[Porsche9]

Depending on where you live in LA it's going to get warm enough to effect battery life. Once it gets into the mid 90s expect a significant drop in range. I work with two people who got the Leaf so they could use the carpool lane and it summer they struggled to get 50 miles of range. After a year they both sold the car.

Recently I was at a used car dealer and they had about 20 one to two year old Leafs for $16k to $17k and the sales guy was telling me they can't move them. I guess leaving the house with less then the equivalent of a quarter tank of gas isn't a good selling point.

Proceed with caution. Maybe the Ford is better.