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It's small, uncomfortable, and expensive, as well as having poor mpg on gas. In about any calculation, a Corolla is a better deal. The Leaf, on the other hand,
by coryrc 12y ago
It's small, uncomfortable, and expensive, as well as having poor mpg on gas. In about any calculation, a Corolla is a better deal.
The Leaf, on the other hand, is selling gobs of them for a good reason.
- maxerickson 12y agoThe Volt has an answer for long distance. The Leaf does not.
- soperj 12y agoand yet one is selling well and the other is not.
- maxerickson 12y agoI'm not trying to argue in favor of the Volt. The comment I initially responded to spoke about long range. I chose the Volt for comparison because it satisfies that requirement. In the comment you replied to, I was pointing out that the Leaf does not satisfy the requirement.
- mikeash 12y agoI think this is a nice summary of what I'm saying. You have two compromised EVs (or PHEVs) and you're arguing over which compromise is less bad. If they can't get beyond that stage then they're going to have trouble.
- maxerickson 12y agoI wasn't very clear about it, but I was thinking that they aren't necessarily so far behind strategically. Hybrids don't look so bad if there is no $25,000, 200+ mile range EV (with a good distance solution).
- mikeash 12y agoI agree, hybrids are probably your best bet if you're on a budget right now. What it comes down to, for Tesla's future and the future of EVs, is whether the big car companies will be able to improve their EVs better or faster than Tesla can reduce the price of theirs. If Tesla could sell the Model S for the price of a Leaf, they'd sell like crazy. If Nissan could make the Leaf as good as a Model S, they'd sell like crazy. The question is, which end do the odds favor? I think Tesla has a better chance, partly because it's all they do, and partly because it just seems like their task is the easier one at this point.
- ryanhuff 12y agoThe Leaf sold better than the Volt in 2014, but I wouldn't say they are selling gobs of them. Also, the Volt had a new model on the horizon last year, so lets see how sales go with the new model.