Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle
mpgomatic.com gets the lowdown on the Nissan Leaf plug-in electric car at the 2010 Washington Auto Show from Nissan’s Director of Product Planning and Advanced Technology Strategy, Mark Perry. The Leaf will be the first affordable mass market highway-capable pure electric vehicle (based on Lithium battery technology) from a major manufacturer.
Allegiance is paramount…
Intelligent people with any tiny memory will support or condemn you based on your integrity.
Or, if somehow your global “happy face” of corporate tyranny is exposed? Well, then more money and effort is needed to erase this “unfortunate” perspective!
Comment by InternalCompass — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Haha, is this really the new construct so transparent that it arrogantly thinks it can erase the reality of EV1 with all it’s old and flawed data?
With the truth of EV1, that easily eclipses the delusion of morons.
Wow! Old and outdated numbers still outshine the best of the modern fossil fuel dipshits!
Comment by InternalCompass — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
How moronic do you have to be to see a precious resource and make sure you lock the door for your target consumer to ACCESS that most VALUABLE and needed resource?
Just sayin’!
Comment by InternalCompass — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
If we have dozens of worksites, and half a dozen personal sites we visit regularly…
Obviously, the cost of installing compatible chargers at each site would far exceed the cost of the car itself.
Comment by InternalCompass — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
I love this car and I wanted to buy one.
But, I’ve been told directly by Nissan that there is NO portable charge capability.
The car only accepts professionally installed chargers (only thousands of $ to install).
i.e. : We will have ZERO access to the millions of electrical outlets in this country. You are limited to the almost nonexistent SAE J1772 installed chargers or the even more rare fast chargers.
Such a shame, so much potential limited by such shocking lack of forethought.
Comment by InternalCompass — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
I want that car soooo Much how much is it
Comment by Nikofloyd1999 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
good if u go under 100 miles a day
Comment by DJTEVAdotCOM — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
im in love with this car!
it is so high-tech and beautiful!
Comment by ahmadusa89 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
‘they’ had this technology in the 40s… only now our dark institutions are releasing trinkets of it while they fly in back engineered free-energy ufos…
Comment by BabybooR33 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Wow, you are just making stuff up. Have you even bothered to check out nanosolar’s site before you just totally made up crap?
These are for utilitiy electricity production - yes, that means outdoor. They are printed on aluminum sheeting. They have a 25 year warranty (no that doesn’t mean they blow up at 25 years either).
They also have a production cost/energy output ratio competitive with coal and will only get cheaper.
Residential products are next - check it out.
Comment by fuzzychickeneater — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Not sure what people are crying about. If you drive more than leafs range don’t buy it. I go over 100 in a day maybe once a year. Easy fix keep your car and get this as a daily commuter. I’m sick and tired of people blasting the range, 90% of people will be more than happy with it. Just face it now or later, you can’t drive a huge truck to work or around town. You could always upgrade the battery once it get better cheaper, easier than converting a regular car.
Comment by HUJUism — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
@fuzzy apparently you aren’t aware that stuff is not compatible in the rain, is low power, and cannot be used in hot temperatures. It is suppose to be used inside.
Not everything comes from coal…how about nuclear, hydroelectric, geothermal, natural gas, etc.
@JohnCBriggs From what I heard those lastest technologies have low yields, come from rare elements (Cadmium), and are expensive to produce.
Guys, I just saying solar isn’t all it is made out to be.
Comment by srodens — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Apparently you aren’t aware of how Nanosolar is making its cells - by PRINTING them off like paper.
Try and explain how that’s going to take 15-30 years to pay off - especially at less than a dollar/watt.
Detrators stock answer to anything alternative is to say - it ultimately comes from coal, silly.
Comment by fuzzychickeneater — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Exactly, it does kinda suck. The Better Place system would allow the option of buying the car without the battery - making the car VERY cheap.
Oh well, maybe Nissan will come up with a lease program to make this even more affordable than it already is.
Either way, the leaf will still do very well.
Comment by fuzzychickeneater — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
It needs vast improvements to meet YOUR needs.
The other 90% of Americans can use this NOW.
Plus, 30 min charge times are nothing to sweat when gas hits 4 dollars a gallon - which it will again soon.
Comment by fuzzychickeneater — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Wow I want one.
Maybe if I can major in electrics or something and I hope I can turn a more good looking car into an electric car.
But I still want one of these.
Comment by dragonmemories — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Well that is one of the infrastructure problems that has to be worked out. 50% of Americans live in apartments or apartment like complexes. I live in a duplex with no garage but a drive way. If I had a Leaf my charger would be mounted on the side of the building near where the nose of the car is. The reason for the extensive development on J1772 is to provide the best possible electrical safety in these situations.
Comment by randycarter2001 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
The problem is, there have been batteries around since 2005 that can fast charge in five minutes or less (e.g., toshiba nano tech batteries), if these type of batteries were used in EV’s then i could get up in the middle of the night and go for a drive. Convenience is important to consumers we are not all robots who sleep at the same time, what if my partner needs to use the car while im asleep? Also where do i put my home charger if i have no garage?
Comment by 4optics — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
“What the detractors and critics of electric vehicles have been saying for years, is true. The electric vehicle is not for everybody, given the limited range it can only meet the needs of 90% of the population.”
Ed Begley Jr.
Your journey falls into that remaining 10% that will still be a slave to the oil cartels. If it wont work for you, you don’t have to buy it. All of your charging is done while you sleep, where’s the problem?
Comment by randycarter2001 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Interesting idea, although it’s likely that the cost of batteries would be prohibitive for most folks.
Comment by mpgomatic — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
The Leaf might not fit your needs if you live in the sticks and need to travel long distances. It’s intended for folks with more modest daily commutes. Different technologies serve different purposes …
Comment by mpgomatic — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
what if you live in the sticks, come home from a 90 mile journey, then there’s an emergency e.g. (a tornado heading your way and you have no basement) but you cant go anywhere because the battery will run out? The range is not very impressive,100 miles has to get you to your destination and back. Charging times are terrible, it’s inconvenient to have to plan out when you will and won’t be using your car to accomodate charging. The tech needs vast improvement.
Comment by 4optics — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
But once gas burners are phased out they will charge what ever they want. Could make taking a trip just as expensive as with gas. Better to take the packs along with you.
Comment by wetweasel56 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
If i come back from work and I have a dinner party, I won’t have time to recharge the car fast enough. If I have two batteries, and I can charge it at home and replace it in the car and give myself another 100 miles of range, that could work!
Nissan should just make it an option to buy extra batteries! For road trips, just buy (if you can) 4-5 batteries, charge them, put them in the trunk and go! 400-500 miles of range!!
But it would defeat cost savings from not buying gas.
Leaf>Volt
Comment by Waffleater1 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Nice vid! Thanks!
Comment by taztaz79 — March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm