Weatherman
Well-known member
I think we've reached the beating-a-dead-horse point when it comes to arguing specifics on LEAF battery capacity and degradation rates.
Fact is, LEAF batteries from Texas to California already being replaced under warrantee, due to rapid capacity loss. Florida, Georgia, and the rest of the southeast will join the battery replacement fun by the end of this year. Most early adopters in warm climates have already lost 20%+ of their original battery capacity. The best they can hope for is to turn the car in at the end of the lease or be lucky enough to get a replacement battery before their warrantee period expires and/or the car has too short a range to be practical anymore.
There's no sign of any, significant, improvement in battery heat resistance, at least through the 2015 model year. So battery replacements are going to continue through at least 2020.
The Nissan LEAF: The Throw-away Electric Car
Fact is, LEAF batteries from Texas to California already being replaced under warrantee, due to rapid capacity loss. Florida, Georgia, and the rest of the southeast will join the battery replacement fun by the end of this year. Most early adopters in warm climates have already lost 20%+ of their original battery capacity. The best they can hope for is to turn the car in at the end of the lease or be lucky enough to get a replacement battery before their warrantee period expires and/or the car has too short a range to be practical anymore.
There's no sign of any, significant, improvement in battery heat resistance, at least through the 2015 model year. So battery replacements are going to continue through at least 2020.
The Nissan LEAF: The Throw-away Electric Car