Indeed there are and with precipitously depreciated values too - off-lease from about $32-50K!! I have a leased 2014 i3 BEV I've been generally happy with. Of course, with a few months to go, BMW leasing is now adding the pressure to buy it out ... for about what I can buy a new Bolt EV LT for... or I can always wait until the auction and pick it up for half price
I will be buying rather than leasing my next EV but alas, after 3 years of range challenges and the funky doors - I really want actual rear doors and a 200 mile range but not prepared or capable to unload $100K, not willing to wait years to get a Model 3 either - so a used 2 year old Tesla S or a new Bolt is a more likely target.
Charging with present DC fast charging network has given me 450 miles a day very comfortably in my Bolt EV, and as time goes on, chargers will become more closely spaced and 600 miles a day will likely be possible. The present charging times are long enough that beyond that, say 900 miles, is not feasible in a day's driving. With the heater going this Fall, my Bolt EV has been giving me about 190 miles range, and in the summer with A/C used in the afternoons, I achieve 220 to 250 miles of range depending on terrain, speeds, etc. Heat is more expensive in range than A/C in my experience.
Yes, my first electric was the Chevy Bolt eV, but even that has its limitations. I estimate that the ideal range for a car is what you would typically drive long distance. For me that is 450 miles. I can do that with my Bolt EV, with 2 or 3 charging stops, but it is in the category of "it would be nice" to have a longer range than 238 m, so less charging stops. If we think about what is feasible, I think a range of 320 miles would be great, and practical with the presently developing battery technologies. This would be a ~80 mile improvement over the present Bolt EV range, and represents one charging stop less.
