2011 Nissan LEAF: The CleanMPG Preview

While only a Preview, hopefully you will have a good understanding of this cars qualities. And hopefully we will discover its true...

After reading this article, I began to crunch some numbers

XCEL, you got 6.9miles/KwH, lets pretend I would get 6.
I paid $.11 per KwH on my last electric bill.
I drive about 1500 miles a month, and a 100mile range would handle all of my commuting needs. The LEAF would take $28 a month to run. My truck (averaging 21mpg and $2.79/gal) would take about $200 a month. If I was a hypermiling GOD with a honda hybrid (and able to get almost 120mpg), it would take $35 a month.

AWESOME!

My carbon footprint would be another story. Maybe ya'll would have fun crunching the numbers.

According to the link below, Coal accounts for 46% of OK's electricity, NG about 45%.

http://www.instituteforenergyresearc...f/Oklahoma.pdf

Seems pretty clear to me at this point, that the Leaf is a home run. I think this will prove as meaningful a new-car introduction as the 2004 Prius did.

They have put an immense amount of thought and GREAT engineering into the Leaf. The ancillaries are all efficient and it does tell you "how many more miles" you could get the way you are driving when the AC is on.

Honda thought it was worthwhile to put a mini-boattail on the Fit EV. They put a similar piece on the new Odyssey, as well.

Hi Andrew:

The add-on has been placed on a number of European Hatches and can be fitted to the current Fiesta and the current Euro based Focus Hatch. The upcoming North American 2012 Focus will have one as well.


2010 European Ford Fiesta...


2012 Ford Focus

Wayne

Does that add-on mean that they designed the wrong slope for the hatchback?

I think it means it's cheaper to use an add-on than have it part of the bodywork.

Hi All:

Spent about 6-hours in total with the LEAF this week with a full charge completed at a Nissan dealership in downtown LA this afternoon.

Here is a short 25 mile jaunt out to Malibu from downtown LA at Rush...


Coming back with even worse traffic and in temps from 55 to 59 degrees F revealed a final of 6.4 miles/kWh after 50 miles when I parked it at the Press Fleet garage just outside of LAX this evening. The final pic is in my Canon right now and I will add it tomorrow. This one came from the handy but not such HQ Motorola Atrix2 I have been reviewing for Automotive and Press Event uses this week.

In the right conditions, the LEAF is going to blow through 150-miles AER on single charge like a hot knife through warm butter

Wayne

Gentle acceleration and N-glide or glide?

HQ Motorola Atrix2. AT&T. Now your issue is clear.