Comments on: Electric Cars Could Thrive in the Second Car Market http://gigaom.com/2010/12/03/electric-cars-could-thrive-in-the-second-car-market/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mike http://gigaom.com/2010/12/03/electric-cars-could-thrive-in-the-second-car-market/#comment-550971 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:48:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=267183#comment-550971 I love it how people think electric vehicles are been made to save the enviroment. They are only being made because of the fleet emissions legislation for manufactures and it’s cheaper to make an electric cars ? Most Americans are multiple car families, second car will be an electric car!

]]> By: cosmic mariner http://gigaom.com/2010/12/03/electric-cars-could-thrive-in-the-second-car-market/#comment-542029 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:30:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=267183#comment-542029 Nissan should develop a pull along range extender generator trailer for the LEAF, but make it Biodiesel 100 or CNG/Propane fired, not gasoline=benzene and imported oil dependency burning. These trailers could be rented for the occasional distance traveler, or owned outright by the dyed in the wool wanderlusters. Nissan should also install several quick charging stations in each of its dealerships and make them available 24/7 as an intermedial measure for what range issues there are. With 1100 Nissan dealers in the continental US, LEAF owners could immediately be comforted in knowing that many destination cities would have at least one fast charging possibility. I would think the more traffic driven to dealerships [through fast charging] the better for Nissan in terms of exposure and future sales.

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]]> By: Dennis Lee http://gigaom.com/2010/12/03/electric-cars-could-thrive-in-the-second-car-market/#comment-533801 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:32:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=267183#comment-533801 It’s not cost effective for for consumers at this point. Build a lite delivery vehicle (mini SUV) that that rural mail carriers could use, then you are targeting a market for a car that would pay it’s way, and be visible to millions as dependable option.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2010/12/03/electric-cars-could-thrive-in-the-second-car-market/#comment-533713 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:25:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=267183#comment-533713 This is exactly why I would buy an EV. And really I think it would be used a lot on errands and daily trips, while we save the gas guzzler for longer weekend and state-wide trips. And doesn’t driving in daily stop-and-go traffic release more carbon/use more gas than highway driving? I think it could have a larger impact than this article makes it seem.

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