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« on: 27 July 2012, 01:02:54 »
Had a drive in one of those new Nissan Leaf things today.Ugly sort of beggar,eerily quiet though!Little lumpy joystick type affair for selecting which way you want to go,reverse,neutral,forwardand that's it.They say it's got a best range of 200 miles,don't know how slow you have to go to get that far,but it's supposedly limited to 120mph!Even if I got max range I'd still have to stop for a re-charge to visit my daughter in Hampshire.Pop the bonnet and you'll find they've made the motor look like a four pot engine so owners see something that at least looks familiar!Hellishly expensive too!They claim zero emissions,which is true as there are no exhaust fumes,but what of the extra pollution from the power stations when everyone plugs their leccy car in for a charge up?I hope they sell by the millions,it'll leave more petrol for my Omega and Jag!!But I'm afraid I won't be a customer.Oh,and the cost of replacement batteries,makes your eyes water!