Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Nissan Leaf

I got email from Nissan the other day. The date for ordering our Leaf will be in January, 2011. Can't wait! Our 2002 Prius is a fine car, a bit thin on the acceleration side though better than stock with the Pulstar plugs. But having a car that runs totally on clean, solar electric is something I've been looking forward to. Hopefully, it will not totally demotivate me from riding my bike.
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  1. Country MouseAugust 3, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    My dad was talking to me about the Ford Volt that uses gas to charge the battery which runs the car... Never heard of such a thing - what do you think of that?

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  2. James KempfAugust 3, 2010 at 8:22 PM

    Hi CM,

    The Volt is a fine car, it is just not priced for the mass market. With rebate it is around $15K more expensive than the Leaf. It is not eligible for the CA rebate due to its not being a full electric and it is not eligible for the car pool lane with one driver. The latter is a real benefit when I am late for a meeting in the late afternoon and traffic is starting to heat up on 101. But I think if I did not already have the plug-in Prius conversion, I would probably go for a Volt.

    jak

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  3. James KempfAugust 3, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    PS: It is actually the GM Volt. Ford has an all-electric Fusion coming out next year, and a hybrid Fusion currently available. The hybrid gets around 40 mpg, what our 2002 Prius gets w.o. the hot spark plugs.

    jak

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