LTLFTcomposite
Well-known member
Even though I'm leasing, all along I've taken some care to be a nice guy with the battery, never letting it sit at 100% SOC, only using 80% when possible, leaving it at 50% when going out of town, etc. I did this for a few reasons; maybe I wind up buying out the car at the end of the lease, being thoughtful to the next owner even though I'll likely never know who they are, and it's my nature to treat things with some care, particularly expensive things.
Given how the story is unfolding it's time to reassess. With two bars gone and 16 months left to go, the introduction of the battery capacity warranty, and now the news that an improved replacement battery will be out in a few months, I'm thinking I want two more bars to go away faster, not slower, at least by the end of the lease. So a couple months before the lease ends I get a new improved pack and buy the car out for $15k residual.
Not that I'd start parking the car in a paint booth or anything blatant, but maybe at least stop worrying about the 80-100% stuff.
Given how the story is unfolding it's time to reassess. With two bars gone and 16 months left to go, the introduction of the battery capacity warranty, and now the news that an improved replacement battery will be out in a few months, I'm thinking I want two more bars to go away faster, not slower, at least by the end of the lease. So a couple months before the lease ends I get a new improved pack and buy the car out for $15k residual.
Not that I'd start parking the car in a paint booth or anything blatant, but maybe at least stop worrying about the 80-100% stuff.