Sure. No tailpipe.
But this review is hilarious. If this had happened to me, I would have called my wife to come get me (in a real car) and called Nissan to come pick up that dead POS off the side of the road.
What a POS. If you want a small cart that gets great mileage that is about the same as the stupid “smart” car - Get a Ford Fiesta. It has exceptional safety ratings too.
Buy a golf cart. It’s cheaper. And it will plug into a standard 110v outlet.
Well yes, driving around in an electric go-kart can be fun, but most people prefer their vehicle to be both useful and fun.
If I was going to get an economical Nissan, I’d get a Cube. Yeah, they look weird, but I rented one last November for a road trip to South Carolina and I was amazed. I thought I’d hate it. I fell in love with it. It’s a box on wheels, but that gives it immense amounts of room inside. The seats are comfortable, if you don’t have rear passengers you’ve got lots of cargo room, it drives great, and it’s amazingly maneuverable.
The best part? It’s a Versa underneath, which is a good platform, and despite being a fairly heavy and boxy car, it did 33 mpg on the highway and well over 25 around town. That continuously variable automatic that Nissan uses takes some getting used to, but it’s actually *more* economical than the manual. Amazing.
Forget the Leaf. It’s nothing but a gimmick.
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And are you really saving energy? You’re just moving the fossil to energy conversion from under your hood to a plant somewhere miles away. Sorry, this will not work for me.
I wonder how his employer feels about him using their electricity to charge his car?
Reading this article reminded me of internet speed claims. It is never as good as they claim it is supposed to be. Well, ALMOST never.
I wss thinking I might pay ten grand for one of these things. After reading what happened in real world driving. I would not buy one at any price, unless I thought I could resell it for more than I paid.
If these become really popular, expect to see a LOT of them dead on the side of the road as people overestimate how much juice they have.
My commute is 45 miles... One way. Sometimes, that 45 miles will be done in sub-zero temps. Unless it’s run via an on-board nuclear reactor, ANY electric vehicle will lack the performance I require.
Wonder how much this "quick charge" shortens the battery life?
Sure. No tailpipe.
Meanwhile, my Corolla has a real-world range of 350 miles per charge of its "energy cell", and I can recharge it in about 5 minutes.
And using the heater/defroster or air conditioner doesn't significantly reduce its range.
Oh, yes: it cost about half what Nissan wants for a "Leaf".
Can’t get you to work and back? Well what the hell do you expect for just 30 grand??!!! Besides, good dedicated leftists aren’t supposed to worry about those icky, mundane things like making a living, are they?? And being stuck in a snow storm 5 miles from home should actually be a BLESSING for the environmental whackos in the crowd. It’s communing with nature, isn’t it??!!
It IS hilarious, and will be even more so when the greenies get stranded (OK, I hope it’s not in a bad area).
My electric scooter is like the above story as well — way less real range than advertised. But I basically never ride it more than walking or local transit distance, and in good weather. No complaints given that scenario!
Wait till he tries to make a commute in zero degree weather. Wonder how long his battery will last then? Also hope he doesn’t get stuck somewhere; he’ll freeze to death.
>>I limped into the driveway, plugged the Leaf up in my garage and went into my house to warm up.<<
Well, they say our standard of living will be going down.
That’s with a new battery. Range drops as the battery gets older. Also, power available drops in cold weather. They don’t tell you in the ads that the battery is used to power radio, lights, accessories and heater.
Electric cars pollute. They pollute by using electric power which is generated by using oil or coal. Batteries pollute. Batteries have to be disposed of when they die, and that pollutes.
I could actually use a car like this, but I refuse. It’s too expensive, and too early. I’ll consider it, when the cost is low, less than the cost of more flexible alternatives, and there are charging stations where for a modest sum, one can recharge their car.
Bottom line, I’ll never own one, I’ll be long gone before this technology matures.
Yeah, it’s fun until someone hits you. Then, KABOOM! Those batteries in those cars are highly explosive. I wouldn’t want to be any where near an electric car when it gets hit.
Electric car follies ping!.........