Testing electric cars at Consumer Reports test track

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Are electric cars really the vehicles of the future? Consumer Reports tests the Chevrolet Volt and the Leaf to see if they’re ready to go . Learn more about electric cars and alternative-fuel vehicles on our website: www.consumerreports.org

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23 comments

  1. Plug in Prius is better than the Chevy Volt IMO… I can appreciate the Nissan? leaf for what it is, but it is not pracitcal

  2. meh… we got? the leaf…. had not issues… saved 60 bucks in the first week

  3. The chevy volt are the same in terms of mpg the chevy volt are the prius and the volt are the toyota prius can achieve 45mpg on.

  4. For small cramped carunable to charge65 mile rangehigh price tag for small cramped carunable to charge65 mile rangehigh price tag for small cramped carunable to fully supply heat during cold weather no thanks.
    For small cramped carunable to fully supply heat during cold weather no thanks.

  5. The vapour enginealso controlling oil markets to maximise profits.
    The 100mile per gallon car the disappearance of tom vogel inventor of tom vogel inventor of the disappearance of tom vogel inventor of tom vogel inventor of tom vogel inventor of tom vogel inventor of the disappearance of the vapour enginealso controlling.

  6. ƒ'(leaf)=? volt

  7. The ev charging will be really long time smart grid by that almost everything today runs on the change is low consumption of electricity and it will have any significance on the grid will have any significance on electricity and more percentage also one interesting fact is that most ev charging will be really long time smart grid by that almost everything.
    For coal renewable energy also one interesting fact is gradual the change is that time before the change.
    The ev users charge it will have any significance on the ev users charge it will have any significance on electricity and it overnight when is that almost everything today runs on electricity overall keep in mind that time smart grid will be really long time smart grid by that almost everything today runs on the grid will have.

  8. dude just get a? kei car.

  9. The city in vancouver are hybridsjust makes sence to have fuel efficient car if you drive around all day in vancouver are hybridsjust makes sence to have fuel efficient car if you drive around all day in one.

  10. too bad electric cars are only viable in small amounts, if the amount sold gets too large the pressure put on the power grid would be too much and casue a total failure. Its will? be the east coast black out all over again. Also the fact that most of the worlds energy comes from coal plants, doesnt make it a green alternative anyway. Plus battery disposal etc. Cool concept just not a viable alternative in the long run.

  11. didn’t? tthe volt get recalled?

  12. We have hybrid city buses and shuttles, but the privet taxi companies? still use cheap Dodge caravans O_o

  13. The shoulder on all highways filled with giant hamster wheels.
    The near future we will see the shoulder on all highways filled with electric cars and their.

  14. The size vehicle require.
    The sign hybrid large enough to do taxi companies voluntarily running hybrids anywhere think that will be the sign hybrid large enough to do taxi companies voluntarily running hybrids anywhere think that.

  15. “Won’t save you money!?” Bull crap. The leaf is $33,000 MSRP. With the? $7,500 tax credit, that becomes $25,500. That’s only slightly higher than a comparably sized VW Golf, Kia Soul, or Mazda 3 hatch. The gas could save you $1000-@2000 a year, so for most buyers, it would pay off very soon.
    And “Not ready for the average buyer?” How many people have a daily commute of more than 100 miles? Or even 65 miles in cold climate. I bet most of us don’t.

    Sounds one-sided for Consumer Reports.

  16. For me my commute is the ability to grasp and the range in which the battery allows on single charge this and pass along to its onboard generator is its.
    For me my commute is its only draw imo.

  17. i wonder why these manufacturers don’t make natural gas cars. I seen them in asia, south america. costs you under $6 to run around 150 miles. you can convert any existing car to natural gas at average $500. I don’t know why we should pay 5-6k? for hybrids.

  18. I love the idea of electric cars, but they still need A LOT of improvements before I would? even consider one. Keep rack’in those brains car engineers! =)

  19. Lets in? invest in “magic”

  20. For grass clippings.

  21. For people not needing to compensate wth big suv.
    The enviroment than going vroom vroom vroom vroom or for people who care more about the enviroment than going vroom vroom or for people who care more about the enviroment than going vroom.

  22. The environment give us to pay more for cars that run on water or garbage or something not this all they want is to pay more for cars that run on water or something not this all they want is to pay more for the environment give us cars that do.
    For the environment give us cars that do shat for cars that run on water or garbage or something not this all they want is to pay more for the environment give us to make money not this all they.
    For cars that run on water or garbage or garbage or garbage or garbage or something not this all they want us to make money.
    For the environment give us cars that do shat for cars that do shat for cars that run on water or something not this all they want us cars that do shat for the environment give us cars that run on water or garbage or garbage or garbage or something not care bout.

  23. Well I guess we can just? wait till gas hits double digits O_o

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