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Yeah, the old Saturn EV1 was a huge GM research project. All the cars were leased, and all but a handful of them destroyed at the end of the gig.
The Leaf is for sale, but pricing has not yet been announced.
The Leaf is for sale, but pricing has not yet been announced.
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When are the diesel hybrids coming? Besides a fucking train engine?
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it is the soldier, not the poet who has given us the freedom of speech,
it is the soldier, not the campus organizer who gives us the freedom to demonstrate,
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That's a damned good question. A diesel engine would be ideal for a hybrid, wouldn't it?
Maybe it's just the US market's aversion to diesel cars? Looks like both Mercedes and Toyota have diesel hybrids in the works... but Europe and Japan will surely see them long before we do.
Maybe it's just the US market's aversion to diesel cars? Looks like both Mercedes and Toyota have diesel hybrids in the works... but Europe and Japan will surely see them long before we do.
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Pricing has been announced.
A bit pricey at $32k, but with all the tax incentives and such, it's doubtful that anyone will pay much more than $25k.
Of course, then you need a $2k charging station.
If the cost of electricity is half what it costs to drive a 30 mpg gas-engined car for 100,000 miles (should be much less than that), you'll save over $4k just in fuel, so that puts it on par with a high-end economy car for price.
All that said... it's nifty, but I ain't buying one.
A bit pricey at $32k, but with all the tax incentives and such, it's doubtful that anyone will pay much more than $25k.
Of course, then you need a $2k charging station.
If the cost of electricity is half what it costs to drive a 30 mpg gas-engined car for 100,000 miles (should be much less than that), you'll save over $4k just in fuel, so that puts it on par with a high-end economy car for price.
All that said... it's nifty, but I ain't buying one.
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Pricing has been announced.
A bit pricey at $32k, but with all the tax incentives and such, it's doubtful that anyone will pay much more than $25k.
Of course, then you need a $2k charging station.
If the cost of electricity is half what it costs to drive a 30 mpg gas-engined car for 100,000 miles (should be much less than that), you'll save over $4k just in fuel, so that puts it on par with a high-end economy car for price.
All that said... it's nifty, but I ain't buying one.
A bit pricey at $32k, but with all the tax incentives and such, it's doubtful that anyone will pay much more than $25k.
Of course, then you need a $2k charging station.
If the cost of electricity is half what it costs to drive a 30 mpg gas-engined car for 100,000 miles (should be much less than that), you'll save over $4k just in fuel, so that puts it on par with a high-end economy car for price.
All that said... it's nifty, but I ain't buying one.
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I like how Nissan is claiming zero emissions.
How does Nissan think most owners will be charging their car?
Since most of the power in this country is still generated by coal powered plants we're just robbing peter to pay paul.
How does Nissan think most owners will be charging their car?
Since most of the power in this country is still generated by coal powered plants we're just robbing peter to pay paul.
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that and the environmental cost of producing the electricity is less than the car pushing out emissions from its tailpipe.
it doesn't matter anyway because in the end the market will come back to fuck us all...corporations are gonna make their money one way or the other...and it might be cheap electricity now, but someday it won't be.
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