Nissan announces 2026 Leaf pricing, starting at $29,990 (arstechnica.com)
from along_the_road@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 20 Aug 09:35
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Banzai51@midwest.social on 20 Aug 10:51 next collapse

The fact this is the cheapest EV is entirely the problem.

tal@lemmy.today on 20 Aug 12:10 next collapse

There are cheaper electric vehicles, but they aren’t really general-purpose analogs to ICE cars. Will work for some use cases, though.

There are electric motorcycles and scooters, but they won’t provide protection from weather.

motoxtasy.com/top-best-street-legal-electric-moto…

There are low-speed, street-legal vehicles known in the EU as Quadricycles and the US as NEVs, but you’re talking about 25 mph, so not suitable for faster than low-speed roads.

Midnitte@beehaw.org on 20 Aug 17:07 collapse

There are cheaper electric vehicles, but they aren’t really general-purpose analogs to ICE cars. Will work for some use cases, though.

There aren’t cheaper EVs in the US.

Elsewhere, that’s a totally different story.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 21 Aug 00:30 collapse

There are cheaper, but they aren’t allowed to be sold here in the US.

DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone on 21 Aug 12:44 collapse

Where’s here? This is the internet, not a country.

Geodad@beehaw.org on 21 Aug 13:43 next collapse

Fixed.

BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip on 21 Aug 14:02 collapse

Earth, they meant.

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Aug 11:02 next collapse

Is it really 29,990 or is it 29,990 and monthly subscriptions and your data?

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz on 20 Aug 11:39 next collapse

Definitely the data collecting.

TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip on 20 Aug 15:09 collapse

While there’s plenty they COULD turn into subscriptions (wifi for remote access, wifi for Apple air play, weather service, directions/charger finder service, smart key profiles, etc.) I have an Airya (essentially this bigger version of this leaf) and all that’s free. You can get a subscription to like… seriusxm radio/weather but… why?

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Aug 21:31 collapse

If you can keep it disconnected from the internet you can keep the company from pushing out a downgrade to introduce new subscriptions. I’m already doing it with my TV. If it doesn’t have subscriptions and it can be disconnected from the internet so it can’t sell my data or introduce new subscriptions, I might buy one.

bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml on 20 Aug 11:17 next collapse

Jfc, well there goes any new ones

artyom@piefed.social on 20 Aug 15:27 next collapse

The Leaf S+ is the base model, with a 75 kWh long-range battery and a range of 303 miles (487 km)—it will cost $29,990 when it goes on sale this fall.

Sold.

sanzky@beehaw.org on 21 Aug 06:55 collapse

Im surprised this is cheaper (barely) than the Fiat 500e. is it because tariffs or something? the fiat is cheaper in Europe (around 24k€)