Everyone is getting excited about the Leaf car from Nissan.  In fact, the company can’t keep up with the pre-orders!  But a new report is giving less than favorable expectancies for this electric car.  While Nissan claims their car will be “the first mass-produced electric car” on the market, a counter report is  indicating that rather than the company’s anticipated 100 mile range on battery power, this isn’t accurate at all. Apparently it all depends on environmental and driving conditions and this differs tremendously from place to place.  Studies found for example:
“* 138 miles while cruising at 38 miles an hour with an outside temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit
* 105 miles at a fairly steady 24 mph in city traffic with the air conditioner off and an ambient temperature of 77
* 70 miles at a steady 55 mph on the highway on a hot 95-degree day with the air conditioning on
* 62 miles in the winter – 14 degrees outdoors – with heater on and stop-and-go traffic reduced to an average 15 mph crawl.”
That’s not exactly what Nissan has promised.  So only time will tell what is about to happen with this car.

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