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In fact, I bet it would draw people in to showrooms who may even buy more basic models, just as a halo car does in any showroom.
"Nissan is partnering with McDonald's, which will be installing quick chargers at its restaurants in Norway. Customers will be able to fast-charge their cars while they fill up on fast food.
In a country of 5 million people, Norwegian buyers purchased more than 10,000 plug-in electrics last year. That's more than 5 percent of total vehicle sales, compared to .06 percent of both electrics and hybrids in the United States."
Norway Loves the Nissan Leaf
Oh no I didn't.
"2012 was a decent year for sales of alternative energy vehicles in the United States. Not a great year, but not bad. Sales of hybrids rose 61% over 2011 sales, and as a percentage of total sales, hybrid sales rose 13%. Overall, hybrid cars comprised 3% of total auto sales in 2012, according to hybridcars.com. That is up from 2.1% of all sales in 2011."
"Electric vehicles account for less than 1 percent of new-vehicle sales in the United States, according to LMC Automotive, J.D. Power’s automotive forecasting partner." (NY Times)
Good catch.
Sounds more like the USA every day. I wonder if they subsidize the electricity, making EVs more practical? Has to be a good reason.
In addition, the country has about 3,500 public EV charging points, many of them free.
Sounds like EVs are a no brainer if you live close to a free charging station.
Interesting that California has 9 times the population of Norway. Looks like the GDP per capita is pretty close too.
On top of that, when you sign up the first 10 hours of charging are free.
On top of that, you get two of the best spots in the garage, right up near the elevators.
I don't think most people can rely on those, however. Just a nice perk for some.
Audi diesels were down 49.35%. Ouch.
I'm guessing it was the drop in gas prices, even though it was slight, people were no longer afraid. Also, DI and CVTs are making regular gas cars so efficient, many are probably asking why get a diesel or a hybrid at all?
The Q7 is a big money maker and it was up 48%. The dealers may not have any A3 inventory until the 2014 comes out. I don't see an A3 diesel in the state of CA for sale.
http://www.audiusanews.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=541ECF0D333DA21E90BCC8E09EA- BEBF0?&id=3361&allImage=1&teaser=audi-u.s-sales-achieve-record-first-quarter-mar- ch&mid=1
Plus we're all used to paying $4 at the pump now.
I read that they will.
They have both been sold in the EU for several years.
Same with Subaru's diesel. They teased a diesel Forester but never brought it.
For buff crossovers like the Forester and Outback, a diesel option only seems natural.
Why the Internal Combustion Engine Is the Future
Subaru's diesel does not meet CARB emissions, though.
I think Lexus used that service idea before, where they pick up your car and drop off a loaner. Now that's service.
Of course it ain't free, but these folks can afford it.
I associate that service with Hyundai - Equus I guess.
At least make it a hybrid.
Battery tech has hit a ceiling. We'll get diminishing improvements until they find some sort of break through.
To me that is the issue. I think they hit the ceiling with the NiMH technology. Lithium Ion batteries have not proven their long term abilities. From the smallest to the largest they have problems lasting as long as NiCad or NiMH. And they cost more. I have NiCad batteries still taking a good charge after 15 years of use in Makita drills. Problem is finding OEM quality replacements.
Li-ion need to be cooled. Anything goes wrong with the cooling system and it's almost like a HAZMAT, handle with care.
They are lighter and store more energy, though.
Ads for the 2013 Leaf model state that the vehicle can get the equivalent of 106 miles per gallon.
Owner Randy Miller says he gets many less miles than he thought per battery charge. He says he was promised 100 miles. After just 15 months, he says he gets 67.3 miles per charge.
Owner John Noble says he was promised his battery would have 80% life after five years. But he says it's already down 30% after 10 months.
The ABC15 Investigators talked with three Valley owners who all say they can't drive where they want, because of battery issues.
And they say that Nissan had done little to help. With a price tag of around $30,000, upset owners wanted action.
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/money/consumer/alerts/Nissan-Leaf-car-owners-complain-a- bout-battery-wearing-down-prematurely-and-company-responds
The new warranty is hardly worth much IMO
Under the new warranty, Nissan will repair or replace a Leaf's battery within five years or 60,000 miles if it loses more than 30 percent of its charge capacity. For Leaf owners, that means the warranty kicks in if the 12-bar battery gauge falls under nine bars.
How? Draining it completely over and over is one way.
Actually includes Washington. It's all those NGOs based here, I think. Or maybe EnviroCab and they're all fleet models.
Then I can fire up the fintail and cancel out about 50 of them :shades:
NGO, isn't that code for sucking down public funds, but doing it under the ruse of a private enterprise?
You knocked then down to 11th.
So you save $40 a day on gas, but how much would you make if you could drive those 30 minutes instead of waiting for a charge? I wonder if the cabbie ends up ahead or behind?
Me neither, it's too late anyway:
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/04/23/tesla-stock-reaches-record-high-brushes-53/- -
We've already missed the boat. 300% of the IPO price ain't bad...
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/04/24/fisker-execs-congress-hearing-doe-loan-repa- yment/
This won't end well, though.
Stick with SULEV II. And don't breathe orange air.
"Size doesn't matter. The diminutive 1.4-liter turbo engine in the Fiat 500 is certified as LEV II, which makes it dirtier than the mighty 6.2-liter Ford Raptor, which is certified to ULEV II."
Are trucks given a softer standard to meet, though?
"The former Tier 1 standards that were effective from 1994 until 2003 were different between automobiles and light trucks (SUVs, pickup trucks, and minivans), but "Tier II" standards are the same for both types."
Emissions Test: Car vs. Truck vs. Leaf Blower
It sounds like you're saying parts isn't parts?