Good points, and no arguments here on using EPA range for the sake of
camparison even though YMMV.
However the actual consumer cost of each EV is post tax incentive,
which, to make an accurate comparison, cannot be ignored. Purchase cost
per mile range is a useful metric for comparison when actual post
incentive pricing is taken into account.
Subtract just the USA Federal tax incentive from the price of each and
the LEAF beats the Tesla in the formula below. Subtract Fed, state and
local tax incentives, depending on location, and the LEAF lead widens.
This is simply because the tax incentives are a bigger percentage of the
purchase price for the LEAF than the Tesla.
It will be interesting to see how the expected longer range LEAF and
lower priced Tesla line up in a few years.
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 7/7/14 10:53 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
With a little help from my friends, I am corrected: according to
http://www.nissanusa.com/electric-cars/leaf/charging-range/range/
"The Nissan LEAF® can get you 84 miles on a single charge. [*] Speed,
topography, load, and accessory use can significantly affect the estimated
range."
So, recalculating the list using 84 miles @ $3200 for the Leaf EV:
Leaf: ~381 (=32000/84)
i3: ~511 (=43000/81)
Tesla-S: ~337 (=70000/208)
The Tesla Model-S is still the overall better deal using my funny-numbers
above, and the Leaf is still the better lower-purchase-cost deal.
I hope everyone realizes that range figures are a moving target (everyone's
range will vary). The mynissanleaf.com forum had a chart that showed some
speed to range ratios that some might find interesting:
http://www.smidgeindustriesltd.com/leafrangewithtesla.gif
But I stuck with using the EPA numbers for each EV, not because I believe
the EPA range is fact, but to compare apples with apples.
{brucedp.150m.com}
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014, at 09:21 AM, Jamie K via EV wrote:
Note that the LEAF is currently rated at 84 mile EPA range, not 75.
Taking that into account, and if you look at the actual price people are
likely to pay post tax incentives, the LEAF currently has the lowest
cost per range mile of those three EVs.
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