While the headline may be a little misleading, the fact that Nissan Leaf sales across Canada are up 310% in March 2013, compared to March 2012, is an interesting development. However, the fact that sales of the Nissan Leaf in Canada totalled just 82 in March 2013 compared to 20 in March 2012 does perhaps take the shine off it a bit.
Sales this year, up to the end of March 2013, now total 156 units against just 68 during the same period in 2012. Is this an interesting development or do we need further evidence of increased interest?
I did see that, and it’s nice but they’d need to come up with a nice quick replacement system almost like an oil change. I do at times 1,000 miles in 2-3 weeks… that could get costly, but that is pretty nice. Especially if one could do that work them self
I think we are starting to edge towards the 300 mile journey capacity which was mentioned in a recent US driver survey. At that point it seems that more people would take electric cars seriously.
If the industry can sell battery exchange programs as environmentally friendly and a useful way to “quickly charge” your vehicle, we could be onto a winner here?
In many ways the industry seems to be taking two steps forward and one step back at the moment but there are signs of progress and an increase in customer interest.
