Nissan's Leaf is the electric car a lot of "green" folks are driving around, and that's all well and good except that it allegedly has a small flaw: You'll be driving around and the dash will tell you that you have a lot of miles left on the charge, and then, suddenly, it'll show that you have no juice left and you'll get stranded. It's happening to a lot of Leaf owners, and it happens all of a sudden. I suppose they'll call it an energy-saving feature. (Jalopnik via MSNBC)
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Oh it just gets better - - 50mpg!!!!!
Dude, my old 1998 VW Jetta on diesel got 43 - and my mechanic said if were cleaned up, it woulda done 50 ... a $2,000 car ....
But early Leaf owners may also have nature working against them, thanks to Nissan launching the car in winter. Electric car batteries hold less energy in cold temperatures, and unlike the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles, Nissan did not build a heating system around the Leaf's battery pack. Even so, another Leaf owner isn't happy with Nissan's promises after getting just 50 miles of range on most of his morning commutes:
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