Nissan EV is about to be officially announced!

If the range is 100 Miles, can be charged at home for less than 4 hours and < US $30K.

A lot of people will buy this car for their daily commute (of course higher range is better).

 

Not a thing.

 

"It won't be mainstream"

A lot of hub bub here ... regarding that concept ... as though mainstream is the deal-breaker. Consider that all "things" were previously not mainstream ... whether it be a Model T, to a Home PC. In the past, we had to do stuff another way because IT was easiest. Our 'instant' society is uncomfortably squeamish about change in the way we do things, when we're happy with the 'old' way. My Great Grandfather never thought cars would catch on. My father in law (an electrical engineer) never thought home PC's would catch on. Somehow, we found a way to make the new stuff mainstream ... just as the Prius/hybrid technology is now more & more main stream.

 

Great points. Who killed the electric car? Maybe it was some of these bloggers that beat up everything that's not mainstream enough! ;-)

If 100 miles is the current range to keep it affordable for guys like me, I'd say more power to Nissan! The Prius needs some more competition seeing as the Insight is a flop.

I'm looking forward to my drives to SF, LA, and San Diego...for free!

Local News | Governors envision eco-friendly fuels at I-5 rest stops | Seattle Times Newspaper
"Gov. Chris Gregoire and her counterparts in Oregon and California are considering a plan they hope would help transform Interstate 5 from a freeway ruled by gasoline burners to a haven for eco-friendly cars and trucks.

The three governors envision a series of alternative fueling stations stretching from the Canadian border to Mexico, creating what has been dubbed a "green freeway."

As the plan stands, motorists eventually would be able to pull off at I-5 rest stops for more than a cup of coffee and roadside relief: They also would be able to charge, or swap out, their electric-vehicle batteries or fill their tanks with biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen or compressed natural gas."

 

Btw, I read somewhere that it's 6:30PM PT for the unveiling. Here's an article with some more details on the car.

"Nissan Prepares to Launch Its EV; Provides Test Drives in 'Mule' as Sample" Green Car Advisor

 

Wow, no but that shows how much I was paying attention.....

I'll be right here to try and catch newest on it as it happens.

 

Nissan Zero Emission Website

 

The Leaf! ....lol.

Nissan Unveils 'LEAF' - The World's First Electric Car Designed for Affordability and Real-World Requirements=

 

Socket to me, baby!

Nissan's Leaf is really setting the branch... er, bar very high.

This is very encouraging.

I can't wait to see what Mitsubishi, et al's counter moves are.

 

I finally got what it says on the RH side of the back. "Zero Emission."

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/nissan-leaf_hi_004.jpg

 

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/nissan-leaf_hi_017.jpg

It looks like some sort of RPM replacement. I like how it tells you exactly how many miles you have remaining. I don't know if they were "hypermiling," but 85+132 = 217 km, way above the 160 km limit!!