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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

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 ...

Prius software cuts possible electric only range by 80 percent

I went to the PHEV Symposium in Washington we mentioned yesterday. I talked to Bob Bruninga about his solar powered Prius. Bob's pitch is solar power is perfect for electric cars and hybrids because ...

Tesla engineer writes about maximizing range

Andrew Simpson is a Vehicle Systems Engineer at Tesla Motors and he is charged with squeezing every last mile of range out of the new Roadster. Andrew just put up a post on the Tesla blog where he ...

Bad news from Tesla: Original range target won't be met!

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Bad_news_from_Tesla_we_won_t_meet_range_target_for_all_electric_Roadster'; In a letter sent out to their first batch of 380+ customers a few days ago Tesla ...

Is Nissan making a mistake with an overly optimistic range estimate for the LEAF? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

MINI explains the drop in estimated range for MINI E 4 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 ...

Prius software cuts possible electric only range by 80 percent 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I went to the PHEV Symposium in Washington we mentioned yesterday. I talked to Bob Bruninga about his solar powered Prius. Bob's pitch is solar power is perfect for electric cars and hybrids because that's where you get the payback. Solar power for your house makes less sense says Bob because your ...

Tesla engineer writes about maximizing range 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Andrew Simpson is a Vehicle Systems Engineer at Tesla Motors and he is charged with squeezing every last mile of range out of the new Roadster. Andrew just put up a post on the Tesla blog where he talks about the challenge of creating the longest range electric vehicle to date. As we all know CEO ...

Bad news from Tesla: Original range target won't be met! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Bad_news_from_Tesla_we_won_t_meet_range_target_for_all_electric_Roadster'; In a letter sent out to their first batch of 380+ customers a few days ago Tesla Motors has some bad news. They will be coming up a little short on their original 250 mile range ...



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