Mx5racer
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At the dealer getting my new battery
Uhh, Nissan hasn't even ACKNOWLEDGED a 30 kWh battery let alone a model year or anything about whether it's backwards compatible. Search http://insideevs.com/2016-nissan-leaf-get-25-larger-battery/ for Brockman.Amund said:What kind of battery did you get?
Is it 2015 24kWh, or 2016 30kWh?
Suppose the 256 Megabyte USB memory stick you've been carrying around on your keychain for the last eight years goes bad. What are you going to replace it with?cwerdna said:I see no reason for Nissan to give batteries w/25% more capacity as warranty replacements. Do you?
If it costs Nissan more, there's no reason for them to.Levenkay said:Suppose the 256 Megabyte USB memory stick you've been carrying around on your keychain for the last eight years goes bad. What are you going to replace it with?cwerdna said:I see no reason for Nissan to give batteries w/25% more capacity as warranty replacements. Do you?
Levenkay said:Suppose the 256 Megabyte USB memory stick you've been carrying around on your keychain for the last eight years goes bad. What are you going to replace it with?cwerdna said:I see no reason for Nissan to give batteries w/25% more capacity as warranty replacements. Do you?
Levenkay said:Suppose the 256 Megabyte USB memory stick you've been carrying around on your keychain for the last eight years goes bad. What are you going to replace it with?cwerdna said:I see no reason for Nissan to give batteries w/25% more capacity as warranty replacements. Do you?
Sondy132001 said:I'd like to know how long it takes to swap out batteries ??!
But Tesla was in a totally different situation (http://ir.teslamotors.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=7525330). They claimed nobody wanted the 40 kWh model (saying only 4% chose it) and them doing the software limited pack probably saved them a whole bunch of $ from vs. actually shipping a 40 kWh equipped (certification, tooling, testing, validation, engineering work, etc.) to a small set of people.RonDawg said:Levenkay said:Suppose the 256 Megabyte USB memory stick you've been carrying around on your keychain for the last eight years goes bad. What are you going to replace it with?cwerdna said:I see no reason for Nissan to give batteries w/25% more capacity as warranty replacements. Do you?
Keep in mind that when Tesla did finally deliver the Model S with the original base 40 kWH battery (which was discontinued before the first cars were even delivered), those cars actually had 60 kWH packs that were software limited to 40 kWH. You can buy an upgrade to unlock the additional 20 kWH, but Elon was not about to give that away for free (unlike other things).
I would expect Nissan to do the same; give you the larger pack (if the smaller one is not available) but not let you use the whole thing unless you pay extra (and that may not necessarily be offered either).
However, Nissan is expected to continue using 24 kWH packs for the base model anyway. So I don't see the availability of replacements for batteries of this size to go away anytime soon.
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