surfingslovak
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I seriously doubt that. Didn't Nissan insource battery development and manufacturing to make it presumably as inexpensive as possible? Either way, GM does not have a problem selling you a battery retail, and neither has apparently anyone else. With the exception of Nissan. Pardon my ignorance, but I honestly don't get it.Herm said:for marketing reasons, its an ugly number and it will be used against the Leaf. Why are you insisting that Nissan publish that number?.. do you need a battery now?
TaylorSFguy is down to a point where he has to quick charge each way to make his commute. He lives in the Pacific Northwest; it does not get much better than that in terms of climate. He is approaching 70K, and the battery will very likely reach EOL by 100K. This also implies that the new capacity warranty won't cover him, and Nissan has so far refused to sell him a new battery. He was told that it's available for warranty replacements only.
I'm probably not the only one, who finds this situation unfathomable. The battery pack price is an important factor when attempting to calculate the TCO.
Yes, pre-paid battery pack replacements would be one possible solution to this problem. It's been suggested to Nissan by at least one 3rd party a while ago. Let's see what they will eventually come up with.evnow said:Nissan should just announce replacement pack prices for year 2016, paid now, like Tesla has.