Nissan’s Ghosn shows the goals for the deployment of electric vehicles in the U.S.

The battery cost $10,000, estimated battery life 5 years. Nissan sells the car but leases the battery. The battery lease is not $10,000 for 5 years. The cost of a lease (battery or car) is much, much cheaper than cost of item. By leasing the battery, the overall cost can be lower, and it can offer Nissan the ability to replace the batteries as the technology improves. Nissan is aiming to make the monthly cost of ownership of a Leaf to be less than a comparable gas car. The monthly cost of the battery, plus the electric charge, will be less than the cost of gasoline. Expect that the monthly payment for the car, the monthly battery lease fee, and the cost of the electricity to make its run, should wind up less than a gas powered car of the same size and trim level.

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/nissan-kicks-off-a-year-long-marketing-blitz-for-its-leaf-ev/

— topneuro (View Profile)

Posted on 11/18/2009 4:44:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Jesus wants 1 million electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015? If you take out 'plug-in', Toyota would practically have that already. I guess he doesn't realize 50% of US electricity comes from coal-fired powerplants. hybrids and plug-in hybrids, is there any advantage of one over the other?

Too bad things didn't get lost in translation and somenoe tried to fit in 'execution'. "Electrocution Roadmap" :D

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 11/21/2009 7:07:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1