Here's what went though my head when I bought
* The most common reason I hear to lease is because EV's are changing so fast - except they aren't. Analysts believe (and I agree) that the Bolt level of specifications (200+ miles LiIon + electronics) will be the standard for many years. Battery chemistry doesn't progress by leaps and bounds.
Having said all this, it is just my personal reasons. I fully believe there are good personal reasons to lease too.
- Lease to buy makes no sense to me, if I don't want to buy it now why would I want the hassle and cost of leasing only to do it in three years
- I really want to capture the full rebates where leasing usually gives you part of that AFAIK
- In three years most of the leases will be gone (certainly the Chevy will exhaust the Federal rebate), but I'll be needing another BEV, now sans lease (in this sense the rebates continue to pay back into the future when you buy)
- In three years the technology won't be changing that much, except possibly for self driving which I don't care that much about with my driving needs*
- Having a lease ties me to the dealership and limits my freedom, both which I hate
- Having a lease just kicks the can down the road, buying a car is a pain, I don't want to have to do it again in a few years
- Any way you cut it, leasing costs more than buying. I refuse to believe when people decipher their complicated contract to claim that the leasing company is going to hand them money, and knows less about finance than we do
- There's no sense ownership - I'm proud to own a Bolt and baby it
- You can't mod it, I've been doing stock mods left and right
* The most common reason I hear to lease is because EV's are changing so fast - except they aren't. Analysts believe (and I agree) that the Bolt level of specifications (200+ miles LiIon + electronics) will be the standard for many years. Battery chemistry doesn't progress by leaps and bounds.
Having said all this, it is just my personal reasons. I fully believe there are good personal reasons to lease too.