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Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
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08-12-2009, 03:35 PM
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Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
 Nissan boasts of the higher_mpg rating because its LEAF features a 24 kWh lithium-ion battery, while the Volt makes do with a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery.
Matthew Shaer - CSMONITOR - Aug. 12, 2009
Looks like Nissan isn't worried to say the least --Ed.
Earlier today, GM officially unveiled the Chevy Volt, a sporty sedan which will reportedly get 40 miles on a single battery charge. The car, expected to be priced just under $40,000, will start production either late this year, or early in 2011. According to GM, the Volt will get city fuel economy of at least 230 miles-per-gallon, and come packaged with a flex fuel-powered engine-generator.
Sounds pretty good. But at least one competing automaker isn’t convinced. “Nissan Leaf = 367 mpg, no tailpipe, and no gas required. Oh yeah, and it’ll be affordable too,” the folks over at Nissan’s electric vehicle Twitter feed wrote today. About an hour later, they added this statement: “To clarify our previous tweet, the DOE formula estimates 367mpg for Nissan LEAF.”
Team Nissan is referring, of course, to the electric vehicle in the photograph above (and the video below). The LEAF, which will go into production
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08-12-2009, 03:56 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
It's an efficiency-war involving two majors, and neither is Toyota or Honda! Good times.
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08-12-2009, 04:11 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
Hi Ricardo:
___Isn't the future just great 
___Good Luck
___Wayne
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08-12-2009, 06:34 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
I'm not sure how electricity converts into MPG, but I have no doubt that the Leaf will kick the Volt to the curb. It will probably be priced at least $10k less than the Volt. I'm not really sure what niche the Volt is trying to fill anyway. For a commuter vehicle, the Leaf will do the job better for less money. For a long-distance vehicle, the Prious will do the job better for less money. Also, neither Toyota nor Nissan stole my money via the Billionaire Bailout Bonanza (also known as reverse-socialism).
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08-12-2009, 07:09 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
I understand the battery will cost $10,000.00 dollars to replace and should last 5 or 6 years. You might save money with a new Hummer.
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08-12-2009, 07:37 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
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Originally Posted by xcel
Hi Ricardo:
___Isn't the future just great
___Good Luck
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Hopefully all current automakers put fuel efficiency at the top of their list. Enough mistakes have been made such that those managing to survive can learn from the mistakes of others.
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08-12-2009, 08:20 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
I think its funny...not that long ago these companies (mostly the domestics) where trying to out horsepower each other. Now everyone is trying to out do each other with FE numbers! I love it!
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08-12-2009, 08:30 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
The battery cost estimate suggested above is approximately 13 cents per mile. Not cheap, but if other vehicle maintenance costs are close to zero and electricity (fuel) is much less than gasoline I could almost call it reasonable.
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08-12-2009, 09:00 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
The leaf kinda remind's me of Indigo...cute
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08-12-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: Nissan Laughs off threat from Chevy Volt
Chevy Volt = too little, too late, too much money?
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