 **UPDATE - January 2018**What can I say, other than I've never had a vehicle that I've loved as much as my Nissan Leaf.  We're just over 56,000 miles at this point and still have no decrease in the original battery.  The car loses a significant amount of range in the cold months when it's necessary to run the defrost.  Personally, I could hold out a little longer from turning the heat on, but the windows will fog up.  Therefore, you have to run defrost and that taxes the battery.  In the winter months, I'm lucky to get 65 miles on a full charge, again, because I have to run defrost.  However, the car actually performs great on slick roads because of the regenerative breaking.  In eco mode, you simply release your foot from the fuel, and the vehicle slows down on it's own.  It greatly reduces your chances of sliding when you don't have apply the break.  And by allowing the vehicle to slow itself down, you recharge the battery and extend your range.The car is still reliable.  It's still fun to drive.  The maintenance costs are minimal (rotate the tires) and refill your own washer fluid.As we've become more comfortable with the battery, we've made it back home with only dashes on the battery charge remaining and the # of miles remaining.  It's a little unsettling when you use all of the juice when driving, but we've never been stranded and the car has performed beautifully.**ORIGINAL REVIEW**I'm writing this in January 2015.  We bought our 2013 Leaf at the end of May 2014.  We overcame the anxiety of buying an all electric car with the comfort that we got a great deal.  7.5 months after buying, we're closing in on 10,000 miles and everything has been fantastic.  The car is fun to drive.  It's reliable.  It's attractive.  My kids love the heated back seats.  We have a normal mini-van as our second vehicle and we drive it less and less frequently.  The Leaf has always provided enough range to go where we want.  On only two occasion did we decide NOT to take the Leaf and it's only because we didn't want to pay to charge while we were in downtown Indianapolis.  It's a great car.