After seeing many misinformed newswires on that topic, that did not state where EVs are available and at what price so the public can compare, I thought I would put together this post.
I encourage comments and evdl members to post similarly of what EVs are available and their prices in their location. I searched for new non-compliance-car EVs in the SF Bay area. I think it would be interesting to compare with other regions. My local Mitsubishi dealership web pages did not list the iMiev so, I left the iMiev out. Here is what I found: $32k 2015 Nissan Leaf S Trim r:75mi-EPA, Level-3 charging:CHAdeMO http://www.stevenscreeknissan.com/new-inventory/index.htm?year=2015&&&sortBy=internetPrice+asc&model=LEAF&; Stevens Creek Nissan http://www.nissansunnyvale.com/new-inventory/index.htm?model=LEAF&&&&year=2015&; Nissan Sunnyvale $43k 2014 BMW i3 (EV-only) r:81mi-EPA, Level-3 charging:Combo css http://www.stevenscreekbmw.com/new-inventory/index.htm?model=i3&sortBy=internetPrice%20asc&; Stevens Creek BMW http://westmont.laurelbmw.com/Westmont/For-Sale/New/?ModelId=2432&Model=i3 BMW of Fremont http://www.peterpanbmw.com/inventory.aspx?_new=true&_model=i3&_sort=priceasc Peter Pan BMW http://www.eastbaybmw.com/inventory.aspx?_new=true&_makef=BMW&_model=i3 East Bay BMW $70k Tesla Model S 60kWh r:208mi-EPA, Level-3 charging:Supercharger http://www.teslamotors.com/models/design All these USD prices are before any rebates and will vary (dealerships mark up the price wildly to get as much as they can). These prices were the lowest ones I found on the above dealership websites. In the following 3 different EVs, they each have level-3 quick charging and multiple driving modes. These Automakers seem to have made much more of an EV commitment than all the others. I am using a price to mileage ratio to roughly compare the EVs' bang-for-the-buck (the lower the number, the better the deal): Leaf: ~427 (=32000/75) i3: ~511 (=43000/81) Tesla-S: ~337 (=70000/208) The Tesla-S has the best overall deal, and the Leaf is the better lower-purchase-cost deal. But besides not being a better cost/range deal, there is another problem with the i3. There is nil Combo css level-3 quick charging in the Americas. Therefore the i3 only has a 6kW level-2 charging capability in the Americas. For some, level-2 is all they need but not having Level-3 quick charging that is a game-killer for many buyers. They may hardly use it, but it it there if they want to use it, and it adds to the EV's resale value. I suppose we could do a similar comparison with the compliance-car EVs, but why? Besides being hard to get, harder to get support, they do not have level-3 charging. Also those Automakers could pull a Toyota and abandon their compliance-car EVs to go fcv just to garner more ice-selling credits. And we know Automakers and Oil companies are vying for a change when it is time for the next U.S. Presidential vote (hoping for the same dismemberment of the CARB mandate that happened under GW's reign). The newswires talk of more production EVs coming next year, but I say why wait? If you know what your EV driving needs are, and one of the above fit them, go for it. {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/What-serious-EVs-are-available-at-what-price-how-do-they-compare-tp4670257.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
