Nissan Leaf

[sp4rk]

Town hall video ... from one Brit to another ... I found his talk somewhat condescending ... refuses to acknowledge liquid cooling as an answer.
Other Brits might think he's a bit of a w4nk3r. Excuse my profanity
The audience were not sold.
As for Jonathan Ross's brother.
Almost makes me want to go home!
He does not mention the price of the car in the UK, nor do we have Tesla pricing.
VAT at 20%. Ouch. But diesel at £1.?? per liter. OUCH!
I've always maintained that it's far better to buy / drive a luxury / performance car in UK/ Europe as you can drive it.
In the USA, prices are usually far less expensive ... but you can't drive it!
Speed limits need raising. And the average US driver is awful compared to Europe (IMO).
Fast forward 2 years and let me open up my S on the Autostrada, Motorway, Autoroute or Autobahn ... yeah!
Oh, but my warranty will be void shipping it over there.

 

[dpeilow]

Surprised no one posted this: Nissan Leaf: World's Most Popular Electric Car At 50,000 Delivered

With 50,000 Leafs, about 40,000 Volts/Amperas and the various other plug-ins on the road, we must be around 100,000 cars worldwide now.

 

[EVNow]

Surprised no one posted this: Nissan Leaf: World's Most Popular Electric Car At 50,000 Delivered

With 50,000 Leafs, about 40,000 Volts/Amperas and the various other plug-ins on the road, we must be around 100,000 cars worldwide now.

That is at a minimum $1.5 Billion Leaf revenue @30k per car.

 

[fengshui]

That is at a minimum $1.5 Billion Leaf revenue @30k per car.

Only if all of them are purchased. At $200/month, I expect their leasing program has consumed quite a few of those 50k.

 

[dmunjal]

Only if all of them are purchased. At $200/month, I expect their leasing program has consumed quite a few of those 50k.

Nissan still gets the full revenue for the car. The lease is typically carried by a different company. Even a subsidiary of Nissan.

 

[dpeilow]

There are new Leafs on sale for £17,999 today in the UK. That's £5k below MRSP after the government's £5k is taken into account. So someone is subsidising that and I expect it is Nissan.

 

[rolosrevenge]

There are new Leafs on sale for £17,999 today in the UK. That's £5k below MRSP after the government's £5k is taken into account. So someone is subsidising that and I expect it is Nissan.

Subsidizing EVs by the company is actually a smart move. More EV drivers lead to more charging stations, more charging stations lead to more EV drivers. It always seemed the chicken and egg problem that would need some sort of jump start. Plus when you consider that most people, after going electric never go back, you're building a permanent customer base.

 

[Mr X]

this car is polluting the roads with its ugliness

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

this car is polluting the roads with its ugliness

I'd admit that the LEAF could have looked a bit more, shall we say, "conventional" but, that's just harsh. I'm glad to see a lot of LEAFs on the road and in the carpool lanes these days. More power to Nissan for being the first of the major manufacturers to get out there with a decent BEV.

 

[Zzzz...]

Nissan May Build Leaf Cars in China, Government Site Says - Bloomberg

It should be plant with up to 50,000 units capacity production per year by 2015. Would be sold under Venucia e30 brand name. Venucia is a brand that belongs to Nissan’s Chinese joint venture with Dongfeng Motor. Just like US Leaf is bigger then in the rest of the world, my guess would be that Chinese version might be smaller...

 

[JRP3]

The US LEAF is bigger?

 

[Zzzz...]

The US LEAF is bigger?

Hmm... Sorry, looks like I mixed up Leaf with i-MiEV.

i-MiEV:
The U.S.-only version is enlarged, has redesigned front and rear bumpers, and includes more features than the Japanese and European versions in order to meet crash standards, government mandates, and the preferences of the U.S. consumers.

Probably Leaf is same in US and rest of the world...

 

[dhrivnak]

this car is polluting the roads with its ugliness

It is not that bad and it is bringing EV's to the mass market. Now that the car, motor and battery are being made in the USA they have agressive pricing.

 

[TEG]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kf6oak/sets/72157633068437495/

 

[VolkerP]

The speaker lurking atop the wall is to enable remote yelling at ICE drivers trying to block the spot :tongue:

 

[sp4rk]

this car is polluting the roads with its ugliness

Please do not make comments like this about my / the Leaf.
Not until I have somehow gotten rid of mine.
Then you can insult it all you want!

Seriously, though, what amazed me was that, in the 10 months of driving mine, I couldn't believe how many positive comments I got from both genders.

I would reply "the ugliest car on the planet but the most practical. And they disagree about the ugliness. To each their own.

Should mention mine is available for sublease for short time.

 

[Yggdrasill]

The Leaf isn't that ugly. It's of course not the prettiest car on the road, but there are plenty of worse-looking cars. You need not look further than the Nissan Juke, for instance.

 

[Lloyd]

The Leaf isn't that ugly. It's of course not the prettiest car on the road, but there are plenty of worse-looking cars. You need not look further than the Nissan Juke, for instance.

Reminds me of the Pacer! Remember that?

 

[Doug_G]

Now that's just mean!

 

[JRP3]

For some reason the LEAF always makes me think of an old slipper. Not that ugly, but not an image you really want to connect a vehicle with. I actually prefer the look of the Juke, the Nissan I really hate is the Cube.