mgrigs said:Initial rollout of first 5,000 to following areas in Dec:
San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix/Tucson, Central Tenn
First 5,000 -8,000 will be manufactured in Japan
Manufacturing should ramp up in Central Tenn with capacity to build 150,000/yr for delivery in Spring/early summer 2011
If you're on the list but not in an early rollout area you should have the option to purchase it from the nearest available region (ex. Northern Ca resident purchase from San Diego). Presumably after an initial rollout in the designated regions.
0-60 about 9 sec, 0-30 faster than GT-R but didn't give number
Likely to have a 10 year battery warranty
Front ground clearance approximately 9 3/4" (measured it)
Frank said:Has anyone that has seen the Leaf in person measured the length, width, height, and wheelbase? I haven't seen specific measurements of the vehicle anywhere. The Leaf has been compared to a Versa and Rogue in this forum but it would be nice to have the exact size of the vehicle. I have yet to see one in person so I haven't had the opportunity to lay a tape measure down next to it.
Frank said:Has anyone that has seen the Leaf in person measured the length, width, height, and wheelbase? I haven't seen specific measurements of the vehicle anywhere. The Leaf has been compared to a Versa and Rogue in this forum but it would be nice to have the exact size of the vehicle. I have yet to see one in person so I haven't had the opportunity to lay a tape measure down next to it.
Frank said:Has anyone that has seen the Leaf in person measured the length, width, height, and wheelbase? I haven't seen specific measurements of the vehicle anywhere. The Leaf has been compared to a Versa and Rogue in this forum but it would be nice to have the exact size of the vehicle. I have yet to see one in person so I haven't had the opportunity to lay a tape measure down next to it.
EVDRIVER said:The irony about the headlights is that if you are not doing highway driving the benefit is very low to pointless on the aero side.
Frank said:Has anyone that has seen the Leaf in person measured the length, width, height, and wheelbase? I haven't seen specific measurements of the vehicle anywhere. The Leaf has been compared to a Versa and Rogue in this forum but it would be nice to have the exact size of the vehicle. I have yet to see one in person so I haven't had the opportunity to lay a tape measure down next to it.
planet4ever said:I also asked him about the 440v charging plug, saying I had read somewhere that it would only be available on the top model. "Not true," he stated flatly, "it will be available on all Leafs." He then went on to tell me (as I knew, of course) that the 120/240v plug meets an SAE standard, and that there were currently two competing proposals for the 440v standard. "Nissan," he assured me, "is initially shipping all vehicles with the version it expects to meet the standard, but if that turns out to be wrong the company will replace the equipment in all shipped vehicles free of charge."
planet4ever said:My wife and I saw the Leaf at the Amgen finish in Santa Cruz today. Big relief for me when she at least said it looks "OK", and she wouldn't mind driving it if it was red.
I found out who their battery expert was at the booth and asked him a few questions. He said the pack was rated at "23 to 24 kWh". Playing dumb, I said I had heard that lithium ion batteries couldn't be charged to 100% or drained to 0% without being damaged. So how much, I asked, was the usable range?
The first thing he insisted, that I had also heard from someone else at the booth, was that the Leaf doesn't have a lithium ion battery, it has a lithium ion manganese battery. He insisted that made all the difference in the world. Normal lithium ion, he agreed, had a usable discharge range considerably less than its full capacity, otherwise its lifetime would be shortened. But he claimed that didn't apply to lithium ion manganese. He didn't flat out say it, but he certainly implied that a range of 23kWh could be used without damaging the battery or shortening its life.
I also asked him about the 440v charging plug, saying I had read somewhere that it would only be available on the top model. "Not true," he stated flatly, "it will be available on all Leafs." He then went on to tell me (as I knew, of course) that the 120/240v plug meets an SAE standard, and that there were currently two competing proposals for the 440v standard. "Nissan," he assured me, "is initially shipping all vehicles with the version it expects to meet the standard, but if that turns out to be wrong the company will replace the equipment in all shipped vehicles free of charge."
Finally, I told him that we might be using the car mostly for fairly short trips, rarely more than 30 or 40 miles per day. I said I wasn't sure I would need the 240v charging device, and asked if I needed to get it. "Not a problem," he said, agreeing that I probably wouldn't need it.
The first thing he insisted, that I had also heard from someone else at the booth, was that the Leaf doesn't have a lithium ion battery, it has a lithium ion manganese battery. He insisted that made all the difference in the world. Normal lithium ion, he agreed, had a usable discharge range considerably less than its full capacity, otherwise its lifetime would be shortened. But he claimed that didn't apply to lithium ion manganese. He didn't flat out say it, but he certainly implied that a range of 23kWh could be used without damaging the battery or shortening its life.
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