Nissan Leaf: Demand exceeding supply

Good news for Nissan, bad news for consumers

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otakki otakki
After doing the math, people will realize any electric or hybrid vehicles will not be worthwhile unless the prices get way, way lower. Even with the tax credit, the gas saving wouldn't be enough to pay for the increase in price of the vehicle. The range is impressive, but it will not do for my shopping trips and trips to the airport...each of which more than 200 miles round trip.
May 14, 2010 12:16 pm
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rsrtampa rsrtampa
Thats 13000 cars GM could have sold had they not been so slow at developing the Volt. The leaf seemed to pop up overnight while the Volt has been paraded around like cheap (but unavailable) hooker for years.
May 14, 2010 12:17 pm
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Siawa Siawa
I couldn't agree more.
May 17, 2010 10:31 am
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Melong666 Melong666
wonder how much ur electric bill would come up...
May 14, 2010 12:44 pm
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jerry05cod4 jerry05cod4
exactly what i was thinking! I dont think the savings in gas in the long run will outweigh the extra cost of electricity, unless we start finding ways of producing electricity from completely carbon-free sources. I dont even think it makes sense environmentally.
May 14, 2010 2:03 pm
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sub39h sub39h
as much as i hate to admit it, power from your local power station has been much more efficiently produced than any petrol or diesel engine can manage. their equivalent CO2 emissions are much lower too
May 15, 2010 5:15 am
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Siawa Siawa
I asked a rep at AutoShow and he said 5 to 6 bucks. Probably he meant that much in total cost for one complete chargeUp. Now that'd make more sense.
May 17, 2010 8:05 am
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holmstar holmstar
@Siawa: The battery holds 24KW-h, so if the charging were 100% efficient, it would cost about $2.40. More likely it would be something like 80-90% efficient, so closer to $2.80... Basically the cost of one gallon of gas.
May 24, 2010 2:40 pm
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sapphirebooze sapphirebooze
13000 people cant be stupid enough to buy this. so its good!
May 14, 2010 1:32 pm
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eddie eddie
When Bill Clinton left office he gave the GM and other domestics 1 billion dollars to be the first to have a fuel cell car. I guess Honda Clarity beat them also?
May 14, 2010 6:57 pm
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Intense Intense
$99 is not $25 000 and it's not signing off the car and driving off the dealership lot ... Why increase production ?
May 15, 2010 5:07 pm
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May 14, 2010 11:37 am By Michael Gauthier


Filed Under: Electric Vehicle, Japanese, Nissan, Production
Tags: Nissan Leaf , 2011 Nissan Leaf , Leaf

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