Re: Headline I thought I'd never see

Let's see... The Volt cost $45K and has a 40 mile range

The Nissan Leaf cost $35K and has a 100 mile range

Hmmmmmmmm

JT

well, now THAT'S a completely different question.

I strongly suspect it's because of our national motto, "more is better".

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absolutely. But for usefulness, both the Prius and the Volt are way more suited to everyday life than the Leaf could ever hope to be.

Also, isn't the *base* Prius significantly less than that?

My '07 base (as in, so base the dealers didn't carry that model) was something like $22K. Surely, it hasn't gone up that much since.

here in kalifornistan, particularly the bay area, there's not a lot of competition. and the prius is extremely popular. neither work for good pricing.

The bay area is a world unto itself.

That may be.

In which case, the Volt is *still* superior--because the majority of American drivers drive less than 40 miles per day, but some days do significantly more and want/need the flexibility to beyond that hundred miles.

It doesn't make sense to have a specialty vehicle, like a $40K scooter, to do a narrow range of things.

and there you have it. in a nutshell.