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I was initially enthusiastic about the Aptera because it would have been my commuter car, but it's definitely a niche. The Aptera is perhaps better compared to a motorcycle than a Prius, because the Aptera is much less functional than an older Prius. As I remember, the Aptera was intended to be...

I was also a reservation holder for an Aptera back in 2008, but they never produced the vehicle. They refunded my $500 deposit, and I ended up ordering one of the very first Leafs delivered to the US in Feb. 2011. I owned that car until 2018 when the range had dropped by about 50% (with 65K...

Nissan is now much more forthcoming about different estimates of range than they were when I ordered the vehicle. During all of 2010 they distributed misleading information to news outlets, while they remained silent on the actual range under a variety of conditions. That's what led to stories...

Carwings stopped working for me about five weeks ago. It says "No service" when I try to connect, which is ridiculous since one of my smartphones has a strong AT&T signal. About two weeks ago I got the firmware update but I forgot to tell them that Carwings was not working and the firmware...

Nissan has repeatedly issued obfuscated numbers in their statements, but the figure they quote most often is 100. EPA reported it at 73 for a five-cycle course that doesn't resemble my commute. When EPA changed their testing in 2006, they dropped the highway mileage estimate for the Prius to...

The Prius was advertised at 45mpg highway, and I get about 50mpg at 60-75 mph. If I drove the Leaf at 75mph it would look even worse. Moreover, I get 450 miles range on the Prius without refueling, and it takes a few minutes to refuel. No matter how much we might want EVs to look good, the...

Carwings stopped working for me a few weeks ago. I assume they will come up with some kind of fix for this in the future. Maybe. Someday.

I purchased one of these scrolling LED license plate frames: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MTSSIK and installed it by wiring it into the brake lights. Now whenever I come to a stop it displays a scrolling message that I programmed into it. At present it says "I HATE PG&E AS MUCH AS YOU...

I finally got my HOV stickers 63 days after getting the car, and 33 days after mailing the application. My wife is overjoyed to stop driving the Leaf and get ahold of my 2005 Prius. I'll now be driving the Leaf on my commute.

DMV cashed the check yesterday. Still no stickers. They are just sloooooowwwwww.

Perhaps you missed the question of "Why hasn't this been automated?" 60 days is an unreasonable amount of time for what should be a completely automated procedure. I mostly agree with you about changing the budget process in Sacramento. On the other hand, it's hardly a good argument to say...

Today marks 30 days since I mailed in the application for HOV stickers, and it also marks 60 days since picking up my Leaf. (The first 30 days were spent waiting for the state to mail the license plates). I still haven't received the stickers. It's not the sort of thing that makes anyone feel...

Here's evidence. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62756530@N08/5705634533/in/photostream/ I had my Leaf towed to the dealer on Saturday when it went belly up. They did the software upgrade and I picked it up today. I counted only nine but I didn't look around for them. (eight on the truck plus...

My wife was driving it today with the air conditioning on and the EV System warning light came on. She drove it home but the car would not run after that. I called the Nissan EV help line and they sent a flatbed truck to take it back to the dealer. Apparently this was caused by the issue that...

Tomorrow makes two months since I picked up my Leaf and I still don't have my stickers. The process of applying for them requires the dealer to file their paperwork, and then for you to get plates for the car. After that you have to apply by mail for the HOV stickers. I performed every task...

Part of my lack of regret is due to the fact that one sold on ebay for $40,100: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120714665752#description I believe that car would be ineligible for both the CA and federal incentives. If the question had been phrased "would you...

A used one sold on ebay for $40,100. I believe that car would be ineligible for both the CA and Federal credits (which are up to $12,500). http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120714665752#description

I agree that he shouldn't be able to transfer his reservation to someone else, but if he goes ahead and buys it, then he gets to sell it again with minutes if that is his choice.

When supply is constrained, you can bet that they will try to find someone with a surplus of demand.

It is now six weeks for me and I haven't received the stickers. Three weeks to get plates - now three weeks waiting for stickers. The delay for the plates could have been caused by the dealer (who charged a $100 service fee to process things slowly). The delay for the stickers is probably the...