference for me. All depends if they are truly competitive with their price.

 

Does the Soul have more space?

 

Doubtful since it is a gas car converted to electric. The batteries have to go somewhere and that is usually in the trunk.

Also, they claim it gets more miles but since it is not out yet, how do you know if it will actually get 20 miles extra per charge?

 

Brett, how in the F are you getting such low mileage?
The lowest mileage I've seen on mine was 74 - when completely charged.

I have interest in the EV Soul as well. Looks much better IMO, but it's been coming soon for the last year. A few weeks ago someone on the Atlanta Leaf facebook group posted that Marietta Kia had an EV Soul sitting on the showroom floor.

 

There is one on Cobb Pkwy, checked it out yesterday.

 

A/C blasting the whole time? Going 9 miles in traffic should use next to no power. Stop and go traffic is ideal for the Leaf.

 

Went to the Autoshow yesterday and saw the Kia Soul EV. Was really surprised on how much room it had on the inside. Retail price in the Mid $30K range. Who knows what kind of lease deals they will have on it though. I also asked when it would be available and was told end of April to early May. Seems like something keeps pushing this car back from being available.

On another note....I did hear some people talking about some great lease deals BMW is having on the I3. Like sub $200 a month lease deals. Maybe something to look into?

Edit - nevermind on the BMW. I found what they were talking about. It takes into consideration the $5k Ga Tax Credit.

http://www.bmwroswell.com/bmw-lease-bmw-i3-now-only--129-mo--dealer-8593-sid-53662.html

 

FTZ and I went over to Ed Voyles Kia in Marietta yesterday. They have an EV Soul. We took it for a drive. It seemed very similar to the Leaf to me. The back seats fold down, so there's certainly more storage space. It also has some sort of torque limiting software that keeps it from getting full torque from a stop. So it is not as "fast" (loosely used term here). The dealership also wasn't real sure what options where going to be available.
I'd suggest heading over there and taking it for a drive. They don't have any chargers set up yet, so make sure you call and schedule the drive so the EV Soul is charged up.

 

Heck, you can buy a brand new i8 for under $200 a month*.



*$110,000 down plus trade in, taxes, and fees.

 

Manager at Ed Voyles says they have 5 on order (I get #4)and should be here first week of April but said its likely to be the second week. No charging stations = no cars and they have to dig up concrete to put those in so who knows. Got til June or July 1st until the tax credit goes away.

 

I put in a charging station in my house with the help of my 8 year old in less than a day. All you need is a 220V circuit and the station. Unless they are installing a Chademo Charger.

 

Are you looking to buy or have they clued you in on the lease incentives? I saw a white Soul EV with dealer tags driving around Barrett Parkway last Friday, was quite surprised they would have it out.

 

got the lease info last night and its not looking good as I doubt their dealer incentives will get the lease price to match up with the leaf. the guy was going to see what he could do but I dont expect much.

 

So are you still going through with the Soul EV? That was one of the main reasons why I didnt get the Focus EV. They wanted almost double per month on what I could get a Leaf for.

 

I wouldn't trust anything Korean made....that's just me. Nissan ftw.

 

I seriously doubt it unless they can match price. Not going to happen with virtually none on the lot and there are hundreds of leafs on every lot.

Any lessons learned on the leaf? Must have options? Charging options/best practices? Looking like a leaf for me but will know more later this week.

 

but the soul is made in Georgia

 

I would get at least the SV for the CarWings. It is really nice to be able to turn on the ac/heat remotely. Plus I leave my leaf at the airport sometimes and it is also nice to be able to remotely turn on charging.

 

Do you lose the deduction for this year and get hit with the $200 fee?

 

Not as of right now from what I understand.

 

We were told the EV Soul was still made in Korea and shipped over.
I agree with Eddie, get at least the SV - Carwings is great (not that I use it much).

I got a Clipper Creek charging station and have been more than happy with it.

 

I have one of the openevse kits and it has been awesome so far. If I had to do it again, I would probably of just gotten a clipper creek so I wouldnt have to go through the trouble of soldering everything together.

I do have a new Nissan EVSE Upgrade converted level 2 charger I would sell you for cheap if you are interested.

 

anyone get their 5k yet?

 

I don't think the EV is though.

 

So, I got $3200 with my taxes last year. This year I will get the remaining $1600 back when I get my return in a few weeks.

I am looking at possibly leasing another Leaf before the tax credit goes away. I will either break the lease on my current leaf, or will keep it as a third car until December, and take advantage of about $3500 in tax credits on the new one.

 

We got the whole 5k I believe they base it on what you paid in State taxes.

I believe also the credit will end on July one.FTZ?

 

^^That is what I hear as well, July 1st. Just did taxes and I will eat the credit in 2 yrs. Kia simply cannot match the lease deals from Nissan. Town center Nissan dropped the monthly lease rate by 20 bucks for this weekend so I picked one up.

 

Congrats on the new turtle.

 

I am pretty sure it is one credit per household....I actually thought about getting another one but my accountant told me I would not get the credit on the second one.

 

I haven't seen that anywhere. My understanding is that it is all based on tax liability, and you can get a max of $10k over up to a 5 year period.

Brett or any accountants here that know whether this is once per household, per person, or if there is any limit other than tax liability?

 

Would love to see this.

 

Why I said I would love to see this.....would be cool.

 

that is a sweet ride!

 

Has anyone bought one very recently? What is it costing you in insurance?

 

Who here was first to lease the Leaf? I hear they are giving up to a $6500 credit to keep the leaf rather than returning the lease.

 

I didn't buy or lease one but my quote from Allstate last month was and additional $200 per 6 months.

 

I have seen a letter offering a $5000 credit off the residual value of the car if purchased.
Not sure how good the deal is, but I believe that all the "credits" essentially cuts the price of the car in half.

I'm only a year into my lease, and my hope is that they raise the credit amount due to so many people ending their lease.


As far as insurance is concerned, my rates went up $30/month when we added the Leaf - through Alfa.

 

I was first to lease. I got the letter for $5k off residual and went to the dealership about it last week. While at the dealership I looked on the Facebook page and saw that they raised it to 6500, but the dealer said it was really just a numbers game.

All in all, it was not worth it to buy the car out. To get financing on the car to buy it out, and keep payments similar to what the original lease payment was required a 5 year loan. 5 year + my 1.5 year lease would mean the car wouldn't be payed off until 6.5 years after new, and it won't be worth $0.10 at that time.

I turned in my original lease 6 months early, and leased a 2015 last Friday.

Base model S with quick charge
$270/ month for 36 months with $400 down.
Got it from Regal Nissan, but they played games with my Brother-in-law the next day, and said they couldn't offer him the same deal.

He went to Town Center Monday and got my deal with nothing down.

 

I just bought a used 2013 leaf for 9500. These cars are going for well below the residual value. If you are leasing one and want to buy it at the end you are better off turning it in and buying a different one.

 

how long do those things last?
say if i get one with 30 or 40k miles...is it nearing the end of its life or what?