Comments on: Nissan unveils LEAF zero-emission vehicle http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/ Resource for Car Reviews, News, Advice, Road Tests, Green Cars, Hybrids Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-148822 Bruce Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:12:19 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-148822 Is the charging of the car at .90 per charge accurate? You are using 220v and it takes 4 to 8 hours to charge, it seems it would cost more than 90 cents. Is the charging of the car at .90 per charge accurate? You are using 220v and it takes 4 to 8 hours to charge, it seems it would cost more than 90 cents.

]]> By: lazybones http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-147263 lazybones Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:59:45 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-147263 Its ugly but with the same torque as a Golf GTI, its got to be worth the test drive. Not sure why so many have hang ups over the price tag (if it is 50K). I should think there will be leasing options for EV's to get the market going until the prices do drop over time. If anyone should be upset it should be mechanics! Whats the service interval going to be when most Electric motors & Battery packs are 100,000km service free. Brakes/Tyres/Wipers/Software update.. a bit boring Alex, get over it mate. H2 is as good as dead. Nearly 50 years in development and nothing in a single showroom for sale anywhere!!! Its ugly but with the same torque as a Golf GTI, its got to be worth the test drive.

Not sure why so many have hang ups over the price tag (if it is 50K). I should think there will be leasing options for EV’s to get the market going until the prices do drop over time.

If anyone should be upset it should be mechanics! Whats the service interval going to be when most Electric motors & Battery packs are 100,000km service free. Brakes/Tyres/Wipers/Software update.. a bit boring

Alex, get over it mate. H2 is as good as dead. Nearly 50 years in development and nothing in a single showroom for sale anywhere!!!

]]> By: DGS http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146995 DGS Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:35:36 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146995 without the added cost and weight of an internal combustion engine and the heavy duty components needed to carry its weight, even with more batteries this car should be able to be made cheaper than a hybrid. Be nice if it started around $25,000 (or lower) without the added cost and weight of an internal combustion engine and the heavy duty components needed to carry its weight, even with more batteries this car should be able to be made cheaper than a hybrid.

Be nice if it started around $25,000 (or lower)

]]> By: Paul http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146985 Paul Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:06:41 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146985 heres hoping Nissan Australia price this car well below what Toyota have been pricing the Pruis. By the time 2012 rolls on by, Honda will have their 3 Hybrids in Australia: Jazz Insight CR-Z So if thats the case, there will be ALOT more competition in this kind of Low/No Emission car market, so the price should hopefully be around what aussie families can actually afford. After all if Nissan are aiming this towards families... they need to price it accordingly.. Hell, why not team up with the aussie government to get discounts? and tax incentives. heres hoping Nissan Australia price this car well below what Toyota have been pricing the Pruis.

By the time 2012 rolls on by, Honda will have their 3 Hybrids in Australia:

Jazz
Insight
CR-Z

So if thats the case, there will be ALOT more competition in this kind of Low/No Emission car market, so the price should hopefully be around what aussie families can actually afford.

After all if Nissan are aiming this towards families… they need to price it accordingly..

Hell, why not team up with the aussie government to get discounts? and tax incentives.

]]> By: Stevothedevo http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146711 Stevothedevo Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:43:23 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146711 LEAF - by the looks of the front end it should be SLUG. LEAF – by the looks of the front end it should be SLUG.

]]> By: Nicko http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146582 Nicko Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:09:01 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146582 Is it a criteria for all cars of this type to be ugly?! Is it a criteria for all cars of this type to be ugly?!

]]> By: DGS http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146557 DGS Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:07:59 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146557 When they hit the market here watch to see if the dealers try the toystore "Batteries not included" line :-) On a serious note, If this is the first (modern) electric car to hit our roads it will give Nissan the whole of the electric car market until another brand gets it's product here. This could be quite profitable for Nissan. Stand by for tabloid news TV programs (6:30pm weeknights) to run stories on these cars being dangerous because they make no noise, backyard tinkerers getting fryed when fiddling with the high voltage and other wails of ignorance. I am not to sure about wisdom of the location of the charging socket though. As a city based comuting car I think Nissan have a winner, they could have taken a few design cues from Tesla, but otherwise it is not too bad. The price will determin the extent of its success. When they hit the market here watch to see if the dealers try the toystore “Batteries not included” line :-)

On a serious note, If this is the first (modern) electric car to hit our roads it will give Nissan the whole of the electric car market until another brand gets it’s product here. This could be quite profitable for Nissan.

Stand by for tabloid news TV programs (6:30pm weeknights) to run stories on these cars being dangerous because they make no noise, backyard tinkerers getting fryed when fiddling with the high voltage and other wails of ignorance. I am not to sure about wisdom of the location of the charging socket though.

As a city based comuting car I think Nissan have a winner, they could have taken a few design cues from Tesla, but otherwise it is not too bad. The price will determin the extent of its success.

]]> By: DesignEng©™ http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146531 DesignEng©™ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:01:18 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146531 Weird styling, weird interior. Not remotely attractive from any angle IMHO. (At least it doesn't look like a Prius though). Just....WEIRD! Weird styling, weird interior.
Not remotely attractive from any angle IMHO.
(At least it doesn’t look like a Prius though).

Just….WEIRD!

]]> By: fishman http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146528 fishman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:52:31 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146528 Nice styling - like a mid sized hatch version of the Murano. No doubt about it, this is the future - current predictions have oil prices tipping $200 a barrel within the next 2-3 years, and the only way from there is going to be rapidly up.... Nice styling – like a mid sized hatch version of the Murano.

No doubt about it, this is the future – current predictions have oil prices tipping $200 a barrel within the next 2-3 years, and the only way from there is going to be rapidly up….

]]> By: Jazrod http://www.caradvice.com.au/36919/nissan-unveils-leaf-zero-emission-vehicle/#comment-146513 Jazrod Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:03:35 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=36919#comment-146513 i really like it. pearl white with black interior though =]. Drove an '06 Prius, didn't like it at all - but this seems to have more power. But can't grasp the fact these cars would probably make no noise and have zero driver involvment in terms of manual transmissions, what is considered to be normal engine noises/characteristics and sporting credentials. i really like it.
pearl white with black interior though =].
Drove an ’06 Prius, didn’t like it at all – but this seems to have more power.
But can’t grasp the fact these cars would probably make no noise and have zero driver involvment in terms of manual transmissions, what is considered to be normal engine noises/characteristics and sporting credentials.

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