Taxpayer-Subsidized Nissan Leaf Fails Real-Life Test | National Legal and Policy Center
Barza summarized that a “luxury” like heat (and air conditioning, of course) should only be used for short trips. She also noted that the Leaf is not conducive for fast highway driving because that also quickly reduces its battery charge. “It seems Leaf ownership is best if you are not in a hurry or live in a climate where the temperature remains moderate, so you can avoid using the climate control for heat or air conditioning,” she wrote.
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heh - these things have developed to no higher degree than the disastrous "electric cars" of 15 or 20 years ago that were all recalled and disposed of
The end of a Detroit assembly line for Electric Cars ought to be Lake Michigan.
That would create jobs and save these people the labor of having to identify gullible patsies to rip off by selling them one
Brian G. Valentine,
You can't drive an electric car from Detroit to Lake Michigan without recharging along the way. It probably would take two days to make the trip. It might take even longer on a very hot or very cold day when you need to heat or air condition the car.
Also, don't drive at night
I own a Nissan LEAF, it requires NO gasoline. I purchased it on August 31, 2011 with 7 miles on it and now have 4,600 miles on it at a fuel cost of aproximately $110. I read Paul Chesson's opinion which was based on specific parts of specific reviews, with no real-world experience of his own. It's a good thing that credibility still exist in the real-world or I would have to keep calling myself a "gullible patsy" for having to keep all of money that I used to spend on gas.
I too own a Leaf and have driven more than 4,500 highway miles. It does 60+mph with ease and provides me 90-100 miles of range which is more than enough for my 60 mile round trip commute each day. The cost per day, about $1.35 far less than a gallon of gas!
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