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Are you more than ready to stop purchasing petroleum products? If you live in California, you?ll have a chance at the Nissan Leaf later this year. The popularity of hybrids, deisel powered cars and other alternatives to gasoline has increased in recent years. Is it finally time for a cost effective all electric car?
There are many reasons to go electric. Nissan's Leaf is emissions free. That?s wonderful news to anyone who believes it?s ridiculous to contaminate the air we breathe to the point where we have a smog alert system. The Air Quality Management District issue smog alerts, advising the community that the air is unhealthy to breathe and advising them to restrict outdoor activities. Soccer practices, picnics and recesses are cancelled and people are forced indoors. All because we can't seem to break our habit of using gasoline powered engines. What if driving your car didn't pollute the air at all? Imagine that everyone drives a car that doesn't pollute the environment.
The Nissan Leaf is completely emissions free. That?s music to the ears of anyone who thinks it?s ridiculous to poison the air we breathe to the point where we have a smog alert system. The Air Quality Management District issue smog alerts, advising the public that the air is unhealthy to breathe and advising them to limit outdoor activities. Recesses and sports practices are cancelled and kids spend time indoors instead. All because we're addicted to gasoline. Imagine driving as much as you want without contributing one gram of pollutants to the problem. Imagine now that zero emissions cars are the norm and gasoline is only something from the history books.
One major obstacle to any alternate fuel vehicles has been price. New technologies are pricey. Nissan is offering the Leaf for around $35K in the United States. There is some speculation that Nissan is willing to lose money at the beginning in order to establish itself as the major player in the electric car market. The price of the Leaf is higher in Japan. The $7,500 tax credit brings the effective price to $27,500. This is low enough to compete with the Toyota Prius and the Honda CR-V.
Price has been an impediment for many types of alternative fuel cars. New technologies are pricey. Nissan is offering the Leaf for around $35K in the United States. There is some speculation that Nissan is willing to lose money at the beginning in order to establish itself as the major player in the electric car market. The $7,500 tax credit brings the effective price to $27,500. While not the cheapest car on the market, this brings the price in line with Honda?s CR-V and Toyota?s Prius. Leaf owners will need to install a home charging station, which will cost about $2,200, but they?re eligible for a tax credit for 50% of that cost.
Most drivers should find this electric car practical in spite of the few remaining challenges.
There are many reasons to go electric. Nissan's Leaf is emissions free. That?s wonderful news to anyone who believes it?s ridiculous to contaminate the air we breathe to the point where we have a smog alert system. The Air Quality Management District issue smog alerts, advising the community that the air is unhealthy to breathe and advising them to restrict outdoor activities. Soccer practices, picnics and recesses are cancelled and people are forced indoors. All because we can't seem to break our habit of using gasoline powered engines. What if driving your car didn't pollute the air at all? Imagine that everyone drives a car that doesn't pollute the environment.
The Nissan Leaf is completely emissions free. That?s music to the ears of anyone who thinks it?s ridiculous to poison the air we breathe to the point where we have a smog alert system. The Air Quality Management District issue smog alerts, advising the public that the air is unhealthy to breathe and advising them to limit outdoor activities. Recesses and sports practices are cancelled and kids spend time indoors instead. All because we're addicted to gasoline. Imagine driving as much as you want without contributing one gram of pollutants to the problem. Imagine now that zero emissions cars are the norm and gasoline is only something from the history books.
One major obstacle to any alternate fuel vehicles has been price. New technologies are pricey. Nissan is offering the Leaf for around $35K in the United States. There is some speculation that Nissan is willing to lose money at the beginning in order to establish itself as the major player in the electric car market. The price of the Leaf is higher in Japan. The $7,500 tax credit brings the effective price to $27,500. This is low enough to compete with the Toyota Prius and the Honda CR-V.
Price has been an impediment for many types of alternative fuel cars. New technologies are pricey. Nissan is offering the Leaf for around $35K in the United States. There is some speculation that Nissan is willing to lose money at the beginning in order to establish itself as the major player in the electric car market. The $7,500 tax credit brings the effective price to $27,500. While not the cheapest car on the market, this brings the price in line with Honda?s CR-V and Toyota?s Prius. Leaf owners will need to install a home charging station, which will cost about $2,200, but they?re eligible for a tax credit for 50% of that cost.
Most drivers should find this electric car practical in spite of the few remaining challenges.
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