@ miimura: but to get the full benefit of the $7500 tax credit for only being in possession of the car for 3 years in a lease is still more than generous. I was not in a market for another EV, and the way I look at this is to stack it up vs. the alternative "deals" out there, e.g. Volt and Leaf, etc. For basically an extra $100/mo., I get more range and space. And I know since I just leased a Volt and was shopping for Leaf as well...