Comments on: Nissan’s Leaf is Nothing New http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/ Thu, 24 May 2012 07:04:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Monster Beats http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-740576 Monster Beats Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:09:54 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-740576 Hello, I positively enjoy reading your posts, acknowledgement you as a remedy for the expert post! Hello, I positively enjoy reading your posts, acknowledgement you as a remedy for the expert post!

]]> By: Sunday Fuselier http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Sunday Fuselier Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:16:46 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-2706 hello! I've also just started a site also and would appreciate for any ideas you might have on making it popular hello! I’ve also just started a site also and would appreciate for any ideas you might have on making it popular

]]> By: Rick Foisel http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Rick Foisel Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:09 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-2208 Why make it so ugly? Cars used to be art, rolling art,and still can be effective,as well as still fast, sporty I swear,your not even trying. Why make it so ugly?
Cars used to be art,
rolling art,and still
can be effective,as
well as still fast,
sporty I swear,your
not even trying.

]]> By: Francois Hagnere http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Francois Hagnere Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:51:29 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-565 Very interesting article. So many questions are still open...but it is a great old idea! Wait and see. Best wishes, Ffrançois Very interesting article. So many questions are still open…but it is a great old idea! Wait and see.
Best wishes,
Ffrançois

]]> By: George W Whitehead http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-563 George W Whitehead Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:58:40 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-563 All the time that petrol/diesel cars are produced electric vehicles won't get a look in. People want to use fossil fuels and that's that. Hands up anyone who has converted their fossil fuel driven car to LPG. No one? I thought so! All the time that petrol/diesel cars are produced electric vehicles won’t get a look in. People want to use fossil fuels and that’s that.
Hands up anyone who has converted their fossil fuel driven car to LPG.
No one? I thought so!

]]> By: Christine Ramsay http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Christine Ramsay Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:56:09 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-561 That would be great, but where I live the traffic is so terrifying that I think a tiny car like that could be quite dangerous. Lorry drivers wouldn't see you from their high cabs. An interesting article Christine That would be great, but where I live the traffic is so terrifying that I think a tiny car like that could be quite dangerous. Lorry drivers wouldn’t see you from their high cabs. An interesting article

Christine

]]> By: Inna Tysoe http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Inna Tysoe Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:58:30 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-559 You're right that the development of the electric car is not new. Henry Ford's wife drove an electric car. What Is new however is the mass production of the electric car. The technology, as you rightly point out, has been with us for quite some time. The trouble is that for a company to invest in a brand new plant and hire a workforce capable of mass producing the new technology--well, it's quite an investment. Consider what we want from a car: almost total reliability in all sorts of weather and putting up with all sorts of abuse. Oh, and it has to be pretty cheap to fix. So you need trained mechanics too. And a lot of almost perfect cars. Using a technology that has not been mass tested before. Mrs Ford, after all, was just one person and in the 1900s we didn't have near as many roads as we do now. Regards, Inna You’re right that the development of the electric car is not new. Henry Ford’s wife drove an electric car. What Is new however is the mass production of the electric car.

The technology, as you rightly point out, has been with us for quite some time. The trouble is that for a company to invest in a brand new plant and hire a workforce capable of mass producing the new technology–well, it’s quite an investment.

Consider what we want from a car: almost total reliability in all sorts of weather and putting up with all sorts of abuse. Oh, and it has to be pretty cheap to fix. So you need trained mechanics too. And a lot of almost perfect cars. Using a technology that has not been mass tested before.

Mrs Ford, after all, was just one person and in the 1900s we didn’t have near as many roads as we do now.

Regards,

Inna

]]> By: Ruby Hawk http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Ruby Hawk Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:25:49 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-557 I like the idea of electric cars but what can you do when you are away and your car runs out of juice? Seems like we would need a lot of relay stations. I like the idea of electric cars but what can you do when you are away and your car runs out of juice? Seems like we would need a lot of relay stations.

]]> By: Daisy Peasblossom http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Daisy Peasblossom Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:20:33 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-555 Back in the 1980's, you could purchase a book that gave directions for converting a small gas burner to electric. The trade off was hauling power vs. speed/distance on a single charge. Some folks have tinkered with the idea of having an electric car charge when coasting down-hill--much like charging a bicycle lamp. Very nice article, Louie. Amazing how old ideas get dressed up as new. Back in the 1980’s, you could purchase a book that gave directions for converting a small gas burner to electric. The trade off was hauling power vs. speed/distance on a single charge. Some folks have tinkered with the idea of having an electric car charge when coasting down-hill–much like charging a bicycle lamp. Very nice article, Louie. Amazing how old ideas get dressed up as new.

]]> By: fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-553 fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:20:07 +0000 http://athingforcars.com/autos/nissans-leaf-is-nothing-new/#comment-553 I tell you those tiny cars scare the crap out of me. Here in New York they would just roll right over you. A car that can only go 100 miles would put me out of business. I travel over 35k miles a year. They better start putting some electric outlet out there. Great Article awesome photos I tell you those tiny cars scare the crap out of me. Here in New York they would just roll right over you.
A car that can only go 100 miles would put me out of business. I travel over 35k miles a year. They better start putting some electric outlet out there.

Great Article awesome photos

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