Comments on: PHOTOS: Nissan Unveils 2010 Electric Car, Aims for Family Sedan Pricing

By: Nissan LEAF Pre-Production Model Hits the Road: Test Drives, Spy Shots

Nissan LEAF Pre-Production Model Hits the Road: Test Drives, Spy Shots — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:37 +0000

[...] Thinly disguised with some duct tape, the car spotted in the wilds of Arizona (where Nissan is working with Scottsdale-based ECOtality on an electric vehicle charging network) looks very similar to the show model unveiled last summer. [...]

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:36:04 +0000

The average Los Angeles commute is 30 minutes. Practically everyone drives in this area. Although the range on electric vehicles is generally a large drawback this car would work for the average commuter. It reality though those that own this car will need an additional car for long trips. It would only work for families with more than one car.

By: keith D.

keith D. — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:38:45 +0000

Ok? Where's the 3door hatchback?

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:30:22 +0000

The American car manufacturers have such a limited perspective. They are so far behind the rest of the world on the needs for better more fuel efficient cars. We, the buying public, need to fall out of love with our desire to have gas gussling, 500 HP cars or the biggest SUV on the road to carry one person around. We need to stop fighting wars in the middle-east because we are are addicted to their oil. World peace is something that we can pursue by getting away from our thirst for oil. We need to think options that are beyond "Drill, Baby Drill" to quote our worst, most short-sightest president.

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:11:37 +0000

I think that you missed the idea; the electric car is not for every use. It is the right car for most driving needs of the American driver. If the price is right, I will be first in line to get one. I drive less than 20 miles most days to work and 50 miles on most weekend days. This is not a long range trip car, but for most drivers, 100 miles a day, day in and day out, it will be great. G.M. really screwed up by killing the EV1. they could have owned this market by now, and trust me there is a market. I can't wait to go electric. Also, I can't remember the last time we lost power for for over 8 hours in Los Angeles, plus I will still have a second car that will run on gas, if you are really worried about power regular outtages in you area, get a gas generator for emergencies.

By: Steve Penney

Steve Penney — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:22:34 +0000

I think it is awesome that there is an ongoing innovation to somehow improve the vehcle to be more eco friendly and not relying on oil. People in general do not realize that the earth oil is not infinite and gas price in the future could very well go $7, $10, $12, $15, to $20 per gallon. And there will be a drastic changes in our lifestyle. It will be the end of the vehicle the way we know it from past. People ought the read the newly published book titled, "$20 per Gallon for Gas". I think that was the title. I read it recently and it is a real wake up call reading it. I am currently driving a 2001 Honda Civic, 5 speed and getting no less than 36 MPG and my wife drive our 1992 Cadillac Eldorado, 22-23.5 MPG. We love our car, however, I am very much open to the new innovation. Anything better than what I have previously spent $500 per month on gas when gas was not too long ago was above $4 per gallon for gas. People here in USA in general has a love affair with car and lack the forsight of what the future may bring us unlike the people in Europe who pay triple than what we pay here for gas. Let us all embrace innovation. Thank you.

Steven Penney

By: dan

dan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:08:22 +0000

Earl,

We all share the same concern but w/ demand will come the supply. Infrastructure will come such as charging stations (w/ internal storage even in outage). Check out better place’s swapping station concept. A family could have a “regular” car for long trips or emergency and a commute e-car. Employers will also adopt w/ charging stations at work to extend ranges. How often do you ahve such “emergency trips” longer than 100-daily commute distance? How do rest of the world survive with public transportation? they can’t have emergencies?

W/ all that said, battery startups do need to kick it to another gear to extend the range and bring down the cost. But it needs to start somewhere.

regards,

Dan Zhang
Director of Event Management
US-China Green Energy Council
dan.zhang@ucgef.org
http://ucgef.org
Google Voice 650-605-3875

“Our energy future is choice, not fate. Oil dependence is a problem we need no longer have—and it’s cheaper not to.”
~Amory Lovins

By: PHOTOS: Renault’s New Electric Cars, Meet Twizy, Zoe, & Fluence

PHOTOS: Renault’s New Electric Cars, Meet Twizy, Zoe, & Fluence — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:29 +0000

[...] Fluence sedan and the latest iteration of the Kangoo “people carrier,” combined with Nissan’s upcoming LEAF sedan, amount to the starting lineup in the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s quest for domination of the [...]

By: Reva Revs Phone-Controlled Charging for Electric Cars

Reva Revs Phone-Controlled Charging for Electric Cars — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:44:55 +0000

[...] drivers check battery charge levels, program charge times, and activate or stop charging for the 2010 LEAF electric sedan from their phone when the vehicle is plugged in. But Reva’s scheme seems to go beyond a [...]

By: eTec to Snag $8M from Cali for Mega Electric Car Charging Project

eTec to Snag $8M from Cali for Mega Electric Car Charging Project — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:11:21 +0000

[...] by contrast, is working to develop more consumer-oriented infrastructure, using Nissan’s upcoming LEAF electric sedan — which the automaker has designed with an eye to the mass market — and reportedly [...]