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Nissan Motor Co. ’s Leaf electric car has been a big seller for Atlanta car dealer Pat Hoban over the past three years, thanks to its low monthly lease price. But as those car leases are beginning to expire amid cheap gasoline, the vehicle is becoming a Some auto makers are offering big discounts on battery-powered vehicles and plug-in hybrids as gasoline prices plummet and buyers cool toward electric vehicles, Christina Rogers reports. Nissan cut the price of a new Leaf in the U.S. by $6,400 in 2013 and That compares to a starting price of $36,265 for the e-Golf SEL Premium model has been on sale in the U.S., Volkswagen has delivered 668 units of the compact electric car. FILLING the tank is one of the more painful aspects of modern motoring as numbers whirr on the pump at wallet-draining speed. The falling price of oil has at least brought some relief to drivers. Indeed, it is widely assumed that tumbling oil prices will The high cost of EVs used to be offset by the eventually savings White House Budget Asks For $10K Electric-Car Credit The White House budget proposal for 2015 includes a stipulation to raise the current Federal tax credit for electric cars. Because the batteries, cabling and cooling systems for electric cars cost more than a conventional combustion engine, electric vehicles have struggled to gain widespread acceptance among price-sensitive customers, particularly if the same model is .

It’s widely held that electric cars won’t gain traction in the market until they can travel longer distances per charge at a price more consumers can afford. The Tesla Model S get as much as 265 miles per charge, thanks to its unique battery pack of Gas prices have rebounded a bit, but they remain low enough to kill the cost-saving argument for buying a plug-in electric car like the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt. It’s an entirely different story, however, when it comes to the impact of cheap gas on Feb. 27, 2015 - 3:14 - KBB Director of Residual Values Eric Ibara compares the resale of electric vehicles with that of conventional vehicles. Fox Business Channel Finder Find the Fox Business Network in your area. For example, electric cars will have at least six types of energy harvesting In-wheel traction motors are in production buses in the Netherlands, China and Japan. Lower cost, more rugged asynchronous motors are favoured in large then smaller vehicles. .