well put!!
GeekEV said:
Sigh. And there goes the public perception of electric cars - right out the window. I hope you guys are happy... You couldn't give Nissan a bit more time? How quickly do you expect a large multinational company to operate?
Sure it is unfortunate that the EV haters will latch onto this and start the anti-EV chants (again). However the Texans, Phoenicians (can I call them that?), and the SoCal types who don't live near the surf, have got plenty of evidence that there is a problem while Nissan maintains there isn't one. Instead of "hmmm looks bad, we're going to fix that", they get "it's a calibration issue not capacity loss". They sound like frickin' Pravda. That kind of response isn't going to do anybody any good and, at a minimum, is insulting to those with the capacity loss. If I was seeing what
opposum et al are, I'd be pissed as hell too. Talking with reporters would probably be the least of my actions. I don't expect Nissan to solve the problem instantaneously, but I do expect them to admit to the facts and at least propose a solution, not deny that it is even happening.
Lucky types such as myself who live in more moderate climates can say we're all happy with EVs 'cause we've got plenty of capacity, free QC's all around, and the knowledge that dogs (& small children) won't melt if we leave them in the car with the windows up, but I am not going to chastise the capacity loss victims for speaking their mind when Nissan sticks a thumb in their eye.
We should ALL lament what's happening down south, b/c in the long run it is bad for ALL of us LEAFers, and support them until Nissan steps up to the plate to right the wrong.