Boomer23
Well-known member
What are the group's thoughts about publicizing this or not?
One school of thought is that we don't want to raise the issue too visibly of the LEAF's limited range. Another school of thought is that we want all the visibility we can get for this amazing, highly capable first mass market EV.
Should we do this as a fun run, or perhaps only shorter relays among members of regional groups, or are we sticking with a long range relay? If a long range relay, is this really "just for us", like a club event, or do we want a bit of publicity and fanfare around it?
Do we involve Nissan, and thereby perhaps allow Nissan to publicize this at a higher level than we are comfortable with, or by involving Nissan do we gain from their considerable marketing experience to help us decide whether or not the time is right to publicize a trip like this?
So let's discuss what we think about these things and maybe try to achieve a consensus before we sink much further effort into the planning.
My opinion is that we try to make it a distance relay and that publicity is a good thing. And I'd be open to involving Nissan if they are interested. Everyone who is at all interested in getting an EV knows that the range is currently limited, especially freeway range, and we've made no secret here about the kind of range numbers we've been seeing. As early adopters, we can give potential new owners a clearer idea of what they can expect in freeway driving.
I think that a distance relay is a fun and interesting idea for a lot of people and it would be great to track the progress on this forum, as well as on facebook, Twitter, etc.
One school of thought is that we don't want to raise the issue too visibly of the LEAF's limited range. Another school of thought is that we want all the visibility we can get for this amazing, highly capable first mass market EV.
Should we do this as a fun run, or perhaps only shorter relays among members of regional groups, or are we sticking with a long range relay? If a long range relay, is this really "just for us", like a club event, or do we want a bit of publicity and fanfare around it?
Do we involve Nissan, and thereby perhaps allow Nissan to publicize this at a higher level than we are comfortable with, or by involving Nissan do we gain from their considerable marketing experience to help us decide whether or not the time is right to publicize a trip like this?
So let's discuss what we think about these things and maybe try to achieve a consensus before we sink much further effort into the planning.
My opinion is that we try to make it a distance relay and that publicity is a good thing. And I'd be open to involving Nissan if they are interested. Everyone who is at all interested in getting an EV knows that the range is currently limited, especially freeway range, and we've made no secret here about the kind of range numbers we've been seeing. As early adopters, we can give potential new owners a clearer idea of what they can expect in freeway driving.
I think that a distance relay is a fun and interesting idea for a lot of people and it would be great to track the progress on this forum, as well as on facebook, Twitter, etc.
