Popular Mechanics LEAF review: 82 miles range / $25K price

[mkjayakumar]

Popular Mechanics review below. Note the price and the range. This is exactly the price point that will get this car flying off the shelves. Found this on MSN website on a review of cars that save on gas.

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Price as Tested: $25,280 (after $7500 federal EV subsidy)
PM-tested EV range: 82 miles

It's not the first pure EV, but the Leaf is hitting the mainstream like
none of its predecessors. At $32,780 ($25,280 after the federal
rebate), the Leaf costs the same as an average car and offers a
100-mile range . enough to cover the needs of the vast majority of
commuters and errand runners. More than 13,000 U.S. buyers have already
plunked down $99 deposits, and Nissan hopes to soon move 150,000 units
a year worldwide. The car is eerily quiet to drive. "The vehicle is
equipped with a sound generator just so people can hear it coming,"
says Paul Hawson, product planner for the Leaf. But the real triumph
lies in its family-car practicality and normalcy. And since electricity
is cheaper than gas, the Leaf delivers lower operating costs. A
rational EV that doesn't drive like a science project? About time.

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[TonyWilliams]

Very bizarre with no Toyota Prius in that article. Here's the link to a somewhat old article.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/top-high-mileage-cars-to-beat-rising-gas-prices-nissan-leaf#slide-11" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[garsh]

That's the price of the 2011 model. Must be an older article? I don't see a date on it.

 

[GaslessInSeattle]

old or not, it's one of the few decent articles out there on the Leaf, short and to the point!

 

[LEAFfan]

It's not a federal rebate (yet), but a fed tax credit with a one shot deal, no rollover.