Durandal said:RockyNv said:In the US the Hybrid battery rebuilder I purchased my Leaf from explained that they are supposed to replace a defective battery with the most current technology available. If the current tech for the Leaf S is the 30kWh battery then one could make the argument that the 30kWh battery should be made available to all Leaf S owners with defective batteries.
So I decided to look up the amended settlement agreement at:
http://classaction.kccllc.net/Documents/NNK0001/2015%2003-06%20Amendment%20to%20Settlement%20Agreement%20-%20Fully%20Executed.pdf
"The replacement battery will be the 24 kWh lithium-ion battery that is currently used in the 2015 model year LEAF (or the most current model year 24 kWh lithium-ion battery at the time of replacement."
So the most recent chemistry available at 24kWh is how I would interpret this.
Almost make the settlement seem like a hollow victory by giving up the requirement for the latest and greatest and limiting replacement to what was available in the early 2015 S which appears to be the planned end point for the 24 kWh battery. Batteries that fail in a few years based on that agreement will now potentially get replaced with technology that is up to several years old which was not the intent of the Federal law. Then again wouldn't that only apply to those who opt in on the settlement before it closes. Almost seems like Nissan was trying for a get out of jail card on that one.