In order to remove a tattoo without scarring, a Q-switched laser must be used. The term Q-switched indicates that the laser is pulsed so quickly (6-billionths of a second!) that it is able to dissolve the ink without destroying the live tissue in the process.
Using this week's average price of $25,148, new car buyers can expect to pay as low as $453 a month with a 20% down payment of $5,030 on a new 2016 Nissan Rogue. This price is based on a 48 month average finance rate of 3.9%.
Given that estimates in 2009 and 2010 of the first pack costs in the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf ranged from $600 to $1,200 per kwh, that's a lot of progress in only five years. And as is often the case, we suspect Tesla may be more optimistic about the fall in costs it will see than is the rest of the auto industry.