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> Nissan Leaf now starts at $28k. Kinda missing the point that you get 50% more range in the Dolphin, plus a lot of additional niceties / tech stuff that is ju
by _huayra_ 2y ago
> Nissan Leaf now starts at $28k.
Kinda missing the point that you get 50% more range in the Dolphin, plus a lot of additional niceties / tech stuff that is just not available in the Leaf.
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago> Kinda missing the point that you get 50% more range in the Dolphin, Nissan leaf: 240 km (149 miles) for the 40 kWh version and 341 km (212 miles) for the 62 kWh version. BYD Dolphin: 340 km (211 mi) for the 45 Kwh version, 427 km (265 mi) for the 60kWh version. The cheapest 30 KwH version doesn't have a WLTP range that I can find (I don't think it is being exported outside of China anyways according to wiki). Leaf is less, but it isn't 50% of the range.
- bestouff 2y agoNot 50% but 240km to 340km is still more than 40%. Not too bad.
- rsynnott 2y agoThere are more competitive cars at the price point in Europe (the Leaf is kinda long in the tooth now; second-gen is 8 years old), but the US is likely not a priority market for cheap EVs; it's a smaller market for EVs _in general_ than either Europe or China, and it's also not a good market for small cars. I assume that the 25k EUR id.2 (replacement for the VW eUp, out early next year) will launch in the US, tho, and should be competitive with the Dolphin.