Thanks for the tip, Rick. I was able to get a 3 year lease on a 2013 Smart ED for $99/mo plus tax today. I got the last one available in Connecticut through a Mecedes Benz dealer. By opting into their Battery Assurance Plan most of the payment is actually going toward leasing the battery (only $20/mo toward the "glider"). Since I don't plan on buying it at the end of the lease, I don't care if that means my buyout price would be higher. I pay almost as much a month in gas to commute as the payment so it's a cheap way into a new EV. At the end of lease I'll look for a new EV to buy and will likely have more choices at a lower price. Really, I think it means I just became part of Daimlers battery research program - they get to keep the $7500 federal credit while I pay to rent their battery while they test the battery. The last generation of Smarts had the battery made by Tesla, this one was made by a Daimler sudsidiary. The car almost gets thrown in for free. I always considered a lease a sucker's game and have never even bought a new car, but this was too good to pass up. Maybe a new Leaf the next time. Now I can take my lead sled pickup off the road to upgrade to lithium batteries and take my time about it.
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