Practical And Cost Effective Electric Car
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Do you want to be the first on your block to have the latest environmentally friendly car? 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? Is it going to be practical?
There are many reasons to go electric. The Nissan Leaf is completely emissions free. That?s wonderful news to anyone who thinks it?s ridiculous to spoil 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 unhealthful 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 zero emissions cars become the norm and gasoline powered engines go the way of the dinosaur. The Nissan Leaf won't even end up in a landfill at the end of its life. It's made of almost all recyclable materials.
Nissan's Leaf is emissions free. That?s wonderful news to anyone who thinks it?s outrageous to poison the air we breathe to the point where we need a smog alert system. The AQMD issue smog alerts, advising the community that the air is unhealthful to breathe and advising them to limit outdoor activities. All because we can't seem to break our reliance on 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 won't even end up in a landfill at the end of its life. It's made of almost all recyclable materials.
Purchase price has been a major obstacle for electric cars. Research and development makes new technology expensive. In this case, Nissan has priced the Leaf at around $35,000 in the U.S. It's possible than Nissan is pricing it as low as they can in order to get a foothold on 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. A home charging station costs about $2,200 installed, and are eligible for a tax credit of 50% of the price.
The other challenge comes in on long drives. During a long drive like a family vacation or a trip to a different state, a driver would have to stop along the way to charge the battery, which used to take hours if you could find a charging station. The Leaf's navigation system can show you the locations of charging stations on your route. A quick charge station can charge the Leaf?s battery will charge up to 80% in about half an hour. That?s practical for long trips. Drivers could stop for lunch and charge the car at the same time. If there are enough electric cars on the road it would be wise for restaurants and hotels to install quick charge stations.
Most drivers should find this electric car practical in spite of the few remaining challenges.
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