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the battle for electric car supremacy
rages on welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be comparing the Nissan Leaf
and the Chevrolet Volt to see which
comes out on top
picking up where the Toyota Prius left
off the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet
Volt made a splash in the auto market in
2011 the Volt is a plug-in hybrid
electric car whereas the leaf is full-on
electric and both were a long time
coming for their respective brands let’s
see how the car stack up to direct
competition round one range and
performance neither car stuns in the
performance Department the Leafs can go
zero to 60 in about 10 seconds while the
Volt can do it in nine the leaf handily
beats the Volt in gas mileage getting
the equivalent of 99 miles per gallon to
Chevy’s 93 but here’s where things get
interesting charging time in the leaf is
outrageous on 240 volt power the leaf
takes 7 hours to charge while the Volt
takes 4 and at 120 volts it’s 19 hours
versus 10 the leaf gets 73 miles per
charge but once it runs out of juice
you’re a goner the Volt runs electric
for 35 miles and then can go on gas for
379 miles
however on gas the Volt only gets
average mileage and 13 fewer miles per
gallon than the Prius despite that we
have to award the points to the Volt
due to quicker charging a more exciting
drive and the gas backup option at least
until charging stations become more
widespread winner chevrolet volt round 2
design both Nissan and Chevrolet wisely
chose not to emulate the design of the
Toyota Prius for their plugins so
drivers aren’t loudly posting their eco
friendliness they also both avoided odd
design elements that might alienate
middle-of-the-road consumers and frankly
with bonuses like decreased drag
coefficient and increased fuel
efficiency that’s pretty impressive
the hatchback leaf shares similarities
with its brother the Versa
while the Volt is a compact that
resembles the Malibu both cars fit in
well on the road but we’ll give this one
to the Volt just barely because of its
slightly
our sex appeal winner chevrolet volt
round three environmental impact the
leaf produces zero emissions and it’s
symbolically doesn’t even have a
tailpipe
however buyers should note that charging
creates emissions since the leaf charges
for such a long time that can be a
problem
solar power charging can help with this
though on the inside the leaf is loaded
with repurposed goodies plastic bottles
home appliances and used car parts were
all recycled to create the interior
features the Volt isn’t perfect but its
charge time is less and it beats the
preset emissions with only 84 grams of
carbon dioxide per mile but all in all
no tailpipe and recycled materials are
impressive so the leaf wins this round
round four price the price tags for
these environmentally friendly cars
aren’t prohibitively expensive but
they’re up there
a 2011 leaf retailed at almost 33 grand
with a $3,000 jump to the next year’s
model the 2011 Volt rang in at 40,000
don’t forget to budget in the extra
costs of a home charging unit not to
mention the addition to your electricity
bill in both cases a home charger is
about two thousand dollars however both
cars are also eligible for government
incentives and tax credits in the
thousands of dollars as well we have to
give this round to the leaf for its
overall cheaper price round 5 sales
Chevrolet started 2011 with the goal of
selling ten thousand volts however they
fell short of their target by selling
just over six thousand by year’s end
Leaf sales fluctuated for month to month
but Nissan wound up moving almost 9,000
in total over the same period ultimately
what really matters is how the cars are
selling and clearly the leaf interest
more drivers than the Volt so
Nissan takes this one overall winner
Nissan Leaf while both cars are a great
option for their environmental impact
design and overall drivability the
Nissan Leaf represents the future of
electric vehicles we have to commend
Nissan for taking the leap of faith and
providing drivers with the first
realistic electric car
[Music]
the battle for electric car supremacy
rages on welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be comparing the Nissan Leaf
and the Chevrolet Volt to see which
comes out on top
picking up where the Toyota Prius left
off the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet
Volt made a splash in the auto market in
2011 the Volt is a plug-in hybrid
electric car whereas the leaf is full-on
electric and both were a long time
coming for their respective brands let’s
see how the car stack up to direct
competition round one range and
performance neither car stuns in the
performance Department the Leafs can go
zero to 60 in about 10 seconds while the
Volt can do it in nine the leaf handily
beats the Volt in gas mileage getting
the equivalent of 99 miles per gallon to
Chevy’s 93 but here’s where things get
interesting charging time in the leaf is
outrageous on 240 volt power the leaf
takes 7 hours to charge while the Volt
takes 4 and at 120 volts it’s 19 hours
versus 10 the leaf gets 73 miles per
charge but once it runs out of juice
you’re a goner the Volt runs electric
for 35 miles and then can go on gas for
379 miles
however on gas the Volt only gets
average mileage and 13 fewer miles per
gallon than the Prius despite that we
have to award the points to the Volt
due to quicker charging a more exciting
drive and the gas backup option at least
until charging stations become more
widespread winner chevrolet volt round 2
design both Nissan and Chevrolet wisely
chose not to emulate the design of the
Toyota Prius for their plugins so
drivers aren’t loudly posting their eco
friendliness they also both avoided odd
design elements that might alienate
middle-of-the-road consumers and frankly
with bonuses like decreased drag
coefficient and increased fuel
efficiency that’s pretty impressive
the hatchback leaf shares similarities
with its brother the Versa
while the Volt is a compact that
resembles the Malibu both cars fit in
well on the road but we’ll give this one
to the Volt just barely because of its
slightly
our sex appeal winner chevrolet volt
round three environmental impact the
leaf produces zero emissions and it’s
symbolically doesn’t even have a
tailpipe
however buyers should note that charging
creates emissions since the leaf charges
for such a long time that can be a
problem
solar power charging can help with this
though on the inside the leaf is loaded
with repurposed goodies plastic bottles
home appliances and used car parts were
all recycled to create the interior
features the Volt isn’t perfect but its
charge time is less and it beats the
preset emissions with only 84 grams of
carbon dioxide per mile but all in all
no tailpipe and recycled materials are
impressive so the leaf wins this round
round four price the price tags for
these environmentally friendly cars
aren’t prohibitively expensive but
they’re up there
a 2011 leaf retailed at almost 33 grand
with a $3,000 jump to the next year’s
model the 2011 Volt rang in at 40,000
don’t forget to budget in the extra
costs of a home charging unit not to
mention the addition to your electricity
bill in both cases a home charger is
about two thousand dollars however both
cars are also eligible for government
incentives and tax credits in the
thousands of dollars as well we have to
give this round to the leaf for its
overall cheaper price round 5 sales
Chevrolet started 2011 with the goal of
selling ten thousand volts however they
fell short of their target by selling
just over six thousand by year’s end
Leaf sales fluctuated for month to month
but Nissan wound up moving almost 9,000
in total over the same period ultimately
what really matters is how the cars are
selling and clearly the leaf interest
more drivers than the Volt so
Nissan takes this one overall winner
Nissan Leaf while both cars are a great
option for their environmental impact
design and overall drivability the
Nissan Leaf represents the future of
electric vehicles we have to commend
Nissan for taking the leap of faith and
providing drivers with the first
realistic electric car
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