I’ve had 2 Leafs, a Volt and a Prius, now I just traded my LEAF for the Niro PHEV due to my commute. Range anxiety was only Year’s ago in 2012 when I got my first Leaf. There wasn’t the charging infrastructure there is today. Yes I could of kept the leaf and commuted in the SFBay area essily, but frankly I didn’t want to DCQC every day I commuted to work. Air cooled batteries in the LEAF and I-Miev were always a bad idea, and time always degrades batteries as well. But the active cooling management in the VOLT and BOLTs will continue to prove in reliability and longevity down the road.
At least the Niro PHEV has a cooling fan on the battery pack to help with the heat.
Would I get another leaf ? In a heart beat, they are awesome cars and I’d love to find one and convert it to a track car