tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022888953328060401.post7059393722849472556..comments2024-03-29T03:11:21.548-07:00Comments on DaveinOlyWA: 2016 LEAF Announced!DaveinOlyWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745403231379474738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022888953328060401.post-66366937501625875642015-09-25T11:49:23.049-07:002015-09-25T11:49:23.049-07:00Officially the current answer is "No" bu...Officially the current answer is "No" but like any consumer driven business, we can change that. Whether its aftermarket vendors or Nissan chooses to do this themselves but I think eventually there will come a time when there are simply no cars selling with a pack as small as a 24 kwh pack. The proof of concept that EVs are viable has essentially been completed if the new chemistry holds up as well as Nissan thinks it will. Remember the new 30 kwh pack's capacity warranty is now 100,000 miles. That speaks huge volumes on how confident Nissan is with this new chemistry. What this does is broadens their options for larger EVs with much larger packs instead of smaller EVs with the same 24 kwh pack. I would be surprised to see Gen II LEAF where all trims did not have the option to get a bigger packDaveinOlyWAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745403231379474738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022888953328060401.post-21651017545359567172015-09-25T03:16:24.252-07:002015-09-25T03:16:24.252-07:00Is there any news if I'll be able to pay Nissa...Is there any news if I'll be able to pay Nissan in 2016 to put a new 30 kwh battery in my 2011 Leaf? Which will be at 8 bars, 90,000 miles. Drocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022888953328060401.post-43090857042901172462015-09-17T06:20:07.055-07:002015-09-17T06:20:07.055-07:00Yes they will and the current policy (that I expec...Yes they will and the current policy (that I expect to continue) is to replace a degraded pack with the newest technology available. Several 2011-12 owners have received the new "Lizard" pack which is more robust and provides slightly more range the the OEM pack did. Besides Nissan is in it for the long haul as are others. Batteries will eventually be sourced by aftermarket vendors when enough EVs are on the road. In actuality, they already are but its still a small, exclusive (which means expensive) market but that situation will get better every dayDaveinOlyWAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745403231379474738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022888953328060401.post-12799554226890849492015-09-16T13:35:31.376-07:002015-09-16T13:35:31.376-07:00Thanks Dave
I am seriously considering a Leaf and...Thanks Dave<br /><br />I am seriously considering a Leaf and am awaiting 2016 launch (in Canada i'm told it will be January)). One concern I have…. I've been trying to find out if whether Nissan has a policy saying that it will ensure availability of replacement batteries for the Leaf in 10 yrs or more? In other words, will it be possible to swap better batteries as they come on the market?<br /><br />I currently drive a Golf TDI that I've had for 20 yrs.. but diesels can be fixed. If batteries are not available for the Leaf in 8-10 yrs, then it's junk. Just like a rechargeable drill with no charger/battery. That is not a green option! <br /><br />RobRob Blakeneyhttp://leap.housenoreply@blogger.com