Name: The Nissan Leaf Won't Compete With Tesla and Chevy
Uploaded: 2019-12-16
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Description: Ito only gets 150 miles per charge.

[THEME MUSIC] ROBERT HACKETT: Welcome to Fortune Tech Debate, where we debate the issues of the day in two minutes. Today, we're chatting about Nissan's new electric vehicle, the Leaf. Andrew, what's this all about? ANDREW NUSCA: Well, it's really interesting. I mean, it's a Nissan electric vehicle. We haven't really seen this, certainly at this price range, right? We're talking about approximately $30,000. Very, very attractive. And there aren't that many electric cars on the market. I mean, Mitsubishi makes one. I think it's the cheapest. It's somewhere around $25,000. Tesla, the whole company makes electric vehicles. That's its whole ethos. And Chevy, of course makes, the Bolt. ROBERT HACKETT: Sure. And I mean, do you think this thing can actually compete with Tesla? Tesla has traditionally been a sort of premium, luxury brand. But they very recently came out with an affordable Model 3, I believe it was, in the car. ANDREW NUSCA: That's right. That's right. And everybody's kind of buzzing about that because, for the first time, it's a Tesla for normal people, dare I say. ROBERT HACKETT: Syre. ANDREW NUSCA: No, I don't think this is the same at all. Tesla is a mindset. It's a culture. When you buy Tesla, you buy Tesla. You don't just buy any old electric car and end up at Tesla. I mean, one day maybe that's the case, but not right now. Nissan, Chevy Mitsubishi, that's more interesting, right? A lot of people drive Chevys, and Nissans, and Mitsubishis already. And I think the goal there is to flip people over from gasoline powered cars. And those are huge brands. If they can convince people to flip over, people who are kind of interested but never could afford it, hey, it might work. ROBERT HACKETT: Well, Nissan has a big challenge to overcome here in my opinion because their mileage to the charge is not very good. ANDREW NUSCA: Right. ROBERT HACKETT: I mean, it gets a little over 100 miles to a charge versus some of these other cars that can get above 200 miles. ANDREW NUSCA: Yeah, yeah. I think the Nissan is 150, something like that. At any rate, it's definitely on the low end of the competitive set. And that is kind of a problem. So even though the Nissan is cheaper, it's got this lower range. And of course, the big thing, certainly in the United States, has all been about range anxiety. ROBERT HACKETT: I certainly have it. I like to take weekend trips. I like to go upstate. ANDREW NUSCA: Exactly. ROBERT HACKETT: I don't want to worry about if my car is going to last the trip up there. ANDREW NUSCA: You and the rest of America. And I think that's a big concern for Nissan. On the other hand, if it can turn some people, if they might buy a Civic or a Sentra, why not use this? ANDREW NUSCA: Fair point. Come to fortune.com for more Tech Debate. [THEME MUSIC] 

The Nissan Leaf Won't Compete With Tesla and Chevy

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welcome. The Fortune tech debate will re debate the issues of the day in two minutes. Today we're chatting about Nissan's new electric vehicle, the Leaf. Andrew. What's this all about? It's really interesting. I mean, it's it's a Nissan electric vehicle. We haven't really seen this. Uh, certainly at this price range rate, we were talking about approximately $30,000. Very, very attractive. And there aren't that many electric cars on the market. I mean, Mitsubishi makes one. I think it's the cheapest that somewhere around 25 Tesla. The whole company makes electric vehicles that whole ethos. And Chevy, of course, makes the boat. Sure. And I mean, do you think this thing can actually compete with Tesla? Tesla has traditionally been a sort of premium luxury brand, but they very recently came out with an affordable, uh, model three, as Wright was. That's right, and everybody's kind of buzzing about that, because for the first time, it's a test for, like, normal people. I dare I say, Uh, no, I don't think this is the same at all. You know Tesla. Tesla's a mindset. It's a culture. When you buy Tessler you by Tesla, you don't just buy like any old electric car and end up a test. I mean, one day. Maybe that's the case, but not right now. Nissan, Chevy Mitsubishi. That's more interesting, right? A lot of people Ah, drive, drive, Chevys and the signs of Mitsubishi's already in. And I think the goal there is to flip people over from gasoline powered cars. And, you know, those air huge, ah, brands if they can convince people to flip over people who were kind of interested but never could afford it. Hey, my work. Well, Nissan has a big challenge to overcome here, in my opinion, because their mileage to the charge is not very good. I mean, it gets a little over 100 miles to a charge versus some of these other cars that can get above 200 miles. Yeah, yeah, I think they need some is like 150 something like that. At any rate, it's definitely on the low end of the kind of competitive set, and that is kind of a problem. So even though the Nissan cheaper, uh, it's got this lower range. And of course, the big thing, certainly in the United States has all been about range. Anxiety certainly haven't I like to take weekend trips. I like to go up staying and I don't want to worry about. My car's gonna last the trip up there, you and the rest of America. And I think that's a big concern for Nissan. On the other hand, you know if it can turn some people you know if they might buy, why not use this fair point? Come to fortune dot com for more attractive bait.