Nissan Leaf

[EVNow]

Yes it does.

Edit: Nice video summary here. (Timer discussion starts at 1:55 in first video.)

Apart from this - you can use the mobile app/web to start / stop charging - as well as heating/cooling.

 

[howabout2]

Apart from this - you can use the mobile app/web to start / stop charging - as well as heating/cooling.

Indeed! Very nice. Watching the video only served to increase my eagerness for the Model S (since I assume it will have similar conveniences).

Re the timer, I briefly debated installing in the line, but my grievance isn't sufficient to bother. It's not a major inconvenience; it's just astounding that they didn't add a timer to either side on the MINI E.

 

[TEG]

Leaf documents:
http://nissan-leaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/11MY-LEAF-NAM-PQRG_AsPrinted_110510.pdf
http://nissan-leaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/773306-2011-Nissan-Leaf-Warranty.pdf
http://nissan-leaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/773326-2011-Nissan-Leaf-SMG.pdf
http://nissan-leaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/carwings_1-12.pdf

 

[TEG]

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101115/A_NEWS/11150322

 

[Iz]

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101115/A_NEWS/11150322

Would the 100-mile battery range be adequate for Paul's 100-mile commute?

100-mile commute. I wonder if that is one-way or round trip?

 

[ChargeIt!]

100-mile commute. I wonder if that is one-way or round trip?

Round trip.

Not long ago, they bought a foreclosure in midtown Stockton. Cindi works in town; Paul commutes to Sacramento.

 

[Iz]

If Paul can charge while at work it should allow for the round-trip. My round trip is ~ 65 miles, including a stop at the gym. No charging stations around.

 

[tomsax]

If Paul can charge while at work it should allow for the round-trip. My round trip is ~ 65 miles, including a stop at the gym. No charging stations around.

If Paul's charging at work is 120V, I think he is taking a big risk in buying a Leaf before we have any real data on the range. If the Leaf goes 100 miles the way the Roadster goes 244, then he'll probably be OK with a reliable 8 hours of charging at 120V. If the Leaf's 100 miles is more like 70 or 80 Roadster ideal miles, then he's going to be driving on the edge every day. That's the scenario that breeds unhappy EV owners.

I really hope Nissan isn't overselling the Leaf.

Cathy and I will start publishing data as soon as we get ours, hopefully pretty early in the process.

 

[TEG]

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2010/11/19/n_ghosn_velshi_leaf_nissan.cnnmoney/

 

[vfx]

Another 99'r

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/11/22/nissan-leaf-snags-99-mpg-rating-on-official-epa-sticker/

Looks like they use a formula and not an empirical test.
When will the Roadster get this "official" certification?

 

[doug]

Bobbyllew reviews the Leaf for Fifth Gear.

Whole episode is here: http://www.streetfire.net/video/fifth-gear-18x08-20101126_2091364.htm

Leaf part starts at 16:05 and is about five minutes long.

 

[Iz]

Bobbyllew reviews the Leaf for Fifth Gear.
http://www.streetfire.net/video/fifth-gear-18x08-20101126_2091364.htm

Very good review of Leaf. Thanks for posting.

 

[Doug_G]

Nissan sees electric car envy in critics of the leaf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/business/global/03nissan.html?ref=business

 

[Iz]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/business/global/03nissan.html?ref=business

Interesting quote from Mr. Ghosn --

There’s demand for other types of cars — it’s not simply either-or,” he said. “But people who buy electric cars,” he said, leaning forward in his chair, “they will never ever buy another type of car again.

 

[JRP3]

That EV grin will getcha!

 

[SByer]

Yup, he nailed it. I don't ever want another non-EV.

 

[PeterW]

I would like more feedback from EV owners on Mr. Ghosn's quote. Is he right, has he nailed it? Is he mostly right(as in right for most people)? Or has he got this horribly wrong?

I think this is an important question and may say a lot about the uptake of EV's in the next 10-15 years.

If he is even close, what that is saying is; an EV is a superior product(or everyone is an environmentalist).

 

[Doug_G]

Yep, he nailed it. Personally, I do not expect to ever buy another ICE vehicle. I still have a Nissan Murano, but I only drive it when I really can't use the Roadster. The Murano will be obsoleted when my Model S arrives. After that, no more gas for me.

 

[vfx]

It's really true. You just don't want to to back.

 

[AndrewBissell]

I think he's right IF the long-range, high-speed charging infrastructure comes so you don't need liquid-fuelled vehicles for long journeys. The fact that Nissan seems to have engaged with that question, and the exemplar for the rest of the world that the I5 corridor will represent makes me hopeful.