As a dealer and someone who has a deposit on one

[ShahulX]

When will dealers have more info?... I don't like the old addege that we dealers know nothing but to be fair, we no nothing more than anyone else... will dealers be getting info soon as well?

[MikeBoxwell]

It really concerns me that every dealer I talk to knows next to nothing about these cars. Whether I speak to Nissan dealers, Mitsubishi dealers, Citroen dealers or Peugeot dealers (all four makes are bringing electric cars out in the next few months), none of the dealers know anything. More worryingly, when you do start asking questions, several of them start making up answers on the fly. I can spot that, but your average car buyer won't know.

Here in the UK, I did a presentation to the Institute of the Motor Industry a few months back, and there is a real interest in learning more, but dealers don't know where to turn. Now from a selfish viewpoint, that's great because it means more sales for my book but in all seriousness, the manufacturers have a big job to do in educating their dealer networks and I'm not entirely convinced that any of them have started doing that yet.

[evnow]

..and there is a real interest in learning more, but dealers don't know where to turn.

Mike, I see some good opportunities there for you

[Azrich]

I found the two dealers in my city know very little about the LEAF. Neither of the LEAF specialists knew who Mark Perry is. I told them to do a search on Mark Perry on You Tube and watch the videos where he talks about the LEAF. That is how I learned a lot at the beginning of this quest.

[garygid]

I refer them them to this site, and mention that other dealers are showing up here.

[MikeBoxwell]

I'm talking to Nissan in the UK about a specific Nissan LEAF version of my book. It will be a cut down version specifically tailored to the LEAF. The plan is to have the book available before the first Leaves fall later this year.

[Nubo]

...none of the dealers know anything. More worryingly, when you do start asking questions, several of them start making up answers on the fly.

Well, they did want to make the experience as close as possible to a "normal" car...

[EVDRIVER]

The issue is that they are focused on getting the rollout ready and details nailed down so they can train. I was at a dealer today where the Leaf was yesterday and they will be getting about five to six Level 3 chargers! NIce. Locations include, service, customer delivery, customer parking.

[LEAFer]

The issue is that they are focused on getting the rollout ready and details nailed down so they can train. I was at a dealer today where the Leaf was yesterday and they will be getting about five to six Level 3 chargers! NIce. Locations include, service, customer delivery, customer parking.

WHOA ! Timeout ! Which dealer are we talking about ?

[garygid]

If I have to choose between several equally-good dealers, I would choose one with a L3 charger freely available to customers.

If you let your dealer know that this will influence your decision, it would be a courtesy to let them know now, while they still have time to arrange for one.