evnow
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Big questions for Nov/Dec sales numbers - will Leaf hit 30k figure ? It just needs (less than) 3k per month.
jelloslug said:I think the Leaf should be at least comparable to the previous months and the Volt will continue to drop off as the news of the new one spreads. The Soul will be negligible as it turns out to be just a compliance car with no aspirations for sales higher than what is required. The i3 should be as well as last month, if not more, with the 3 day loaner programs and the aggressive pricing that BMW is pushing.
jelloslug said:I think the Leaf should be at least comparable to the previous months and the Volt will continue to drop off as the news of the new one spreads. The Soul will be negligible as it turns out to be just a compliance car with no aspirations for sales higher than what is required. The i3 should be as well as last month, if not more, with the 3 day loaner programs and the aggressive pricing that BMW is pushing.
FWIW:Zythryn said:Last I heard the Soul was to be rolled out nationwide in the first half of next year.
Has there been news pushing that back?
evnow said:Walks like a duck ... quacks like a duck ...
http://insideevs.com/kia-soul-ev-exclusive-rollout-information-live-images-from-2014-la-auto-show/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
According to the Korean automaker, the Soul EV’s current rollout status does not include plans to go nationwide. Basically, Kia tells us that the Soul EV will only be available in California, Oregon, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.
We repeat…at this point in time, Kia has no plans to expand to Soul EV’s rollout to states other than 5 listed above. Bummer.
Zythryn said:Last I heard the Soul was to be rolled out nationwide in the first half of next year.
Has there been news pushing that back?
dgpcolorado said:FWIW:Zythryn said:Last I heard the Soul was to be rolled out nationwide in the first half of next year.
Has there been news pushing that back?
evnow said:Walks like a duck ... quacks like a duck ...
http://insideevs.com/kia-soul-ev-exclusive-rollout-information-live-images-from-2014-la-auto-show/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
According to the Korean automaker, the Soul EV’s current rollout status does not include plans to go nationwide. Basically, Kia tells us that the Soul EV will only be available in California, Oregon, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.
We repeat…at this point in time, Kia has no plans to expand to Soul EV’s rollout to states other than 5 listed above. Bummer.
Makes one wonder just what paved road Kia's Soul is on, and what its destination is. ;-)BoulderLeaf said:I think that they honestly originally intended...
Last month Nissan set a record for most plug-in vehicles sold in a calendar year in the United States, this month they further improved on that number by delivering a further 2,687 LEAFs in November.
Novembers result represented a 34% improvement over the 2,003 EVs sold a year ago. This also marks the 22nd consecutive month that the Nissan LEAF has set a new personal monthly record for itself – pretty not too shabby...
It will be close...InsideEVs said:So far in 2014, a total of 27,098 LEAFs have been sold, 35% better than the 20,081 sold through the first 11 months of 2013. Which means, that in order to be the first EV to crest the 30,000 unit sold level in any country, Nissan will have to sell 2,902 cars in December – certainly doable.
To me, that is an indication that Nissan is comfortable with the new battery technology and is not afraid to ramp production, both in terms of customer acceptance as well as degradation that may happen on their dealers' lots.InsideEVs said:On the production front, by our count Nissan once again managed to make just slightly more LEAFs than they sold in America, and inventories pushed past the 5,000 mark for the first time in…well, forever.
Impressive. Gas prices are pretty amazing (export ban is likely helpful). Wonder if there is a little bit of hold out for the Volt Gen II. We are looking at one for our household in 2016 with our current Volt (36K electric only miles) going to a son. It is a rare day now in IL that I don't see another Volt or two.edatoakrun said:Higher November LEAF sales than I expected, actually.
Plunging gas prices are certainly altering the cost/benefit analysis for many BEV/PHEV buyers.
http://insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-us-sales-november-2014/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Last month Nissan set a record for most plug-in vehicles sold in a calendar year in the United States, this month they further improved on that number by delivering a further 2,687 LEAFs in November. Novembers result represented a 34% improvement over the 2,003 EVs sold a year ago. This also marks the 22nd consecutive month that the Nissan LEAF has set a new personal monthly record for itself – pretty not too shabby...
scottf200 said:Impressive. Gas prices are pretty amazing (export ban is likely helpful). Wonder if there is a little bit of hold out for the Volt Gen II. We are looking at one for our household in 2016 with our current Volt (36K electric only miles) going to a son. It is a rare day now in IL that I don't see another Volt or two.edatoakrun said:Higher November LEAF sales than I expected, actually.
Plunging gas prices are certainly altering the cost/benefit analysis for many BEV/PHEV buyers.
http://insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-us-sales-november-2014/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Last month Nissan set a record for most plug-in vehicles sold in a calendar year in the United States, this month they further improved on that number by delivering a further 2,687 LEAFs in November. Novembers result represented a 34% improvement over the 2,003 EVs sold a year ago. This also marks the 22nd consecutive month that the Nissan LEAF has set a new personal monthly record for itself – pretty not too shabby...
scottf200 said:...Gas prices are pretty amazing (export ban is likely helpful). Wonder if there is a little bit of hold out for the Volt Gen II. We are looking at one for our household in 2016 with our current Volt (36K electric only miles) going to a son. It is a rare day now in IL that I don't see another Volt or two.
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