On 17 May 2023 at 22:49, paul dove via EV wrote: > So, what is your alternative. A leaf? They were the only ones that made > a usable vehicle.
Why not a Leaf? Early ones had problems in hot climates, and I'm aware of some warranty coverage gripes. Despite that, quite a few people, including members of this list, have owned them and have gotten good service from them. The Nissan Leaf's French cousin, Renault Zoe, was and is an even better EV than the Leaf, with a more durable battery. Renault was also sensible in exclusively leasing the Zoe's battery for the first 8 years. That made the car more affordable, and negated owners' concern about eventual battery replacement. > Now if they had a bunch of competitors this would be reasonable criticism but > nobody else was doing anything. Sorry, it isn't clear to me what this refers to. What criticism do you think is unreasonable? In any case the EV competition situation is much changed from 2012. Today there are many good EVs on offer, especially in Europe and China. There will be still more in the years ahead, now that the EU has banned most sales of new private ICEVs from 2035. If you play nice over there in the US, maybe the EU and Asian EV makers will even export a few of their EVs for you. :-) David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
