{"id":664,"date":"2010-06-15T11:09:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/?p=664"},"modified":"2010-06-16T15:37:54","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T20:37:54","slug":"introducing-the-new-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.encoretechresources.com\/insights\/2010\/06\/15\/introducing-the-new-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the New ‘Leaf’"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been noting the advent of electric cars. Now here’s a review<\/a> of one of them, the Nissan Leaf, that, along with the Chevy Volt<\/a>, is likely to make 2010\/11 a landmark time for battery-powered transportation. Both cars are aimed a the mass-market buyers. (One thing we seldom see, however, is discussion of \u00a0the cost of replacing an electric car’s battery once it wears out. “Buy ’em new,” seems to be the best approach to electric autos.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Car magazine reports that Nissan purposely designed the Leaf to look “normal,” and so it does. It’s for urban and suburban use, not speedways, but can hit 90 mph. It has a range of \u00a0around 100 miles.<\/p>\n

We love this aspect of the car: It’s quieter than a Rolls Phantom. Up to 15 mph, it has “a muted jet engine whirr,” that’s discernable only to pedestrians \u2013 to warn them it’s around.<\/p>\n

Here’s more on electric cars<\/a> from Energy Biz Insider. \u2013 <\/span>Doug Bedell<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve been noting the advent of electric cars. Now here’s a review of one of them, the Nissan Leaf, that, along with the Chevy Volt, is likely to make 2010\/11 a landmark time for battery-powered transportation. Both cars are aimed a the mass-market buyers. (One thing we seldom see, however, is discussion of \u00a0the cost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t