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Post by caroline on Feb 28, 2016 18:19:54 GMT 11
Hi, yesterday I had my very first spotting of a Leaf "in the wild" i.e. driving on a road. I went to Brisbane for the day (by train) to catch up with a friend visiting from Melbourne. We were walking through Fortitude Valley, and she was asking me about my Leaf. At the very moment of that EV conversation, a blue Leaf went by. I'm presuming that it had been to the BMW fast-charger nearby. I'd love to know who it was. I don't think I know any SEQ blue Leaf drivers. I'm a blue leaf driver on the GC- was in the valley weekend 13-14th feb so not me sorry!
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Post by jeffjl on Feb 29, 2016 0:56:13 GMT 11
Would the real driver of the blue LEAF please stand up!
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Post by datsunleaf on Mar 2, 2016 18:30:50 GMT 11
Spotted a red Leaf driving up Australia Ave at SOP yesterday, chased it "on foot" and spoke to the driver, he wasn't aware of our forum and advised he was an Uber Driver
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Post by caskings on Mar 2, 2016 19:51:57 GMT 11
advised he was an Uber Driver I hope he does join, I'm actually curious about how well the Leaf would operate as a taxi / Uber in Australia.
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Post by empowerrepower on Mar 5, 2016 19:31:15 GMT 11
Hi, yesterday I had my very first spotting of a Leaf "in the wild" i.e. driving on a road. I went to Brisbane for the day (by train) to catch up with a friend visiting from Melbourne. We were walking through Fortitude Valley, and she was asking me about my Leaf. At the very moment of that EV conversation, a blue Leaf went by. I'm presuming that it had been to the BMW fast-charger nearby. I'd love to know who it was. I don't think I know any SEQ blue Leaf drivers. I'm a blue leaf driver on the GC- was in the valley weekend 13-14th feb so not me sorry! I'm a touch biased, but the blue Leaf is just the best colour. Sometimes when I return to a parking lot and look around, I just see that my blue Leaf is such a pretty colour compared to the other cars around.
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Post by jake on Mar 6, 2016 1:01:55 GMT 11
I'm a blue leaf driver on the GC- was in the valley weekend 13-14th feb so not me sorry! I'm a touch biased, but the blue Leaf is just the best colour. Sometimes when I return to a parking lot and look around, I just see that my blue Leaf is such a pretty colour compared to the other cars around. I like my black one with tinted windows. Looks very smart, and I am amazed by how well the car keeps cool and I don't get sunburnt arms.
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Post by brisbri on May 12, 2016 22:53:04 GMT 11
Hello! I am a new leaf owner, well my Leaf was sold 12 months ago, I bought it used, we have only had it a couple of days but we absolutely love it! I started looking for an EV only a couple of weeks ago. I saw one in the wild last saturday a white 1 in 8 miles plains in Brisbane. Mine is midnight blue.
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Post by Phoebe on May 12, 2016 23:03:46 GMT 11
Welcome to the forum, brisbri, and enjoy your LEAF!
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Post by brisbri on May 12, 2016 23:16:14 GMT 11
Thanks!
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Post by eburbsleaf on May 18, 2016 22:10:36 GMT 11
Had a moment of brilliant co-incidence on my way to Doncaster last sunday - pulling up alongside another red leaf ('BLQWER' - geddit?) then what should pull up behind (and followed us up the road for a while ) but a white V10 new Lamborghini ..
Two electric cars followed by the antithesis of an electric car....!!
(btw - white is a very non-lamborghini colour)
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Post by jake on May 20, 2016 15:54:31 GMT 11
I've seen 2 leafs in a week near my neck of the woods. One on Bedford Rd Ringwood on Tuesdays morning and one on Springvale Rd in Burwood Friday morning.
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Post by EVangelist on May 20, 2016 19:42:52 GMT 11
Had a moment of brilliant co-incidence on my way to Doncaster last sunday - pulling up alongside another red leaf ('BLQWER' - geddit?) then what should pull up behind (and followed us up the road for a while ) but a white V10 new Lamborghini ... Did you drag the Lamborghini off at the lights?
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Post by jamesfongster on May 20, 2016 21:36:52 GMT 11
Hey Jake was it a silver leaf you saw at Springvale Road Burwood? Coulda been my wife! We used to see a light blue Leaf going past Toorak Road Warrigal Road and burwood Highway intersection and always wondered who this belonged. Ditto another silver leaf in Camberwell (where I live)
Cheers James
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Post by jake on May 21, 2016 1:58:28 GMT 11
Hey Jake was it a silver leaf you saw at Springvale Road Burwood? Coulda been my wife! We used to see a light blue Leaf going past Toorak Road Warrigal Road and burwood Highway intersection and always wondered who this belonged. Ditto another silver leaf in Camberwell (where I live) Cheers James I think it was red, but maybe wrong. Whoever it was would remember me because I gave a couple of toots as I drove by. I have a black leaf.
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Post by jacky on May 21, 2016 8:29:58 GMT 11
The blue LEAF in Toorak Road maybe this owner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fog1tZIshQEHe used to charge up his LEAF in Swinburne fast charger and I had a chat with him there on the day I received my LEAF. AFAIK, he was not on this forum and not using the PlugShare app.
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Post by eburbsleaf on May 27, 2016 20:33:16 GMT 11
Hey Jake was it a silver leaf you saw at Springvale Road Burwood? Coulda been my wife! We used to see a light blue Leaf going past Toorak Road Warrigal Road and burwood Highway intersection and always wondered who this belonged. Ditto another silver leaf in Camberwell (where I live) Cheers James I think it was red, but maybe wrong. Whoever it was would remember me because I gave a couple of toots as I drove by. I have a black leaf. That was my wife - and the kids were delighted you tooted !!
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Post by unclewoja on May 28, 2016 10:27:40 GMT 11
Had a moment of brilliant co-incidence on my way to Doncaster last sunday - pulling up alongside another red leaf ('BLQWER' - geddit?) then what should pull up behind (and followed us up the road for a while ) but a white V10 new Lamborghini .. Two electric cars followed by the antithesis of an electric car....!! (btw - white is a very non-lamborghini colour) That would be mine. BLOWER was already taken, but BLQWER looks the same from a distance
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Post by caskings on Jun 11, 2016 15:41:31 GMT 11
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Post by stewartm on Jun 21, 2016 2:59:11 GMT 11
Struck the same at Quiberon beach yesterday..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 18:34:30 GMT 11
Another Phev in Edgewater. At $33,990 in Perth, they will be soccer mums' default vehicle
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Post by chuq on Aug 16, 2016 14:24:22 GMT 11
Peak hour around the electron watering hole. Wow.. kind of off-topic, but that Tesla was spotted in Hobart a few months ago!
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Post by caskings on Aug 16, 2016 16:20:40 GMT 11
Peak hour around the electron watering hole. Wow.. kind of off-topic, but that Tesla was spotted in Hobart a few months ago! Woah, he gets around.
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Post by EVangelist on Jun 12, 2021 23:52:44 GMT 11
Reviving a 5-year old thread...
With EVs still making a tiny fraction of all vehicle sales in Australia, we are clearly not at the “tipping point” yet, but having said that, its becoming rare when I don’t see another EV even when I go for a short drive (admittedly in inner Sydney, not Tibooburra)!
I had the joy the other day, in only a 2km drive, of seeing another Tesla Model 3, a Model X, then a 2020 Nissan LEAF!
Still a long way to go, but there are now 10 times more EVs on NSW roads than when I bought my LEAF in 2014!
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Post by brunohill on Jun 14, 2021 0:22:31 GMT 11
I still only see another EV about once every 12 months near Wangaratta Vic. To this day the only Nissan LEAF I have seen in Australia is the one I had.
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Post by iamlsd on Jun 14, 2021 18:24:11 GMT 11
Parked next to a red 2011 Leaf today with my white 2011 Leaf in a city of Adelaide U-park carpark where they have a great charging setup. I see lots of Teslas in Adelaide and spotting original Leafs is quite common.
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Post by bob on Aug 13, 2021 10:39:40 GMT 11
Spotted a Nissan NV200 van yesterday charging up at Orion Springfield Central Qld. Must be on a evaluation trial of some sort as I don’t think they are for sale yet.
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Post by coulomb on Aug 13, 2021 16:00:00 GMT 11
Spotted a Nissan NV200 van ... I don’t think they are for sale yet. There are a few grey imports though.
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Post by bob on Aug 14, 2021 9:51:27 GMT 11
Spotted a Nissan NV200 van ... I don’t think they are for sale yet. There are a few grey imports though. Ah, yes, I didn’t think of that. I should have taken a closer look, but was pressed for time.
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Post by brunohill on Aug 21, 2021 2:18:05 GMT 11
I spotted a white Kia E- Niro driving through Wangaratta Vic today (with Vic rego). I hope it wasn't from Melbourne.
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Post by moyanous on Nov 5, 2021 10:58:27 GMT 11
Spotted a white Ioniq 5 in Mt Lawley Perth this morning!
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