The Canadian market is going to get the very low priced Nissan Micra starting at $9998.00 CND. Why would an electric car owner and advocate be interested in this car? Well first lets compare the other cars on the market we have the Chevrolet Volt and the new BMW i3 with range extender. These cars have a back up if you run out of electric juice.
As an owner of a pure electric car like the Nissan Leaf there might be a few times here and there that you need to go further than the range of the vehicle or somewhere were a level 2 charger might not be available. Those in cold areas like myself might also want to make a longer trip with the heater on. With advances in batteries and more charging station all the initial concerns will be gone in the next few years, but in the meantime if you bought a Leaf and find you needed a car with a range extender instead, you can keep your Leaf and park a Micra for when you need it. It looks like a fun little car might even replace that old gas guzzler.
