Will Consumers Actually Buy The Chevy Volt And Nissan Leaf?

I think people will be sceptic, at least in the begining. After all, this is new tech, and even though the internet is buzzing about it, the infrastructure available and the attitudes towards electric cars are somewhat... off. Which is sad since electric cars are a great way to be more eco friendly. And they look nice too, both of them.

But they will probably pave way to even more tech, and better infrastructure for env. friendly cars. The Idea of having a dual powered engine (electricity and petrol) is really good. And who knows, maybe they will be a huge success over time!

A shame the price tag is what it is. But the tax cuts is a really nice touch.

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Fredrik

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I think both will be successful.  The Prius has done quite well despite being the first hybrid, so I don't see why the first plug-in hybrid and EV from a big automaker wouldn't also be popular.  When you take the tax credit into account, the Leaf actually costs about the same as the Prius, in fact.  The only question is whether people will be willing to buy a car with a 100 mile range.  The Volt alleviates that concern, but at a bit higher price (although GM is offering the same lease price as Nissan is for the Leaf).

I think the Volt will do particularly well because there's no range anxiety associated with it.  It will probably take people a while to adjust to fully electric cars.  Hopefully we'll start to see rapid charging stations installed which would alleviate that discomfort.  But I think both cars will be pretty popular.

Didn't think of that. Well, it will be interesting to follow the outcome. I wonder how the second hand value will be, that tend to play a large role as well

Fredrik

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