Discount on EV in America to convince buyers

America is still anything but hot for electric cars. In an attempt to reverse the tide somewhat, giving automakers such as Ford, Nissan and Chevrolet substantial discounts on their EVs.

Although the sale of electric and hybrid cars in 2012 compared to the previous year increased by 70 percent to 488,417 cars, it does not at all car manufacturers rafts selling their 'alternative' powered products.

This growth of 70 percent is because for the most part to the credit of Toyota and General Motors.

Chimney
at Ford, Nissan and Chevrolet lesser extent the green smoke chimney significantly less hard. Thus Ford, in the absence of massive interest in the Focus Electric, the price of the car with $ 2,000 reduced for buyers who pay cash.

If the car lease for three years, the discount show up to almost $ 11,000 and the borrower at Ford Motor Credit Co. the Focus fund at 1.9 percent interest.

Last year, the Ford plant in Wayne (Michigan) 1627 Electric Focusing produced, of which only 685 were sold.
The lukewarm enthusiasm for electric cars, among other things due to the falling gasoline prices in recent months.

Showroom
Nissan also have its electric car, the Leaf, markdowns to lure buyers into the showroom. The Japanese showed the price down from 35,200 to $ 28,800. Also Dutch buyers today are cheaper.

In Chevrolet Volt drivers could the car for $ 329 per month lease for a period of three years, and you get in closing a deal $ 2,600 rebate.

The share (plug-in) hybrids, EVs and other "alternative" powered cars in the United States rose from 2.2 percent in 2011 to 3.4 percent in 2012.

Sales of plug-in hybrids increased by up to 199 percent, which this category made the biggest leap forward.

For pure electric vehicles like the Focus Electric, Leaf, the future looks less rosy from. Germany also begins to lose faith in EVs, as proved earlier.