Topic: 2016 Nissan Leaf to offer higher-capacity battery option

[Autos_Editor]

More battery equals more range
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[Guy]

 

I will try to switch mine over to a 2016. Since I have access to the Nissan A plan the lease on my current one is quite low, $400/month all in. I already have a couple of persons interested in taking over my lease.

If the price of the new one is not affected too much by the exchange rate I'll probably switch.

[dirtyjeffer]

the slightly longer range is nice, but i still the think the Bolt could be just the ticket for what buyers want...it seems to look more like a "regular car" (although, the Leaf still looks similar to a previous gen Versa), has a very good "300+ km range" (claimed) and a shape and style that looks to be both functional and attractive...the Bolt would be the only EV i'd consider purchasing if i were in the market (Tesla excluded, since i'm not in that price bracket).

[OliverD]

If the price of the new one is not affected too much by the exchange rate I'll probably switch.

U.S. prices went up by about $2k.

[Guy]

http://insideevs.com/2016-nissan-leaf-battery-production-tennessee-b-roll-videos/

[EV Dan]

http://insideevs.com/2016-nissan-leaf-battery-production-tennessee-b-roll-videos/

Cool. At that speed 2 packs by lunch time? 

[Guy]

Here's the official press release from Nissan Canada.

http://nissannews.com/en-CA/nissan/canada/channels/ca-canada-nissan-leaf/releases/new-2016-nissan-leaf-now-offers-best-in-class-172-km-range-in-affordable-fun-to-drive-package

And the press kit.

http://nissannews.com/en-CA/nissan/canada/presskits/ca-2016-nissan-leaf-press-kit

[rrocket]

What's CDN pricing?

[OliverD]

What's CDN pricing?

You didn't click the link?

LEAF S   $32,698
LEAF SV   $37,398
LEAF SL   $40,548

[johngenx]

If the Alberta government gets it together and offers similar rebates, I'd sure be tempted.  $24K is very fair.

[rrocket]

If the Alberta government gets it together and offers similar rebates, I'd sure be tempted.  $24K is very fair.

That press release is wrong. They are showing the prices after the rebate. The rebate is applied AFTER the taxes.

A bit misleading.

[Guy]

If the Alberta government gets it together and offers similar rebates, I'd sure be tempted.  $24K is very fair.

That press release is wrong. They are showing the prices after the rebate. The rebate is applied AFTER the taxes.

A bit misleading.

Yes it is.

[Guy]

i'm baffled as to why none of these companies has just come out with a direct competitor to the model s.  these little city cars like the leaf, i3, and bolt are all fine and dandy but i need a bigger car and more range.  wtf!!!!!!

Then buy a Tesla S...

[rrocket]

i'm baffled as to why none of these companies has just come out with a direct competitor to the model s.  these little city cars like the leaf, i3, and bolt are all fine and dandy but i need a bigger car and more range.  wtf!!!!!!

Because they are money losers.

[Blueprint]

i'm baffled as to why none of these companies has just come out with a direct competitor to the model s.  these little city cars like the leaf, i3, and bolt are all fine and dandy but i need a bigger car and more range.  wtf!!!!!!

Because they are money losers.

I'm pretty sure that once other car manufacturers have caught up with Tesla's autonomy their legendary red-ink printing after-sale service will vanish faster than last year's smartphone accessories. Tesla is still losing money while establishing its product base and battery factory, but if, say, LG comes up with a 400km battery, Tesla will have to stop losing money on a shorter schedule than the major manufacturers.

[bye]

The model s is 100k bucks.  That's why I'm not buying one.

Original price of our Tesla Model S 85 was $94K before taxes and incentives, so about $97K all in.  So your estimate of $100K is in the right ball park. 

We didn't buy new.  We bought our Tesla second hand through the Tesla "CPO" program.   For a two year old car with almost 60000 km, Tesla gave us a major discount off new, and included new tires, brakes and charging cord. 

Over 8 years, we'll save $10K in fuel.  We kept our previous 4 cars (prior to the MB) to 12 years and >150000 km each, so we are comfortable with long term ownership.

With that savings included, we'll spend $30K more than simply driving the Mercedes into the ground over that period.  It was pretty easy to make that decision.

[Ex-airbalancer]

The model s is 100k bucks.  That's why I'm not buying one.

Original price of our Tesla Model S 85 was $94K before taxes and incentives, so about $97K all in.  So your estimate of $100K is in the right ball park. 

We didn't buy new.  We bought our Tesla second hand through the Tesla "CPO" program.   For a two year old car with almost 60000 km, Tesla gave us a major discount off new, and included new tires, brakes and charging cord. 

Over 8 years, we'll save $10K in fuel.  We kept our previous 4 cars (prior to the MB) to 12 years and >150000 km each, so we are comfortable with long term ownership.

With that savings included, we'll spend $30K more than simply driving the Mercedes into the ground over that period.  It was pretty easy to make that decision.

So what did it cost ?
$60,000?

[bye]

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