I'm having some trouble here... I like Nissan as a company, I really do. They make some incredible products, like the baffling GTR that can blend a Porsche 911 Turbo into baby mush while lapping the Nurburgring (I apologize for not knowing how to do the cool German U) AND costs about half the price. The problem is Nissan has gone all-in to the EV market with the release of its newest model, the Leaf. Now, we know I have problems with electric cars. I don't think they are a true answer to the oil crisis. The infrastructure our country has in place, our driving habits, and our American stubbornness to change are all going in direct competition with what the EV culture is trying to force into the mainstream. In America, we are used to being able to drive 300 miles, stop for 5 minutes, and drive another 300 miles. Not to mention, our communities are built around the automobile, most of suburban America has to drive at least 15 minutes one-way JUST to get groceries. Electric vehicles aren't set up this way, you can drive LESS and then you have to wait 6 hours until you can drive again. Experts have even come up with a term, "Range Anxiety," that refers to the doubt and uneasiness that occurs when you have 5 miles to get home, but your EV's range meter says it will die in 3. WILL YOU MAKE IT HOME?!?!?!! prolly not.
Now in an attempt to build a camaraderie around Leaf owners, Nissan is calling for it's owners across the country to vote on a wave... yep a wave. As in a secret hand gesture that one Leaf driver can display to another Leaf driver who's battery has inevitably just gone dead on the side of the road. "Sorry! I can't stop to help, I'm nearly out of juice!"
Stephen Colbert reports...
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