Renault Nissan spent their $5billion on LEAFs and ZOEs etc because they honestly believed that 160km on was sufficient range for a city use car.
Nissan comes from the land of vending machines, http://web-japan.org/trends/11_culture/pop140317.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Chademo is just another vending machine. http://www.chademo.com/wp/jpmap/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
France has ubiquitous 3 phase AC power, AC22kW and higher is really cheap and easy to deploy, there's 1053 public ones in France alone, and a residential unit are available http://www.schneider-electric.co.uk/sites/uk/en/products-services/electrical-distribution/products-offer/ev-link-charging-solutions/residential-charging-solutions/ev-link-residential-garage.page" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . http://www.renault.fr/gamme-renault/vehicules-electriques/zoe/zoe/toutes-les-bornes-de-recharge.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but going forward, Tesla model 3 for $35k (2013 money) will exist to be reserved, like the $57,500 Tesla Model S was. Both Tesla model 3 and Nissan LEAF gen 2 are likely to be similarly successful, without much pricing overlap. If base Tesla is 200mile EPA $35k + 6 month wait VS base LEAF at 150mile EPA $28k and same day delivery....
there is room for both
addressable market for $28k is probably twice as large as addressable market for $35k car.
Nissan comes from the land of vending machines, http://web-japan.org/trends/11_culture/pop140317.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Chademo is just another vending machine. http://www.chademo.com/wp/jpmap/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
France has ubiquitous 3 phase AC power, AC22kW and higher is really cheap and easy to deploy, there's 1053 public ones in France alone, and a residential unit are available http://www.schneider-electric.co.uk/sites/uk/en/products-services/electrical-distribution/products-offer/ev-link-charging-solutions/residential-charging-solutions/ev-link-residential-garage.page" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . http://www.renault.fr/gamme-renault/vehicules-electriques/zoe/zoe/toutes-les-bornes-de-recharge.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but going forward, Tesla model 3 for $35k (2013 money) will exist to be reserved, like the $57,500 Tesla Model S was. Both Tesla model 3 and Nissan LEAF gen 2 are likely to be similarly successful, without much pricing overlap. If base Tesla is 200mile EPA $35k + 6 month wait VS base LEAF at 150mile EPA $28k and same day delivery....
there is room for both
addressable market for $28k is probably twice as large as addressable market for $35k car.