It’s an informed label that will take much studying to understand. Consumer behavior is much simpler – how much does it cost?
Both electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf, and hybrids with new larger battery packs, including the one in the Volt, present rating problems to the federal regulator already under criticism for its dubious mileage numbers. The Volt operates using electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Leaf’s is 24-kWh.
