smkettner
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I am going with 2500 as the new normal. Any news of ramping up production again?
I think it's traditional and stems from aggressive marketing in the past. It was interesting discussing this issue with Nissan, as they do not have model years at all in Japan. So the Japanese manufacturers simply have to create a model year for their cars to support the U.S. market, even if that does not align with their product introductions. I think partially as a result of this, the timing of new model years of the LEAF has been all over the map. IIRC, here were the approximate months of introduction:donald said:Just a quick q? Why does the US have a preponderance for selling a '2015' model in 2014. Is it not a 2014 model if it's sold in 2014? Is it something to do with you guys getting your dates all back-to-front?
As Reg said, just some of the strange quirks of the US. Both the car model years and the date formats.donald said:Just a quick q? Why does the US have a preponderance for selling a '2015' model in 2014. Is it not a 2014 model if it's sold in 2014? Is it something to do with you guys getting your dates all back-to-front?
The one word answer; batterydonald said:Just a quick q? Why does the US have a preponderance for selling a '2015' model in 2014. Is it not a 2014 model if it's sold in 2014? Is it something to do with you guys getting your dates all back-to-front?
On the subject of the listing given, is there any reason Spark EV doesn't sell very well? Looks like a great little package to me, but we don't get any over here.
So like how many?adric22 said:Looks like they topped 3,000 for july.
3019.DaveinOlyWA said:So like how many?adric22 said:Looks like they topped 3,000 for july.
3,019 is an impressive number for the LEAF. Not as much as I had hoped for, but very good just the same.evnow said:3019.DaveinOlyWA said:So like how many?adric22 said:Looks like they topped 3,000 for july.
BMW i3 recorded < 400 again. This after a bunch of last minute deliveries reported in FB. Apparently someone was telling of the guys how there is a push from BMW to deliver as many as possible in July.
There are 5k US i3s produced - apparently. Cars.com shows 900.
I think BMW has a problem with i3 demand. Not that I expect BMW to come out and say that anytime soon ... hope they fix their stupid leasing structure soon.
evnow said:3019.DaveinOlyWA said:So like how many?adric22 said:Looks like they topped 3,000 for july.
I think BMW has a problem with i3 demand. Not that I expect BMW to come out and say that anytime soon ... hope they fix their stupid leasing structure soon.
It is going to be interesting how they will handle transition from gen1 to gen2.DaveinOlyWA said:3019 is ok but not what I was expecting. my predictions have them building to nearly 4,000 a month by the time the 2016 is released and then it will be 5,000+ and escalating fast
evnow said:It is going to be interesting how they will handle transition from gen1 to gen2.DaveinOlyWA said:3019 is ok but not what I was expecting. my predictions have them building to nearly 4,000 a month by the time the 2016 is released and then it will be 5,000+ and escalating fast
If gen2 has more range for the same price - they won't be able to sell any gen1 once the news is out. They'll probably do what they did with S/SV/SL in '13. S got the old 3.3kw charger. May be in Gen2, S will continue to get the 24kWh battery - but SV/SL will get bigger battery. Or all three get the bigger battery option.
Yep. Overpriced and lease prices are still crazy. In terms of interior capacity, it's only a sub-compact 4-seater vs. a midsized 5-seater. It DOES accelerate much faster than a Leaf though but yeah, its range is almost identical. Its optional DC FC port is currently near useless, esp. for those outside CA.KJD said:As for the i3, this car is just way over priced. The specs on the car are very close to the same as a LEAF and the price of the i3 is about 16,000 more than the 2015 LEAF SL.
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