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We know the specifications and details of the 2013 Nissan Leaf, which has now gone into production in Smyrna, Tennessee.
But the missing piece of information has always been: What will the battery electric car cost now that it's built in North America?
During an electric vehicle roundtable today at the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn provided the answers.
The new base-level 2013 Nissan Leaf S will start at $28,800. That makes it, as Nissan says, the least expensive five-seat battery electric vehicle sold in the U.S.
The mid-level Leaf SV now carries a price starting at $31,820, and the high-end Leaf SL starts at $34,840.
All prices will also have a mandatory $850 destination fee added.
The 2013 Nissan Leaf qualifies for a $7,500 Federal income-tax credit, as well as a variety of other state, local, and corporate incentives. In California, the Leaf qualifies for a $2,500 purchase rebate, as well as single-occupancy access to carpool lanes.
Nissan will continue to offer incentivized lease deals on the 2013 Leaf as well, starting with a three-year lease at $199 a month. That sum includes destination charges and is reduced by all applicable incentives, including the Federal tax credit.
Last year's 2012 Leaf prices were $35,200 for the SV and $37,250 for the SL, although there are some equipment differences between the 2012 and new 2013 models.
Not only is the 2013 Leaf built in Tennessee, but the lithium-ion cells for its battery pack are fabricated in an adjacent plant.
The electric motors for U.S.-built Leafs are made in a different Tennessee parts plant.
The reductions represent roughly a 10-percent price cut in Leaf prices, but it's unclear whether they will be sufficient to boost sales of Leaf--which have been considerably lower than expected.
What do you think? Does the new 2013 Nissan Leaf pricing make enough of a difference to turn around the car's sales?
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In Ireland, $18880 would just be over €14000, that's cheaper than the eagerly waited Renault Zoe, even cheap on a car's standard! Let alone, The full price of 28,880 would be similar to the Renault Fluence of €20000 (after €5000 subsidies), of which you're then required to pay a monthly battery rent!
I'm jealous!
Maybe in Europe, the excuse that Electric Vehicles are too expensive still remains, but if you're in the US or even Norway, that's no excuse! I'm also impressed! Maybe the price of the LEAFs will lower in Europe when they start building in Sunderland.
I'd like to say, Well done Nissan! I think this would help sales, so bring it here!
Let's assume these government employees (and those on gov contracts) productivity per dollar paid is 1/3 of the average private sector. Then 30% of Europeans produce nothing.
Therefore price of goods will always be X/(1 - 0.3) = 1.43 * X where X is the price where everyone is productive.
Therefore prices in Europe will always be 43% higher than a fully productive society, and at least 30% higher than the US. So it will never happen.
Unless you can support the supposition (with a reference) from which you derive your conclusion, it's a case of garbage-in-garbage-out.
Please keep your comments confined to the topic that's being written about--or risk having them removed. Thank you.
Until Nissan's batteries are less-costly, lighter and can propel the car an honest 100 miles at freeway speeds, it will continue to be limited to a role as a commuter and/or city car,
My suggestion is to lease the car until the Nissan battery technology catches up with U.S. driver's needs. This is the third year for the car and they have not improved the battery one iota...it's still the same with the same problems,i.e., an expected reduction in range of about 30% over 5 years.
Just because Nissan updated it's warranty to guarantee a minimum 70% capacity after 5 years doesn't mean it's the 'normal' capacity expectation! OEMs target warranties such that they need to only support fewest 'exceptions' that fall at the ends of a statistical bell curve. It's highly likely that the median capacity lays above 80% for 5-year mark.
note: There are many Leaf's with 30,000+ miles and no capacity-bar loss after two-years. As vehicles age, statical bells curves flatten & widen due to variation in vehicle use.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081662_despite-az-woes-most-nissan-leaf-batteries-fine-survey-shows
What if there is a fast charger in 10% of the gas stations. Would you still need more than 75 miles range (except for long-distance travelling)?
$18,800 for a full range Leaf in California?
I believe the Leaf is quite demand elastic and this drop in price will result in serious uptake.
I think sales in 2013 will be double that of 2012 -- in the minimum. If not, then EVs have been a failure.
So now they have been selling 2012 model cars for over 15 months? This not only artificially inflates their sales by model year, but I'd be pissed if I recently bought a Leaf and it was a 2012 model.Especially if I did not receive some sort of "past model allowance" All other OEs have been selling 2013 models since the fall!!
Model years vary enormously, as you've noted. They respond to regulation (some emissions rules apply to cars of certain model years), production exigencies, and other factors.
I'm still not clear, though, on why this seems to bother you so greatly.
2013 LEAF was announced & went on sale in Japan on Nov 20, 2012. Today's NAIAS announcement is for North American 2013 LEAF. This is the first LEAF model to be manufactured in North America (motor, battery, electronics & body). Note: production of 2013 NA LEAF just started in last couple of weeks with first deliveries to dealers stated to start in late February.
If they have managed it, the result is essentially a free car .
Do the math: $199 x 36 months = $7164. Subtract the $7500 tax credit, and you're making a $336 profit to take the thing off their hands for three years.
The article doesn't mention a down payment, but we have to assume there is one. If it's $2,000--fairly typical for this level of lease--you're only paying $1564 out of pocket. Still an incredible deal. And in California, it's still a $1,000 profit.
And don't forget gas savings of $100-plus per month.
A total no-brainer.
The $2,500 California purchase rebate is sent directly to the "buyer" or consumer, not the leasing company.
2 year lease does NOT qualify for the $2,500 CARB rebates.
Nissan should start to sell a bunch, in fact all that they can make. This is a bargin that we have all been waiting for. $199/month lease sounds fantastic.
The Leaf is now at the top of my next car list.
http://www.plugincars.com/nissan-promises-dealership-based-ev-quick-charging-126089.html
You would need at least 200 stations in the Bay Area. There are not that many Nissan dealerships.
Personally, I would rather see more locations with 2+ CHAdeMO stations as reliability has not been a strong suit of the first generation of CHAdeMO stations which makes depending on them difficult to do.
Although not a quick charger, faster charging affectively doubles "daily range" to greater than 150 miles. (3.5 hours at Level 2 over night, plus 3.5 hours at stops during day). Even with extreme power use, a 100 miles per day is easily achievable. With a minor route/schedule coordination, 200+ miles of pure-EV driving a day is possible.
18% lower price plus 2x faster charging is a game changer to EV adoption.
Also, the $199/month lease is the key to keep Leaf's sales going.
With 3 yr deal at $199/month and getting $2,500 in CA, that would be $7,164 - $2,500 = $4,664. That would equal to $130 per month. Almost pays for itself comparing to many ICE cars on gas money alone. Not to mention that you are virtually driving the car for FREE for the first year in California. You get $2,500 from CARB in about 4 weeks and You only pay $2,400 in leasing fee in the first year.
If this deal doesn't push the Leaf Sales thru the roof, NOTHING will.
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