Nubo wrote:I don't see Ghosn as the reason for the delay, but as the reason the LEAF effort persevered as long as it has. I've always had the impression that Nissan were of two minds when it came to LEAF, at least outside of Japanese market. The pro-EV mind is gone. The foot-draggers remain.
The foot draggers are at Nissan. They came out with the Leaf in 2011. Since that time a company that had never done more than modify a car has released three electric cars, to generally widspread acclaim. And the only thing Nissan accomplished over this period? Increased the range of its car by 50%.
Nissan was supposed to kick this EV revolution off but they have not put more than a modicum of attention to it since they started.