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Sorry about that... I'm referring to the effort to move to sustainable transport options, in particular, battery electric vehicles. While Ghosn is clearly determined, they can't simply stop production of their ICE vehicles and switch over – heck, battery tech is not even far enough along yet...

I've been concerned about this as well, but then perhaps it will work out. The scale of potential sales and demand for the Model 3 is and should be orders of magnitude higher. With the reveal of the Model 3, this additional exposure and promise of continued success may be enough to bring in...

That's a strange thing to say. You just trolling for replies? Their current cars are already profitable but they're spending all their income (and borrowing) to build out the infrastructure (and the massive, world-production-doubling, battery factory in particular) to reach their goals. Their...

Yes, one of so many myths that won't die because it keeps getting "reprinted", but I also still remember the Nissan folks stating otherwise when asked. Part of the confusion is that they did build some early prototypes on the Versa and of course the LEAF has some passing resemblance (tall...

Well, that's not true. Plenty of words get contradictory meanings over time, usually starting as informal slang. Yes, it's confusing but it still happens. Heck, you could argue my "literally" example is just such a case.

Well, I did use your definition and tried to show how you've misinterpreted that definition. Even when not referring to a machine that uses energy to do work, "power" in English refers to an ability or capability to do something, not to the amount of work or energy or effort needed to complete...

Heh... I got it, but then I've long lived in California and visit Truckee/Tahoe frequently. Thanks for sharing the link. I just cross-posted it to the MyRAV4EV forum and yes, glad to hear about it! Now, how long will it take to get results...

Well, I'd argue it's not really a scientific vs. non-scientific usage of the word. See my explanation above. But words get abused all the time and over time many of these usages become so common that they become new definitions. "Literally" comes to mind immediately and I'm just a little sad...

May I give this a try? Note how "I don't have the energy to do that" and "I don't have the power to do that" mean different things. The definition "ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something" does indeed speak to how something or someone has the power to accomplish...

This is really cute and fun – a LEAF ad from Nissan that plays up the "fun to drive" aspect: http://youtube.com/watch?v=k-rGQxTzxWo

http://www.torquenews.com/2250/honda-toyota-abandon-hydrogen-fuel-cell-plans Yeah, April Fool's... but here's hoping that some of their execs see this and get another little nudge towards coming to their senses. Yeah, I know, that won't happen until they see their sales clobbered.

I can confirm it does appear to get 120 miles or more at 65-70 mph. I've done a few 100-ish mile trips from Santa Cruz over our mountains (1800 ft pass) to north of San Francisco (Fairfax, Richmond, etc) on freeways at 65-70 mph most of the way and had around 20 miles still showing for range...

I suppose your question is somewhat rhetorical, but keep in mind that what is being said is that battery tech is improving so a replacement might have 50% more range at the same weight, last twice as long and cost half as much per kW, etc... In other words, you'll have less and less of a need to...

I brought home half a Tesla in the form of a 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV at the end of October 2013: http://crimdom.net/2013/10/brought-home-a-tesla/ Like other RAV4 EV owners, I'm thrilled with it despite Toyota's lack of enthusiasm. Coming from the 2011 LEAF, I love the 125-ish miles of range at...

I designed this one: And my license plate frame: "Look Ma, no gas! It's an all electric car!"

Sadly only for those on Facebook. There is the dedicated RAV4 EV forum out on the open internet though: http://www.myrav4ev.com

Maybe... but they also all disappear quickly whenever they offer these deals to knock off $10-14,000. Take a look at the myrav4ev.com forum to see a history of this. I'm sure they'll be able to get rid of them easily enough.

No, it's a three year program for Toyota: model years 2012-2014.

The problem (at least in the SF Bay Area) is that there are now enough EV's and enough people choosing to occupy these free charge stations when they don't need a charge so that, when you actually need to charge, you can't find an available charge station... unless it's a paid charge station...

Don't know Jeremy but I agree with his sentiment. Too many people will grab the few available EV charging spots when they're free, even if they don't need the charge, so that they're almost always occupied. With a small reasonable fee, (like the 49 cents/kWh I see often with ChargePoints...