Amazing1
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Owner of a 2014 Leaf with I believe a 24Kw battery pack, currently showing 11 bars with a full range of 84 miles. Have yet to purchase a Leaf Spy to apparently learn even more about the current condition of my existing battery.
Having said that, I am a very "forward thinking" individual and since we enjoy our Leaf, sadly I know the day will come some time in the future
when the range on our degrading battery will cause us to start looking for a replacement. A few questions looking ahead. Would appreciate
anyone with solid knowledge to reply with information that we and all other older Leaf owners can rely on.
#1) Who else besides Nissan currently offer a reliable, trustworthy replacement solution for our 24 Kw battery packs?
#2) When replacing the original battery back, regardless of from whom, is it possible without any consequences to upgrade to a 30Kw battery pack?
#3) I have seen a few threads about one company who for a few years has let everyone on the Forum know that they are working toward being able to provide a reliable solution to just getting a new battery from Nissan? With the number of EV's expected to increase much more than they were in the past 5-8 years, is it reasonable to assume that 5 years from now there will be more companies trying to, and able to capture the market of folks like us older Leaf owners who obviously are going to need to replace or upgrade our original batteries?
#4) Is it possible and even likely that 5 or more years down the road that we older Leaf owners will have trouble even replacing our smaller 24Kw battery packs because the majority of newer, and soon to come EV's will all have larger, more technology based batteries?
In Summary, I ask these questions as a person who really is concerned that 5 years or so from now when I need to replace my battery pack that I am not going to find myself behind a rock and a hard place wishing that I got rid of my Leaf before it was too late.
Thank you in advance. I know that there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks on this Forum and I am hoping to get the full story on what owning an older Leaf might look like, challenges and all, 5 or more years down the road. :?:
Having said that, I am a very "forward thinking" individual and since we enjoy our Leaf, sadly I know the day will come some time in the future
when the range on our degrading battery will cause us to start looking for a replacement. A few questions looking ahead. Would appreciate
anyone with solid knowledge to reply with information that we and all other older Leaf owners can rely on.
#1) Who else besides Nissan currently offer a reliable, trustworthy replacement solution for our 24 Kw battery packs?
#2) When replacing the original battery back, regardless of from whom, is it possible without any consequences to upgrade to a 30Kw battery pack?
#3) I have seen a few threads about one company who for a few years has let everyone on the Forum know that they are working toward being able to provide a reliable solution to just getting a new battery from Nissan? With the number of EV's expected to increase much more than they were in the past 5-8 years, is it reasonable to assume that 5 years from now there will be more companies trying to, and able to capture the market of folks like us older Leaf owners who obviously are going to need to replace or upgrade our original batteries?
#4) Is it possible and even likely that 5 or more years down the road that we older Leaf owners will have trouble even replacing our smaller 24Kw battery packs because the majority of newer, and soon to come EV's will all have larger, more technology based batteries?
In Summary, I ask these questions as a person who really is concerned that 5 years or so from now when I need to replace my battery pack that I am not going to find myself behind a rock and a hard place wishing that I got rid of my Leaf before it was too late.
Thank you in advance. I know that there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks on this Forum and I am hoping to get the full story on what owning an older Leaf might look like, challenges and all, 5 or more years down the road. :?: