Not to be outdone, Nissan executives quickly matched GM's battery warranty for the Leaf – and wryly noted that the Volt was a compromise because it still used fossil-fuel engine technology, attendees at the Plug-In conference said.
#NISSAN LEAF VS CHEVY VOLT RANGE DRIVER#
Bragging about the Volt's range advantage over the Leaf, he added, “No other automaker offers an electrically driven vehicle that can be your everyday driver to take you wherever, whenever." because it’s in a class by itself,” said Joel Ewanick, vice president of US marketing for GM, in a statement at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif. “The Chevrolet Volt will be the best vehicle in its class. In line with his recent touting of battery technology, President Obama is said to be likely to test-drive a Volt next week in Michigan. The first deliveries of the Volt will begin in November.
#NISSAN LEAF VS CHEVY VOLT RANGE PLUS#
State tax incentives could lower the price for either vehicle – by up to $5,000 in Georgia and California or $1,500 in Oregon.įor the Volt, production will be limited to about 10,000 vehicles for the 2011 model year, and it will be sold in only six states: California, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas, plus the Washington, D.C., area. The Leaf's sticker price is $32,780, but the $7,500 tax credit brings that down to $25,280. It will lease for $1,999 at signing and $349 per month. The Nissan Leaf is an all-electric car that can go 100 miles on a charge, but has no range-extending gas engine. The warranties for other parts of the car do not last for that many years. GM is going the extra mile with an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty just on the battery. So the net cost to consumers would be $33,500. So a lease deals with that uncertainty – taking the load off the consumer, GM officials say.įor those who want to buy, Uncle Sam is offering a big fat tax credit: $7,500. All anyone knows for certain is that they will be costly to replace if they go bad. Leasing matters a lot this time around because nobody, not even GM, is sure just how durable or long-lasting the new automotive lithium-ion batteries are going to be. With $2,500 at signing, a three-year Volt lease is $350 per month – making it comparable to the Nissan Leaf, the Volt’s main competitor. Indeed, GM is pushing leasing rather than buying the car.
"But the news is really the lease, which is very attractive." "I do have some questions about the long-term market reaction to that sticker price," says Bradley Berman, editor and owner of, which evaluates plug-in vehicles. But what about a year or two from now, when competitors have electric cars on the road, too? Will consumers bite at a car that costs that much? Some assuredly will – at least initially: GM has legions of wannabe Chevy Volt owners in online and dealer waiting lists at almost any price. That cost is higher than some had expected for a vehicle that can go 40 miles on all-electric battery power before an onboard gasoline engine kicks in as a "range extender" for 300 more miles. After more than three years of buzz and critics' skepticism, General Motors on Tuesday finally put on sale the Chevrolet Volt – the company's first plug-in hybrid electric car that many say represents GM’s future.
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