GaslessInSeattle
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I know for a fact that my crowing about the Leaf sold a few to friends and aquantences early on. I also know that I no longer assure people about the battery when it comes up, I honestly don't really talk about the car that much anymore and I don't know anyone buying one. to the extent that word of mouth was pushing sales, I would think it's fair to assume the battery issue has decrease enthusiasm of current owners of the car and thus their motivation to promote it. it is possible that Nissan's push to sell the car is reaching Joe public more than word of mouth by owners. it's hard to imagine another summer going by without this truly blowing up in the mainstream. Honestly, Nissan is lucky they did not sell a lot of this car before this issue was discovered. If there were hundreds of thousands of this car out int he wild, the heat issue would have gotten a lot more play on prime time.
adric22 said:I think people who believe sales are slow due to battery issues are deluded. Joe public is totally unaware of this. I've never once had anyone mention it to me when people talk to me about my leaf. Unlike when driving the Volt I've had a few people ask about the fires. So until something hits the major news media about it, I don't think the public knows. And the dealerships certainly aren't going to tell people.