EV Study Applauds Tesla, BMW, Nissan As Leaders - Toyota and Honda Labeled As Laggards

Weak EV sales aside, for ten years the Toyota Prius has done more to accelerate hybrid acceptance than any other car model anywhere.

The general public is not yet ready to embrace full EV, which is why higher end products are what's currently available from Tesla and BMW. Ironically, the Nissan Leaf is a terrible car (range anxiety defined) and may be the single reason why the public hates EV cars.

My view: Rather than labeling any specific technology (such as hybrids or EVs) as good or bad, develop a trustworthy reporting system that delivers the total environment impact of (a) building, (b) operating, (c) and decommissioning the vehicle, and let those numbers stand on their merit.

If the total environmental footprint for a specific EV shines, then put the spotlight on it and let people know!

Also, as we all hopefully know, not all EVs and Hybrids are created equal. For example, the Audi Q5 Hybrid might be the worst examples of "hybridization" as an afterthought, adding lots of cost with very little consumer benefit. Fortunately, they sell exceptionally poorly as well. Use that vehicle as an example of hybrids and you quickly (and wrongly) conclude that all hybrids are unworthy hype. Ditto with EVs. Look at Tesla in isolation and you might (wrongly) conclude that all EVs are just for rich folks.

Geee - how Un American can you get - allow pure unaltered numbers to stand alone without even a slant! The problem is - that would require ROBOTS to perform the tests - human testers would favor something.

At this point - the case for a pure EV has not yet been made - nor has any manufacturer established a market for them based on their merits. THe Tesla is sell a high price set of goods - for rich people what want to be able to say they are green - even though moving the emissions to a generating plant is not so green. The Nissan and BMW sell in minute numbers compared to the general market as well.

At this point - it is the Hybrid - and NOT the pure EV - that has been sold as a transportation vehicle - because of the lack of Range anxiety. It will be DECADES before a pure EV takes the place of the Hybrid for that purpose.

I see the study was funded by the Clinton Foundation...

Using the $100,000 they got from Donald Trump no doubt too!

@TomM it really is funny how easily oldsters and/or the illiterate poor fall for the Democrats' empty promises.

And yet the polls show that Trumps base is old, fat, white, uneducated dinosaurs that are incapable of coping with their changing environment. Evolution has always been about adapting, which is why the Republicans turds are swimming upstream against a torrent of changes and will come to an evolutionary dead end, and none too soon. Mattie, the perfect Republican, uneducated white trash. #WhiteTrachMatttie

Aspy11 (or is it really another Mattie alias?) -
Looks like you are just another of those neurologically challenged Republican turd sheep. Or did I just land a little to close to home with "fat, white, uneducated dinosaurs", to which I will also add angry and unhinged. Believe me, I get the bromance you idiots have for Trump. If he gets in office, white supremacy organizations will bloom, you will be able to subjugate women again while openly discriminating against race, religion, and sexual orientation. Back to the early 60's again, a wet dream come true for the mindless Trump tape worms.

@Aspy11 Don't worry about Terry989 with the baby mamas he insperminates to commit welfare fraud.

Mattie, Mattie, Mattie - - - De-evolution in process. I have no kids, and yet you have four little hominds on welfare being being supported by my tax checks. As always the ignorant are ignorant of their ignorant.

Cool. When MDarringer is done extolling the virtues of a new Buick, he can explain why Trump is real swell guy.

Trump = asshole

Hillary = treasonous felon, dementia ridden, Parkinson's girl, who is in failing health and wants to subjugate blacks and gays.

Carlos you are unintelligent.