The level of discourse on this board is impressive, but the knee-jerk defense of the compromises contained in the Leaf are not -- because the inevitable result is an attack on the author of the opening post. This has happened twice in the past week or so. When its not an attack, its excuse making. Whatever the response, a little less of "the Kool Aid" would be a good thing around here.
The Leaf will not achieve anything like the market penetration it needs if its range is not increased. For instance, the SF Bay Area has a big chunk of water tossed into the middle of its geography. This makes San Jose about 40 miles from Oakland (all freeway) and San Francisco more like 45 miles from San Jose (all freeway). Santa Rosa is about 60 miles from San Francisco. Cars on those freeways move at a rapid pace. There are very few currently available charging stations (please do not say "go to a Nissan dealer" -- that is NOT convenient) and the current charge times are not viable for many businesspeople.
Stop attacking people who complain about the range of the car. Acknowledge what Tesla accepts as fact. Your battery should take you more than 80 miles at freeway speeds. Nissan should address this in v.2, just like the silly 50% L2 charging rate, and the bogus Nav updating process. The car will need to be better. It can be better. And better is what will allow the EV revolution to occur, not the group think displayed here.
The Leaf will not achieve anything like the market penetration it needs if its range is not increased. For instance, the SF Bay Area has a big chunk of water tossed into the middle of its geography. This makes San Jose about 40 miles from Oakland (all freeway) and San Francisco more like 45 miles from San Jose (all freeway). Santa Rosa is about 60 miles from San Francisco. Cars on those freeways move at a rapid pace. There are very few currently available charging stations (please do not say "go to a Nissan dealer" -- that is NOT convenient) and the current charge times are not viable for many businesspeople.
Stop attacking people who complain about the range of the car. Acknowledge what Tesla accepts as fact. Your battery should take you more than 80 miles at freeway speeds. Nissan should address this in v.2, just like the silly 50% L2 charging rate, and the bogus Nav updating process. The car will need to be better. It can be better. And better is what will allow the EV revolution to occur, not the group think displayed here.