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Is Nissan making a mistake with an overly optimistic range estimate for the LEAF?

Let's say right up front that we don't know for sure if Nissan's 100 mile range estimate for its new LEAF electric car is overly optimistic or not. No one outside of Nissan has actually tested the car to verify it one way or the other. However, based on what we do know, it's not unreasonable to expect the range to fall short of 100 miles in real world use. Ex-Tesla SVP Marketing Darryl Siry has real world knowledge of the correlation between the EPA city range estimate that Nissan is quoting and reality. He has previously penned missives ... Read more →

MINI explains the drop in estimated range for MINI E Sam Abuelsamid

Those paying close attention might have noticed that as MINI USA has been delivering battery-powered MINI Es in recent weeks, the range estimate is being quoted as 100 miles. Last November, when ...

Is Nissan making a mistake with an overly optimistic range estimate for the LEAF? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

MINI explains the drop in estimated range for MINI E 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Those paying close attention might have noticed that as MINI USA has been delivering battery-powered MINI Es in recent weeks, the range estimate is being quoted as 100 miles. Last November, when we first saw and drove the MINI E, the range was estimated at 156 miles. When we actually drove the ...

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