I must say, when I am watching football (or hockey or baseball), there are certain commercials that I do not want to see, things that just do not go, such as feminine hygiene products, political ads, and preachy “buy this or you’re a terrible person” crap. And what were we treated to during the Saints-Vikings game? (I’m not responsible for the loss of your breakfast)
Got that? If you do not buy a Nissan Leaf, the polar bears will all be mad at us and all die because the ice is melting. They’ll snarl at trucks which bring wonderful food and stuff. They’ll be upset because it is raining due to global warming. Cities are bad (hey, aren’t big cities mostly liberal voting mecca’s?). If you buy this micro-mobile, polar bears will hug us.
So everyone shell out $44,000 (before the mega tax credit) for this micro-mobile. You’ll be helping save the polar bears. Just don’t expect to be able to get away from them, since it takes about 20 hours to recharge the battery. So, you won’t be driving that much! Perhaps that is how you are saving Gaia from mean old mankind and it’s release of greenhouse gasses?
And don’t forget about purchasing the $2,200 charging station for your home, which will reduce charging time down to 8 hours. And, depending on which source you read, the miles per charge ranges either at 100 miles or 367. But do it for Gaia. Do it for the polar bears.
He didn’t buy a Leaf.
BTW, just to be clear, I’m not against electric cars per se, especially if they save us money and are better for the environment – the real environment, not this silly AGW garbage. I’m just against this type of climahysteria.
Just for a small clarification, the list price on the Leaf is $33,000 not $44,000. The $44,000 is for the Chevy Volt.
Both are MSRP and are before the $7500 rebate.
As for range, I think that you are combining the Volt and the Leaf. Nissan itself says the Leaf has a range of 100 miles, but that is based on a full battery charge to a dead battery. Discharging the battery completely degrades the life and performance of the battery, so the effective range is more in the 80 mile category.
No one has talked about the environmental impact of battery and battery disposal / recycling. For the most part, mining for the metals used in batteries is one of the most environmentally damaging processes around. Nissan has been silent on battery replacement.
You can read more here if you so desire: http://stevebussey.com/wp/2010/07/the-new-chevy-volt-is-indeed-a-shock-to-your-wallet/
I have a question for ‘lil johnny ore reasic / bunny:
How are regular people supposed to ‘go green’ if the ‘green’ vehicles cost twice as much as the efficient gas burners?
new technology is always more expensive. Many will have to have to wait either a years for the price to drop down or to buy a used one, just like they had to do with the Prius. When the Prius came out we all heard the same arguments BUT Toyota has now sold about 2 million of them. The Leaf is a compact car Teacjh not a micro it is classed with VW Golf Toyota Corolla and Pontiac G5.. Probably in 8 years the retail price of a Nissan Leaf will be down to that of what an 8 year old Prius is now about 8 grand. The Nissan Leaf is the begining and Otter man if you don’t want to OR cannot afford one then don’t buy one. The free market embraced the Prius, but of course SOME hate it for conflicting with their own personal politics. I don’t think Toyota is losing any sleep over them
I can easily afford one, ‘lil Moron.
But even the 8-year-old second-hand ‘green’ cars will be too expensive for the Poor.
The free market embraced the Prius, but of course SOME hate it for conflicting with their own personal politics.
Once again, facts get in your way. An 8 year old Prius, according to the Kelly Blue Book, is more along the lines of $9,500, not $8k as you suggest.
Furthermore, the market never embraced the Gen I Prius as they were underpowered and highly prone to mechanical failure. Only with the late Gen 2 and Gen 3 Prius has the market “embraced” them.
But your statement gives lie to another inconvenient truth: the free market is not supporting the Leaf – the GOVERNMENT is.
That is what the $7,500 rebate is for. The Leaf can’t compete in the market, so it has to have tax dollars to support it.