smkettner
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There is no reason to make a decision until Elon gives you a call in 18 to 24 months.
Just continue to enjoy the LEAF for what it is.
Just continue to enjoy the LEAF for what it is.
You may be right. But it would be nice if there were a process in place for each EV manufacturer to re-certify its battery packs for re-use. In particular, the LEAF brand would be strengthened if Nissan made it more attractive to keep older LEAFs on the road. Back in 2010/2011, many of us here hoped and expected that with battery prices dropping over time, we'd eventually be able to upgrade to higher capacity batteries. Of course, we didn't anticipate that rapid depreciation would undercut the economics of future vehicle upgrades.lorenfb said:A Nissan dealer would never install a used part, much less a Leaf main battery from a junk yard or for that
matter, anyone other than from Nissan Parts.
Stoaty said:I don't believe this. Source?lorenfb said:abasile said:While our LEAF has been very reliable in a mechanical sense, which we appreciate, the problem is that it won't take us everywhere we want to go. Routine trips that used to be easy now require charging for a couple of hours. Much of this could be solved by upgrading to a 30 kWh battery, if Nissan supported that.
Nissan does provide that option on a special purchase option thru each dealer's service department.
It can be easily adapted to older Leafs with two additional mounting brackets.
Of course they requested the upgrade. Did Nissan do the upgrade? How much did the customer pay? Nissan has said there is no way to upgrade the Leafs to the larger battery, so if what you say is true it would be big news.lorenfb said:Spoke with a key Leaf tech at Gardena Nissan. He indicated that several owners had requested the upgrade.
Stoaty said:Of course they requested the upgrade. Did Nissan do the upgrade? How much did the customer pay? Nissan has said there is no way to upgrade the Leafs to the larger battery, so if what you say is true it would be big news.lorenfb said:Spoke with a key Leaf tech at Gardena Nissan. He indicated that several owners had requested the upgrade.
Edit: I called Gardena Nissan and was told they could only replace battery with 24 kwh and that it would be "about $8,000". If you have contrary info, now would be the time to share it.
This is definitely not true (Except for a Leaf that originally came with a 30 kWh battery but nobody has had one of those replaced as far as I know).lorenfb said:Additionally, the Leafs that are under warranty even now get the 30 kWh battery. Nissan only supplies
the 30 kWh to the service departments.
LeafMuranoDriver said:This is definitely not true (Except for a Leaf that originally came with a 30 kWh battery but nobody has had one of those replaced as far as I know).lorenfb said:Additionally, the Leafs that are under warranty even now get the 30 kWh battery. Nissan only supplies
the 30 kWh to the service departments.
And I still do not believe you can install a 30kWh battery in a Leaf that had a 24 kWh version.
The news would be all over this forum and there are many threads asking about it.
Nissan wants to sell more Leaf vehicles, not batteries.
LeafMuranoDriver said:I'm pretty sure the news would hit here and InsideEVs.com. People have been asking about the 30 kWh battery fitting into a 24 kWh Leaf and this is the very first news that it is doable.
I would think more than 1 member here would know about it.
baustin said:It is possible Nissan will use the newer batteries for warranty replacements when the supply of older batteries is exhausted.
baustin said:Nissan did a mid-year change on the S model, going from 24kwh to 30kwh.
LeafMuranoDriver said:I'm pretty sure the news would hit here and InsideEVs.com. People have been asking about the 30 kWh battery fitting into a 24 kWh Leaf and this is the very first news that it is doable.
I would think more than 1 member here would know about it.
Have you heard of anyone who has had a 30 kWh battery installed? I would think we would have heard here already if it happened. Maybe it hasn't happened yet but will eventually.lorenfb said:That's exactly what the dealer tech told me and it's happening now, i.e. there're no more of the 24 kWh
batteries available.
lorenfb said:That's exactly what the dealer tech told me and it's happening now, i.e. there're no more of the 24 kWh
batteries available.
LeafMuranoDriver said:Have you heard of anyone who has had a 30 kWh battery installed? I would think we would have heard here already if it happened. Maybe it hasn't happened yet but will eventually.lorenfb said:That's exactly what the dealer tech told me and it's happening now, i.e. there're no more of the 24 kWh
batteries available.
lorenfb said:baustin said:It is possible Nissan will use the newer batteries for warranty replacements when the supply of older batteries is exhausted.
That's exactly what the dealer tech told me and it's happening now, i.e. there're no more of the 24 kWh
batteries available.
The latter is implied here:
baustin said:Nissan did a mid-year change on the S model, going from 24kwh to 30kwh.
mxp said:Hi,
Do you know the part number(s) for the 30kWh battery? And, if possible the other battery braces/adapters required for fitment into a 2011 Leaf?
I am in the process of getting a partial warranty replacement and I would like my dealer to ensure that I get a 30kWh battery where possible. Does anyone know a bit more about these part numbers so that I can have my dealer check internally before they put an order in for my replacement battery?
Thanks for any help!
lorenfb said:baustin said:It is possible Nissan will use the newer batteries for warranty replacements when the supply of older batteries is exhausted.
That's exactly what the dealer tech told me and it's happening now, i.e. there're no more of the 24 kWh
batteries available.
The latter is implied here:
baustin said:Nissan did a mid-year change on the S model, going from 24kwh to 30kwh.
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