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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (647069)	3/6/2012 2:48:55 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580428

I didn't know the Chevy Volt is now being compared to the Nissan Leaf. The Leaf is a 100% electric vehicle, while the Volt is a plug-in hybrid. They are two different categories of automobiles. A better comparison would be between the Volt and the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight. Wonder why those comparisons haven't been made? I bet you Ted hasn't. I think they are being compared because they are both plug-in electrics that hit the market at the same time, and at least here, we had arguments about which was conceptually better. My argument against the Volt from the outset is that the vehicle makes no sense -- as you will recall, I doubted people would bother with plugging them in at all after the novelty wore off. Now, it turns out that plug-in charging gets you little anyway -- 26-40 miles. Just not worth the effort. That, and still expensive after a massive taxpayer subsidy. The vehicle just makes no sense for anyone. At least the Leaf has the ability to get a few more miles out of a charge and doesn't require a gasoline engine to get around the block. It is a loser. The Leaf may be, too, but it was a valiant first effort. I would also wager that as new battery technology becomes available retrofits aren't impractical. But I've driven Nissans & Infinitis for years, so I'm surely biased.