Nissan EV is about to be officially announced!

Indyking · 07-30-2009, 03:50 PM

Don't forget to check this out! It is scheduled to go into the market before the Chevy Volt and drive 100 miles without a single drop of gas! It also comes with the Nissan reliability, which is considerably better than GM. With the $7,5K tax credit, it is supposed to have a price very competitive with current hybrids... We’ll see. Although I’m not a big fan of the EV design (if indeed it is the same as the prototype), I have much more hope in this one compared to the Chevy Volt.

Electric Cars from Nissan - Nissan USA

eglmainz · 07-30-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Indyking

Don't forget to check this out! It is scheduled to go into the market before the Chevy Volt and drive 100 miles without a single drop of gas! It also comes with the Nissan reliability, which is considerably better than GM. With the $7,5K tax credit, it is supposed to have a price very competitive with current hybrids... We’ll see. Although I’m not a big fan of the EV design (if indeed it is the same as the prototype), I have much more hope in this one compared to the Chevy Volt.

Electric Cars from Nissan - Nissan USA

Sneak Peek! Nissan’s New Electric Hatchback | Autopia | Wired.com

Has a picture of it, and an article with some information...

Indyking · 07-30-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by eglmainz

Sneak Peek! Nissan’s New Electric Hatchback | Autopia | Wired.com

Has a picture of it, and an article with some information...

Its design is not as bad as the prototype I saw in a magazine a couple of months ago... this one looks better. I see it will be produced here in the US, in Tennessee, so it may actually attract some of the hard-core supporters of America made products... good for the economy...

eglmainz · 07-30-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Indyking

Its design is not as bad as the prototype I saw in a magazine a couple of months ago... this one looks better. I see it will be produced here in the US, in Tennessee, so it may actually attract some of the hard-core supporters of America made products... good for the economy...

Glad to see it built in the U.S., but most of the 'hard-core' buy-American guys I know would not buy it only because it is made by a foreign company.

Indyking · 07-30-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eglmainz

Glad to see it built in the U.S., but most of the 'hard-core' buy-American guys I know would not buy it only because it is made by a foreign company.

That's true! Those guys buy Ford not knowing that many are actually made in Mexico...

Anyway...

I'm not sure how much impact the EV will have against the Prius or the plug-in Prius (if it gets to the market) but I'm sure the GM folks are wondering how the Chevy Volt is going to compete with it...

JimN · 07-30-2009, 08:38 PM

This at least looks promising. Manufacturers should "encourage" dealers to have charging stations. Usage could be incorporated into the purchase price and/or a credit card could be swiped at the station. If there were a Nissan dealer on my route that I could charge at 440V at a reasonable price I would consider taking the pit stop.

**Tideland Prius** · 07-30-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Indyking

Its design is not as bad as the prototype I saw in a magazine a couple of months ago... this one looks better. I see it will be produced here in the US, in Tennessee, so it may actually attract some of the hard-core supporters of America made products... good for the economy...

It's not bad cause it's already on sale lol. This is the Nissan Versa (Tiida in Japan)

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Originally Posted by Indyking

Don't forget to check this out! It is scheduled to go into the market before the Chevy Volt and drive 100 miles without a single drop of gas! It also comes with the Nissan reliability, which is considerably better than GM. With the $7,5K tax credit, it is supposed to have a price very competitive with current hybrids... We’ll see. Although I’m not a big fan of the EV design (if indeed it is the same as the prototype), I have much more hope in this one compared to the Chevy Volt.

Electric Cars from Nissan - Nissan USA

That's just a "skin", it's not how the real prototype (or the production car for that matter) will look, that is, unless it's planning to release it as a Nissan Versa EV cause that's the Versa body (Tiida in Japan)

**TonyPSchaefer** · 07-30-2009, 11:16 PM

100 miles, eh? I'll take one.
That'll take me to and from work twice. Or my wife to work almost a week. I can use the Prius for long trips.

Indyking · 07-30-2009, 11:33 PM

This car will really raise the bar on fuel economy. So far this is the only one that have the potential to replace my Prius down in the road 3-4 years from now. Nissan has invested lots of time and money on this car and rumors are that they are planning a perfect launch with GPS guided high voltage stations for quick recharging and a very high tech interior. I mean, 100 miles? I think that is in the commute range of the vast majority of people.

Indyking · 07-30-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

It's not bad cause it's already on sale lol. This is the Nissan Versa (Tiida in Japan)

That's just a "skin", it's not how the real prototype (or the production car for that matter) will look, that is, unless it's planning to release it as a Nissan Versa EV cause that's the Versa body (Tiida in Japan)

Well I guess we will find out soon in the Nissan website. The looks can't be much worse than the Prius to be honest, as much as I like my new Prius.

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