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To: i-node who wrote (598781)	1/23/2011 11:25:43 AM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575598

The Volt is a do-anything, go-anywhere car. Jump in it and drive from San Francisco to NYC. The Leaf is a toy for George Clooney types, deep-pocketed eco-warriors. When it runs out of juice, their personal assistants (probably following in a gas vehicle), can get Clooney where he needs to be and arrange for a tow truck to pick up the Leaf. Maybe Clooney will have his assistant follow IN a tow truck! Even for the Clooney-types, I'll bet the Leaf will quickly be retired to the garage or the used car lot. I really can't see where anyone with even minimal sense will buy a Leaf. It's just not ready for real life and real driving. 21 hours for a full charge on house current? A car that you can just drive every OTHER day? LOL!

To: i-node who wrote (598781)	1/25/2011 10:06:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575598

The Leaf is going to cream the Volt IMO I wouldn't buy either car, but plug-in hybrids like the Volt seem to make more sense now than pure electrics like the Leaf. Maybe the Leaf is a better car in other ways, but it had a short range, and when your running out of charge it takes longer to fill up again, even if you have a convenient high voltage source available. CNG has its own problems, I wouldn't support a government policy behind a rapid push for it. (But then I am generally against government energy policies of any sort beyond the fairly laissez faire.)