2026 Nissan Leaf price will start at 25,360?

[E90400K]

Like too much cow bell, too much screen...

 

[ScooterAsheville]

I'm ready to be ridiculed when I post this. But here's a very contrarian take on 2026. I think 2026 will be the year of the affordable BEV. The Equinox at $35,000. The Leaf at $20-something-thousand. The Kia EV3 (a hit in Europe) at $30-something-thousand. And the elephant in the room - the Rivian R2 in the mid forties. And I think 2027 will see an even bigger market explosion in BEVs. And I don't see it stopping after that.

You read all the doom and gloom forecasts with incentives ending. I'm not buying that narrative. I think there's a pause just because people moved forward their purchases (duh). And then a gazillion Tesla owners come up on lease end, look around, see a flood of awesome BEVs in all sizes and shapes and prices - and sales just go up and up and up.

 

[GaRailroader]

I'm ready to be ridiculed when I post this. But here's a very contrarian take on 2026. I think 2026 will be the year of the affordable BEV. The Equinox at $35,000. The Leaf at $20-something-thousand. The Kia EV3 (a hit in Europe) at $30-something-thousand. And the elephant in the room - the Rivian R2 in the mid forties. And I think 2027 will see an even bigger market explosion in BEVs. And I don't see it stopping after that.

Don't forget the Bolt with an LFP pack at $30ish.

You read all the doom and gloom forecasts with incentives ending. I'm not buying that narrative. I think there's a pause just because people moved forward their purchases (duh). And then a gazillion Tesla owners come up on lease end, look around, see a flood of awesome BEVs in all sizes and shapes and prices - and sales just go up and up and up.

A lot of the doom and gloom is coming from legacy Auto that hasn't sold a BEV for a profit. They are trying to rationalize their decision to pullback as it is a market based decision and maybe if they forecast it enough then the public will follow their lead and not buy BEVs. They are just handing an advantage to BEV only makers like Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and hopefully Slate, Aptera and Telo.

 

[cadblu]

The recently repealed EV tax credit is actually putting downward pressure on prices causing Tesla, Kia, Nissan and GM to lower starting prices on their BEVs. Almost seems to have the opposite effect. New, smaller EVs like Rivian’s R2 /R3 shows where the market is headed. Now, Slate and Telo will aggressively compete in this market.

For those of us who can wait it out, the next 3-5 years looks interesting for small, affordable EV based SUVs, cars, and trucks.

 

[KevinRS]

The recently repealed EV tax credit is actually putting downward pressure on prices causing Tesla, Kia, Nissan and GM to lower starting prices on their BEVs. Almost seems to have the opposite effect. New, smaller EVs like Rivian’s R2 /R3 shows where the market is headed. Now, Slate and Telo will aggressively compete in this market.

For those of us who can wait it out, the next 3-5 years looks interesting for small, affordable EV based SUVs, cars, and trucks.

I noted way back that the tax credit was an incentive for high priced vehicles.
The issue is it's a non-refundable credit, so it can only reduce your tax liability, sure it means you get a tax refund, but only what you had withheld. To reach $7500 in taxes, with the standard deduction, and no other deductions or credits, you had to be making around $75k per year. Any other deductions or credits just increase that. Have a mortgage, a HSA, a retirement account, etc, you have to be making even more to hit that tax level.
So automakers were reluctant to make affordable vehicles, when they could go for higher profit by designing for the luxury crowd. There were a few token "affordable" vehicles, but they were still well over equivalent ICEV prices, probably intentionally.

 

[Dorbiman]

The recently repealed EV tax credit is actually putting downward pressure on prices causing Tesla, Kia, Nissan and GM to lower starting prices on their BEVs. Almost seems to have the opposite effect. New, smaller EVs like Rivian’s R2 /R3 shows where the market is headed. Now, Slate and Telo will aggressively compete in this market.

For those of us who can wait it out, the next 3-5 years looks interesting for small, affordable EV based SUVs, cars, and trucks.

the R3 looks fantastic. If it comes in at the right price, I would definitely swoop one up. Too bad it's a 2027-2028 vehicle

 

[Letas]

the R3 looks fantastic. If it comes in at the right price, I would definitely swoop one up. Too bad it's a 2027-2028 vehicle

I'm optimistic for the R2. My only concern is pricing. EV pricing is dropping across the market, and 45k starting will become less and less competitive.