Highway Cruiser or Not?

[DaveEV]

As far as I can tell, GM hasn't published vehicle weight or range results from standardized testing. It might be convenient for us to guess that AC will result in the same 20% range hit for the Leaf and Volt, we really don't know if that's correct.

It's all good!

The weight numbers I've seen put it between 3500-3800 lbs or so. Pretty much the same as the Leaf.

 

[evnow]

The weight numbers I've seen put it between 3500-3800 lbs or so. Pretty much the same as the Leaf.

Volt hasn't published it officially - but Leno commented that the car should be around 3800 (or was that 3900) and the GM person with him agreed.

 

[AndyH]

Thanks guys...I saw the Leno drive video some time ago. crud.

 

[walterbays]

It's not clear to me whether they would make the same offer to customers in the US.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101007/OPINION03/10070361/1031/opinion03

"Nissan is also prepared to offer a free car hire to help allay one of the drawbacks; long journeys aren’t feasible. This means that when you buy a Leaf you will also get the right to a free week’s car hire a year so the fact that some journeys are beyond the electric one’s ability isn’t a bar to the sale."

 

[LEAFfan]

It's not clear to me whether they would make the same offer to customers in the US.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101007/OPINION03/10070361/1031/opinion03

"Nissan is also prepared to offer a free car hire to help allay one of the drawbacks; long journeys aren’t feasible. This means that when you buy a Leaf you will also get the right to a free week’s car hire a year so the fact that some journeys are beyond the electric one’s ability isn’t a bar to the sale."

Thanks Walter, that was really interesting and informative.

 

[cdub]

It's not clear to me whether they would make the same offer to customers in the US.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101007/OPINION03/10070361/1031/opinion03

"Nissan is also prepared to offer a free car hire to help allay one of the drawbacks; long journeys aren’t feasible. This means that when you buy a Leaf you will also get the right to a free week’s car hire a year so the fact that some journeys are beyond the electric one’s ability isn’t a bar to the sale."

I thought this was Japan only though... could be wrong.