WetEV said:
The GT-R is a $100k plus car. If Nissan had decided to make a $100k EV, I'm rather sure it would have been different, and pleased some of those that don't like the LEAF.
The LEAF isn't a $100k car. It is a decent mid-priced, comfortable, profitable hatchback suitable for most of the USA, and most of the world. Phoenix isn't the world. People that frequently drive 200 miles plus are not that common.
Some here on this forum had mentioned Nissan has some sort of reputation for going the cheap low-quality route. I don't know much about that reputation, but we can see that it is at least partly not true if we look at the true world-class GT-R. And indeed, I think that outside of the two awful Achilles Heels with the Leaf (range and degradation) it was not an effort dogged by penny-pinching. So, the point I meant to convey here is that some at Nissan worked on the GT-R must really get the idea of anticipating issues, addressing them, and exceeding the expectations of the customer. Such an attitude is also of use on less-expensive cars including the Leaf. The expectations of customers for a $30k or $40k vehicle are not the same as those for a vehicle costing $100k, but I think it is reasonable to expect some good quality and durability in key components, particularly if the state of the technology does allow for it.
As to your digs about Phoenix and 200 miles, a fair amount has already been said to you by others in response to some of your basic approach to this. To it I'll add that if you want to argue that the Leaf, including its remaining possible Achilles Heel, should only be sold into some situations, I suppose some may consider that a defensible argument for where they should go as a company. My own is that I'm disappointed not only on a personal buying level that I may not be able to consider making my next EV a Nissan, but as well that Nissan may have chosen the wrong answer for them, as a company. I hope I'm wrong in that I hope that the newer measures they've taken do work about as well as state-of-the-art liquid cooling to protect the battery (and the vehicle value) in warmer climates.