Interesting data point, $331 per kWh, although as others stated, the Euro to $ conversion does leave significant uncertainties about the $ per kWh.
Several publications in the past 1 1/2 years quoted lithium ion battery cost at $300 to $600 per kWh, and noted that actual production cost was probably in the $400 to $500 range. But that with too many manufacturers and an oversupply situation that some producers were likely selling at a significant loss in the low $300 range.
Could it be that Nissan in pushing to be the leader in the new electric vehicle arena is also "selling"/"leasing" the battery at a loss?
Will be interesting to see if that carries through on their replacement battery price, although I am doubtful
I agree with Dave that if it turns out to be $5000, not very many LEAF owners will be very happy, and the comments on the Battery Survey thread reflect this.
In my case as a 6000 miles per year 2011 LEAF owner, $5000 is on the low end of my savings of using electricity instead of gasoline, when the battery will likely reach 70% end of life in 7 years with 45,000 miles on the vehicle.
That will make the LEAF cost for the seven years about the same as an ICE.
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Driving using electricity is great
, but with the range constraints of the vehicle, if its cost turns out to be about the same as an ICE, I and most LEAF owners won't be near as happy as we might have been
. And that same cost will have been with Federal subsidy of $7500, state subsidy of $2500, and Federal subsidy of the L2 EVSE of $1200 to $2000.