tps
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Even as Nissan announces their 5000th LEAF delivery, as one who reserved last year, I'm probably still realistically looking at 40 more weeks or so (late spring 2012) before my LEAF is deliivered. (I've thought of making a chalk mark on my dashboard each time I visit the gas station while I'm waiting; I estimate 20 or so $50 fillups.) What puzzles me most about the rollout process is Nissan's insistance on rolling out by state boundries. They've said it is about charging infrastructure, but for the most part, in this chicken and egg problem, the car has come first and charging infrastructure has followed. Is it any wonder that there's still virtually no charging infrastructure in this area? Nissan has said it's about service. True, my dealer doesn't have the chargers installed yet, but they do have they training. already. So I'm not sure what the real reason for the long staged rollout is, I can only guess that the real beneficiary is somehow Nissan's marketing effort. I have to feel as if with this long rollout, not to mention the fact that Nissan tried to "convert" me to a Versa at the Drive Electric event of all places, Nissan seems to be shooting themselves in the foot.
Most of my friends have long ago tired of my LEAF enthusiasm. They keep saying "Why don't you just get the damn car, already!" I think it would be a lot easier to show my support for the EV movement if I had a real car instead of just a poster.
The LEAF itself is great. I showed the Hertz LEAF to many people during the two days I had it, and got uniformly positive response. It worked perfectly for my daily commute and routine. But Nissan's seemingly arbitrary rollout process is very frustrating, to say the least. (I can't imagine how it must be for those in states past Tier 4.)
Most of my friends have long ago tired of my LEAF enthusiasm. They keep saying "Why don't you just get the damn car, already!" I think it would be a lot easier to show my support for the EV movement if I had a real car instead of just a poster.
The LEAF itself is great. I showed the Hertz LEAF to many people during the two days I had it, and got uniformly positive response. It worked perfectly for my daily commute and routine. But Nissan's seemingly arbitrary rollout process is very frustrating, to say the least. (I can't imagine how it must be for those in states past Tier 4.)