https://youtu.be/YkZeGpzcuzw?si=CVBwS6RsQvFc1WgS
They discuss the current Leaf. Nissan had a small budget to develop this and wanted it priced to a cheaper price point, with this comes come a bunch of shortcomings.
https://youtu.be/YkZeGpzcuzw?si=CVBwS6RsQvFc1WgS
They discuss the current Leaf. Nissan had a small budget to develop this and wanted it priced to a cheaper price point, with this comes come a bunch of shortcomings.
Nissan sold 4,736 leafs this year so far…
Tesla sold 173,501 Tesla Model 3’s…
Really just shows you how dominant Tesla is as a brand… the Model 3 starts $12k higher than the Leaf, and has multiple times more sales numbers.
The US consumer doesn’t want cheap EV’s…
In Canada, the Nissan Leaf SV Plus with the larger battery starts at $50k. The Tesla Model 3 RWD (base model) with 100km more range starts at $54k. As much as I hate Elon and Tesla, I’m buying the Telsa Model 3.
They want cheap EVs that aren’t turds like the Leaf.
The 2018+ Leaf is a good car. If it had active thermal management it would be a great car. If Nissan kept iterating as time went by they could be selling loads of them and benefiting from economies of scale.
Honestly, the biggest issue with a brand new Leaf right now is that used EVs exist. A lot of the top names are around $30k used now.
You can find Model 3s in good shape for under $25k which is the cutoff for tax rebates on used EVs. That’s $4k back plus whatever your state incentives are, mine are an additional $4k so that’s $17k for a Model 3 that’s just a few years old.