Tony: MINE'S WAS A DATSUN.
2012018 NISSAN VEHICLES HAS MORE
POWERING.
Trini: I GOT TO CHECK ONE
OUT AT THE NEW CITY NISSAN.
WE'RE HERE AT NEW CITY NISSAN ON
KING STREET.
CHATTING WITH DEREK KIM ABOUT
THE NEW 2018 LEAF.
HI.
HEY.
Trini: TELL US ABOUT THIS
NEW CAR.
IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY
DEDESIGNED FROM ALL THE OTHER
YEARS THE BEEN OUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY AS
WELL AS SAFETY FEATURES.
SOMETHING CALLED CO-PILOT, IT
HELPS KEEP IT IN THE CENTER OF
THE LANE AS WELL AS KEEP THE
DISTANCE AND SPEED SET TO THE
CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.
IT HAS BLIND SPOT WARNING.
A LITTLE LIGHTS UP ON THE
OUTSIDE MIRROR.
IT HAS SOMETHING CALLED FRONT
EMERGENCY BRAKING.
IF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE
DOESN'T SENSE A COLLISION IN
FRONT OF THEM BUT THE CAR DOES,
THE CAR WILL WARN THE DRIVER.
IF THEY STILL DON'T RESPOND, THE
CAR STOPS.
AND SOMETHING CALLED E-PEDAL.
IT GIVES THE DRIVER THE ABILITY
TO DRIVE WITHOUT ONLY ONE GAS
PEDAL.
SO THE FURTHER DOWN YOU DEPRESS
IT, YOU GO FASTER.
AS YOU LET GO, YOU START TO
BRAKE.
Trini: SO YOU'RE NOT HAVING
TO MOVE YOUR FOOT BACK AND
FORTH.
IT'S EVENT IN RUSH HOUR
TRAFFIC.
GO AND STOP.
Trini: THAT'S GREAT.
WHAT I CARE ABOUT IS WHAT THE
INSIDE LOOKS LIKE.
CAN I TAKE A LOOK?
YES.
Trini: OKAY.
IT LOOKS NICE.
WOW!
NICE LEATHER SEATS.
YES.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS IS
THE FIRST YEAR IT HAS THE OPTION
OF POWER SEATS.
Trini: THIS IS VERY NICE.
AND IT'S SPACIOUS.
YOU CAN EASILY FIT FIVE PEOPLE.
YES.
WITH A LOT OF HEAD ROOM.
Trini: OKAY.
ELECTRIC CARS IN GENERAL SEEM TO
BECOME MORE POPULAR IN HAWAI'I.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
VERY TRUE.
PART OF IT IS BECAUSE BEING ON
AN ISLAND, YOU CAN NEVER EXCEED
THE RANGE THAT THE LEAF CAN GO.
IT CAN GO ABOUT 150 MILES.
THERE'S NOWHERE ON OAHU THAT'S
GOING TO EXCEED THAT.
YOU GET A 7500 TAX CREDIT FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SOME OTHER BENEFITS BY OWNING AN
LELECTRIC VEHICLE IS YOU GET TO
GO IN THE HOV.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HAWAI'I HAVE
SOLAR POWERED HOMES.
YOU GET TO CHARGE THE VEHICLE
FOR FREE.
AND YOU NEVER NEED TO GO TO THE
GAS STATION.
Trini: WOW.
AND YOU MENTIONED THE PARKING.
YOU SEE THE VIP PARKING SPACES.
BUI
WHETHER YOU GO TO A SHOPPING
CENTER, THE HOSPITAL, THEY HAVE
DESIGNATED STALLS.
Trini: IT IS BUSY IN THE
DEALERSHIP.
HOW DO YOU FIND YOUR CUSTOMERS?
A LOT COME EITHER BY
REFERRAL, PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS OR
WORD OF MOUTH.
A LOT OF OWNERS, WHEN THEY PARK
SOMEWHERE, THEY GET ASKED BY
OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY
ENJOY THEIR LEAF.
THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD
THINGS TO SAY.
CUSTOMERS' WORD OF MOUTH.
Trini: THAT'S GREAT.
SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW LEAF CAR HAS
A LOT OF NEW THINGS IN IT.
WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FEATURE OF
LEAF OR ELECTRIC CARS IN
GENERAL?
THE FUTURE IN HAWAI'I IS
GOING TO GET BETTER AND BETTER
AS THE YEARS GO BY.
WITH GAS PRICES GOING UP, IT
MAKES SENSE TO GET AN ELECTRIC
CAR.
YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY GAS.
TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING BETTER.
LIKE CELL PHONES.
EVERY YEARS THERE'S A BETTER
ONE.
EVERY YEAR THAT GOES BY, IT CAN
GO FURTHER AND FURTHER.
AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE BETTER FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
Trini: GREAT.
DEREK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE THE CAR.
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE IT INSIDE,
I'D TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE.
GO TO THE CAR SHOW.
Trini: YEAH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Trini: THE FIRST HAWAIIAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IS
HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND AT THE
HAWAI'I CONVENTION CENTER.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY A NEW
CAR OR WANT TO SEE WHAT IS OUT
THERE, WE CAN HELP.
Tony: ABSOLUTELY.
EVERY STAY THIS WEEK WE'RE
GIVING A FAMILY PRIZE FAC.
YOU CAN WIN FOUR TICKETS.
WE'LL BE PICKING WINDWARDER
EVERY DAY.
Trini: THAT'S RIGHT.
AT THE AUTO SHOW, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO SEE DOMESTIC AND
IMPORT VEHICLES, AS WELL AS
MULTIMILLION DOLLARS EXOTIC
VEHICLES.
THERE WILL BE SOME VEHICLES THAT
AREN'T EVEN IN DEALERSHIPS YET.
WHAT I LOVE IS THERE'S NO
PRESSURE.
THEY ARE NOT SELLING.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GO
AND LOOK.
CHECK IT UT.
ASK QUESTIONS.
IT'S KIND OF A NONTHREATENING
SPHWEER.
ATMOSPHERE.
Tony: I'M THINKING OF
BRINGING MY 1977.
Trini: MAKES OFFERS ON YOUR