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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

BlueStreak

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2. One would hope so, but Nissan is behind the market on Hybrids

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Mon Dec 30, 2013, 12:37 AM

Dec 2013

They made the Leaf EV, of course, but they have very little experience with hybrid drives. They made some specialty hybrids in the Infinity division, but they are just now shipping what I'd call a regular consumer product with the 2014 hybrid Pathfinder. Early reviews are not very flattering regarding driveability, and they only improved MPG by 20%. Nobody else is doing much better on SUV-sized vehicles. Almost all of them are under 30 MPG. The Ford Escape is rated a little over 30.

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I believe Nissan said a hybrid is in the works? Agschmid Dec 2013 #1

One would hope so, but Nissan is behind the market on Hybrids BlueStreak Dec 2013 #2

Yes they are behind, unfortunately so is the car company I buy from. Agschmid Dec 2013 #3

That is an interesting Fortune article you cited BlueStreak Dec 2013 #4

The fortune article is from October I think...? Agschmid Dec 2013 #5

Right and there were Hondas getting nearly 50 MPG 30 years ago BlueStreak Dec 2013 #6

Guilty as charged, next time I'll have more money to spend so I can make the right decision. Agschmid Dec 2013 #7

The real world forces tough decisions BlueStreak Dec 2013 #8