That's the crawl home mode and is meant to protect the battery. If you bypass that and actually bring the battery close to zero charge it will shorten the life of the entire battery pack.
The GPS on the Leaf has a screen that will show you the nearest charging station compatible with the Leaf so you can take a few minutes, get a coffee or a soda (whatever your preference) and wait however long it'll take to get enough charge to get you home.
PS, after 3 months of owning the Leaf you will never worry about range again because you will be used to it and will know how to adjust your driving based on how much battery you have left. The first batch of electric cars are not for speed demons and jack-rabbit start'ers and wanna-be Nascar racers. That crowd will have to wait for the next generation of batteries - due out in 2015 most likely.
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