I dunno know if this belongs here in "General / Main Owners Forum" or in "Range / Efficiency / Carwings" or in "Batteries & Charging", but, here goes.
I was having a bit of a "discussion" with an EV skeptic who asked how long the battery lasts. I trotted out the party line of "80% capacity after 10 years". He raised an eyebrow and asked "How do you know that? Is that what Nissan tells you? It seems like I'm always buying batteries for my laptop every couple of years." I should have mentioned that such is how Nissan warranties the battery, but I forgot about that so I started hem-ing and haw-ing about how laptop batteries are not cooled, how they have cylindrical cells and run hotter, how heat is a battery's enemy, etc.
Later, I remember the battery warranty, but then I wonder, what's the official terms of the battery warranty? I went searching and found in Nissan's LEAF Warranty Information Booklet, on page 12:
My delivery is "pending in April" and this battery non-warranty gives me a bit of a chill in my feet...
I was having a bit of a "discussion" with an EV skeptic who asked how long the battery lasts. I trotted out the party line of "80% capacity after 10 years". He raised an eyebrow and asked "How do you know that? Is that what Nissan tells you? It seems like I'm always buying batteries for my laptop every couple of years." I should have mentioned that such is how Nissan warranties the battery, but I forgot about that so I started hem-ing and haw-ing about how laptop batteries are not cooled, how they have cylindrical cells and run hotter, how heat is a battery's enemy, etc.
Later, I remember the battery warranty, but then I wonder, what's the official terms of the battery warranty? I went searching and found in Nissan's LEAF Warranty Information Booklet, on page 12:
I Google'd for "battery warranty" within mynissanleaf.com. The top three threads show latest posts dated back in Nov 2010. I was not able to find any recent information on what people think about the "gradual capacity loss is NOT covered" clause of the battery warranty. Is anybody bothered by Nissan's "gradual capacity loss is NOT covered" battery "warranty"? What's your plan if you think your battery is losing capacity faster/more than it should?The Lithium-ion battery (EV battery), like all lithium-ion
batteries, will experience gradual capacity loss with time
and use. Loss of battery capacity due to or resulting
from gradual capacity loss is NOT covered under this
warranty.
My delivery is "pending in April" and this battery non-warranty gives me a bit of a chill in my feet...