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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks
What do you mean "not true"?
An average economy car EV like a Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq or Honda e is about twice as expensive as the equivalent Nissan Pulsar, Hyundai i30 or Honda Jazz. If that isn't "very expensive" than what is!? 
Given we are on a motor racing forum for car enthusiasts, I can very much see how a Renault-Nissan enthusiast who likes Megane RS Trophy style fun-to-drive cars would consider the equally priced Nissan Leaf to be both awful and expensive.
All the things the car enthusiast likes such as a snappy manual gearbox, sport bucket seats, sporty styling with widened wheel arches, a rorty exhaust noise, feelsome steering and precise handling are missing in the Nissan Leaf, hence it's "awful" (in terms of driving enjoyment and style), while the price being expensive ($50k/30k GBP for a small hatchback) is self-evident.
Compare the pair:
These cars are about the same price! Surely you can see why some people would consider the Leaf to be both 'awful' (they would probably say the combustion engine 1.8L CVT Nissan Pulsar economy car is also awful for that matter -- same lack of style, same lack of driving fun etc) but crucially the worst sin is that the Leaf is far too expensive for an economy car. |
The enthusiast as you and I know it is on a winner, huge torque off the line, lay rubber anywhere etc and about the same price as a European performance sedan which the BEV will blow the doors off. The low end of the commuter market is a bit expensive up front but the running costs are just about zero compared to an IC car, no clutch jobs, no brake rebuilds, no servicing costs such as oil changes etc.