Don't you just love the 'creative' attitude... WILL SOON BE This is set to change, however has stated that we can expect Future additions are said newest Nissan Leaf is thought to have
What bs..... Rush Dougherty Tucson AZ 85719 > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of brucedp5 via EV > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Leaf EV is Still Better Than a Tesla > > > > http://clapway.com/2016/04/09/nissan-leaf-still-better-tesla-5-things/ > Nissan Leaf is Still Better Than Tesla: 5 Things You Didn't Know April 9, > 2016 > Anthony > Cerullo > > With all the hype surrounding Tesla's Model 3, it's easy to forget about some > of > the lesser > known electric cars. The less flashy but equally productive Nissan Leaf has > been > a best- > selling vehicle for a reason. Here are five things you didn't know to stir > your > interest. > > 1. NISSAN LEAF WILL SOON BE SPORTY > The current Nissan Leaf has gotten some flack for being a conservative > five-door > hatchback. It's not necessarily ugly by any means, but it doesn't really > compete > with the > sexiness that is a Tesla. This is set to change, however. The company's vice > president > Shiro Nakamura has stated that we can expect an electric crossover Leaf and > sports car > models as well. > > 2. IT USES THE SAME BATTERY AS TESLA > Tesla models may have some of the most advanced batteries on the market. > They're not the only ones with the technology, though. Nissan Leaf uses a > thin, > flat battery > that can run the full width of the car from axle to axle. > It conveniently fits under the floor pan and only take up 4-6 inches of > space. > Future > additions are said to be even thinner. > > 3. MULTIPLE BATTERY OPTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE The newest Nissan Leaf is > thought to have at least two battery options. The first will be in the > 100-125 > miles range > while the larger, second option will be 160-200 miles. > > 4. INCREASED SPEED > Most people probably don't think of speed when they think of electric cars, > but > both Tesla > and Nissan have been proving people wrong. Back in 2011, the car maker > revealed > its > Esflow design. A few years later that idea has come back in style in the form > of > a rear- > wheel-drive electric car that will go 0-62mph in five seconds. It's no > rocket, > but it will > certainly pique the interest of some speed demons out there. > > 5. 200,000 LEAF SOLD GLOBALLY > The 200,000th Nissan Leaf was sold globally this year. This puts the electric > car ahead of > any other electric car in history. Yes, even Tesla. > Sales are about twice the volume of the closest competitor. Nissan must be > doing > something right. > [© 2016 - Clapway] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion- > list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Leaf-EV-is-Still-Better-Than-a-Tesla-tp4681516.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 > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing > at > NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
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