Nissan Leaf Competitive Analysis

In 2008, Tesla Motors launched the Tesla Roadster (Tesla Motors, Inc, n.d.-a). The Roadster was able to travel 245 miles per charge and accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds (Tesla Motors, Inc, n.d.-a). Tesla Motors would sell 2,400 Roadsters in over 30 countries (Tesla Motors, Inc, n.d.-a). In 2012, Tesla Motors discontinued their Roadster design and launched their Model S electric sedan. In 2013, the Model S won Motor Trend’s Car of the Year award and achieved a 5-star safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Tesla Motors, Inc, n.d.-a). In 2014, an all-wheel drive configuration of the Model S that further increased perforce in acceleration achieving a 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds (Tesla Motors, Inc, n.d.-a). In 2015, Tesla Motors began selling a full-size all-electric crossover SUV, the Model X. The Model X has sold over 2,600 units since its launch (Tesla Motors, Inc,

Tesla’s products target forward-thinking customers that are environmentally conscious and economically driven. Nevertheless, due to the different model types, three main consumer segments can be identified:

Electric cars over the last several years have been a controversial topic. Companies have ran into issues regarding the batteries, pricing, and clearly competition with gas fueled vehicles. I noticed Tesla Motors a few years ago and instantly fell in love with their electric vehicles. Tesla managed to keep a very clean look with a sports car feel to their vehicles, and they are currently working on their new battery which is expected to last much longer. The price of their vehicles at the moment are priced higher than most average families can afford, but Tesla announced they are releasing a more affordable vehicle in 2017. Throughout the existence of Tesla they have made it clear they will not settle with just making vehicles that are in compliance with the laws set in place, their company will strive to make the best vehicles they can.

The Nissan Leaf is a Zero-Emission electric vehicle manufactured by Nissan and was launched in Japan, the USA and Europe on August 2, 2009, (Mulcahy, 2013) though it has been a proponent of green technologies since after the Second World War and the oil price fluctuations. However, until 2012, only seven, of their more than 20 introduced concepts, went into production and only one, Nissan Leaf was successful. The car is sold in over 15 countries and has received many awards for excellence and Nissan claims that the car is over 90% recyclable. (Dekhordi, Yonekura and Kohnepushi, 2013)

Electric vehicles began taking the market by storm when Nissan introduced its mass-production Leaf model in 2011. Since then, nearly every manufacturer has brought its own EV to the market. The future appears bright for EVs, especially as engineering improvements make them more efficient and cost-effective. That said, we will examine the good, the bad and the ugly of electric vehicles to help you make an informed decision about this emerging technology.

Tesla electric vehicles from Tesla Motors are gaining a reputation as the cars of the future. These models are not only known for their luxury features, acceleration, power, and nearly silent electric engines, but also for their green appeal. Individuals who can afford the hefty price tag are purchasing these vehicles because they are classy, fun to drive, and better for the environment than the standard gasoline car. Tesla Motors are leading the way in innovation in the American car industry with their Tesla electric models.

The Tesla may be a cool car and a fast car, but it is nowhere near environmentally friendly nor is it worth the money due to the buyer breaking even after approximately 45 years after purchasing and driving the car. Many buyers do not do their research and they decide to just buy the car due to it being so called environmentally friendly and fully electric. It however is fully electric but the producers of Tesla do wordplay to hook in buyers and brainwash them into thinking they are helping the environment and saving money which it totally wrong and some even consider it a scam and me as an educated student on this topic would have to agree with those certain individuals due to the tricky word play and false advertising.

Vroom Vroom! If you live for speed and exhilaration then the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro may be your ideal car. This 2016 Motor Trend Car of the Year winner has been around for over 50 years (“Chevrolet” 1). When evaluating the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro it is important to consider the safety, interior and exterior and the cost.

On Thursday, Tesla Motos will be unveiling it's highly anticipated, uniquely affordable Model 3. Coming in at $35,000, the vehicle is expected to have broad appeal unlike other electric cars on the market. What started out as a fad for the wealthy, is slowly becoming a ravenous sensation for the masses. Normally, one wouldn't expect to see people lining up at a showroom in order to put down a deposit, but that's exactly the kind of obsession we are seeing with Tesla. Buyers in Massachusetts, British Columbia, Germany, and Sweden have already been camping out for hours in order for their deposit. While many are baffled by the cult-like behavior of Tesla and Apple, some psychologists are hardly surprised

Tesla could be considered the car of the future. I has many features that are innovative and defining of Tesla. One such innovation is

During the commercial images appear in white and black, a Tesla car is driving through a mining field for oil. While the car continues to drive past I see a section of gas tanks, oil trucks, and containers used for gas piled on top one another as the car is driving the objects start to float up to the sky. Then people appear in what looks to be older clothes covered in dirt, while holding gasoline containers the expression on their faces seems to be of sadness and exhaustion. When the car comes to a stop the individuals drop the containers of gasoline they get in the car and begin to drive off. Once the car starts to drive the commercial changes from black and white to color while the music changes to an upbeat melody. The setting of the video

Tesla cars have been well-known for their super expensive and high-tech cars. And here comes some more. Musk, a known entertainer, recently announced the next generation high-end Tesla Roadster. This super car has four seats and by 2020 it will be able to go up to 250 miles per hour.

Nissan Leaf is an all-electric 5-door hatchback leading environmental-friendly affordable family car. It has recently been introduced with a redesigned and renewed version for customers. This trendy and sporty smart electric vehicle has been built with a sharp and bold exterior design structure composed of uniquely and weirdly oval shaped bigger aerodynamics front halogen headlights, round shaped front fog lights, indicator lights, front stylish bumper, power side mirrors, and the 16-inches steel wheels. The rear backside also gives an instant catchy look by combining with rear brake light, vertical colorful taillights, rear fog lights, rear bumper, rear radio antenna, and the black rear windscreen with an attached wiper. It presently comes with some of the exciting body color variations to choose from for customers such as silver metallic, white pearl, dark metal gray metallic, red pearl metallic, sonic blue titanium pearl metallic, super black, tangerine orange pearl metallic, sumio blue, shiny bronze and different 2-tone combined color variations.

The competition turns serious now! In at number 4 is the Nissan Figaro. While we agree that Nissan has terrific image in sports cars circuit and have been producing manly cars for a long time, but this doesn't mean that they can't produce feminine cars, right? The Nissan Figaro, with its retro styling based on the beautiful Datsun Fairlady, was a gem of a car for girls. The most distinguishing thing was that it was available in only one of the following color schemes: Topaz mist, emerald green, pale aqua and lapis grey. Now you know what makes it a girly car, right? No wonder it has been a favorite of women ever since its launch in

Nissan has unveiled its success promising 'Leaf ' to automobile market. Unlike Toyota 'Prius ' or GM 'Volt ', which are made of hybrid and plug-in hybrid engine system, Leaf runs solely on electricity. Nissan started developing Leaf in 1992, investing massive 6 billion dollars to create this extremely environment-friendly vehicle. Leaf has a table-sized battery installed under the drivers ' seat which can run about 160 kilometers when fully charged. The owner of Leaf will need to purchase a 2000 dollar battery charging equipment in their garage for their convenience. Carlos Taveres, America 's Nissan chairman, says that hybrids and plug-in hybrids are just another ‘phase’ of this pure electric car. He says that it only