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Let me rephrase: I can't name a single market development that I can convincingly argue was significantly influenced by the launch (or success) of Nissan Leaf.
by virgilp 8y ago
Let me rephrase: I can't name a single market development that I can convincingly argue was significantly influenced by the launch (or success) of Nissan Leaf.
Nissan is way more effective than Tesla at mass-production, yes. But there's not one single market where Leaf is their most successful model (certainly true for 2017, I suspect for 2018 htat's also true).
[edit] Maybe that's true; I'm not saying that Tesla will win the market long term.
To make an analogy: you can say Tesla is Blackberry, not Apple. Maybe they don't "own" the smartphone market, and maybe in the end they day - BUT, they left their mark. Thay have had decisive influence in the industry.
The Nissan Leaf? From where I stand, it looks like a Nokia Communicator - or worse. A product that does sell, true - but mostly because of the parent company; eventually it doesn't leave a lasting mark.
- sokoloff 8y agoI daily drive a LEAF for 4 years now. It's not the most technically advanced electric car (for sure!). It doesn't have the longest range. What it does have is "incredibly cheap (among new cars)" "widely available" and "very low maintenance (mine has literally only needed wiper blades and has never darkened the service bay of the dealership since delivery)". Price is a feature. I suspect the LEAF has done a lot more to drive Chargepoint network adoption, as just one example of a market development where the LEAF is more influential than Tesla.
- Thlom 8y agoThe Leaf is by far Nissans most successful model in Norway. It's actually the most sold car in Norway. Nissan sold 3 times as many Leafs as Tesla sold Model X (the most sold Tesla in Norway last year).
- virgilp 8y agoNissan breaks their revenue by " Japan/ China / North America / Europe / Other Markets ". Norway is part of Europe, and in Europe Qashqai sold better. https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2018/AR18_E_All.pdf https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2018/AR18_E...
- blub 8y agoNo, the Leaf is like the AK-74 and Tesla is a Steyr AUG.