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Sure there would be connections to the BMS and you may be turning off onboard computers that would need to be rebooted in some special way. I was only thinking of the heavy lifting. I am not sure if all the wiring goes through the BMS. While it is likely there might also be temp sensors, and...

I would guess that you would need a floor jack and a lift to drop the pack. Lift the car, put the jack under the pack, unscrew the pack which is then supported on the floor jack. Lift the car off the pack, wheel the pack where you need to look at it... So it depends upon what you call DIY...

I saw the article but agree with comments. This price includes the cost to remove the pack, disassemble it, troubleshoot which is the bad module, replace it and then reassemble the pack and reinstall it to the vehicle. There is an awful lot of overhead you can avoid by replacing the entire...

Regarding the amount of miles driven, many will live in areas where there are shorter commuter routes however experience has been that people with 2 cars tend to drive the EV more than the ICE vehicle. I would agree that he was being a bit pessimistic. I actually think they did a terrible...

Is it any more clear at this time how much each module will cost for replacement or more importantly as a part? This article talks about an initial cost of between $9000 and $18000 for the entire pack at this time. The cost will no doubt drop when their battery factories are up and running...

Well... there are 48 modules how much are they @?

In this article: http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/09/nissan-explains-leaf-battery-video/ it is suggested that the battery life will fall off initially more than after possibly a year or two. So lets say that in the first 2 years battery capacity drops off to 90% and then for the next 8 years...