Sorry if this has been addressed in an earlier post somewhere. I was wondering if anyone has heard of installing a later model battery system into a 2012?
Thanks.
powersurge wrote:Heck I bet that 15-20 years from now an old Leaf will fetch a nice price. They are low volume, historically important and still cool (electric car when the others run on gas). I really think that when EVs start taking off, and people get the fever to buy EVs, all of them will get top dollar for even old ones...
powersurge wrote:Heck I bet that 15-20 years from now an old Leaf will fetch a nice price. They are low volume, historically important and still cool (electric car when the others run on gas). I really think that when EVs start taking off, and people get the fever to buy EVs, all of them will get top dollar for even old ones...
erco wrote:powersurge wrote:Heck I bet that 15-20 years from now an old Leaf will fetch a nice price. They are low volume, historically important and still cool (electric car when the others run on gas). I really think that when EVs start taking off, and people get the fever to buy EVs, all of them will get top dollar for even old ones...
I like your optimism. In 10 years, most everyone will be driving EVs with 400+ mile range. Driving a 60-mile range Leaf will be a PITA, much like having a cell phone you have to charge every hour.
But yes, they are neat niche cars. Maybe affordable aftermarket battery tech will improve to deliver 150 miles by then.
powersurge wrote:Although it would be nice to install a larger battery into a 2012 Leaf, There may be planned obsolescence at work here. However, I would without hesitation, install another 24kwh battery in a 2012. For the price of the battery, you have a car, (an electric car) that you can use for the next 10 years..... Oil free consumption... Depreciation free.. I kind of see this like replacing the soles on a good pair of shoes.... Yes, you could just get a new pair, but new soles would keep you going with the product that has served you so well...
Heck I bet that 15-20 years from now an old Leaf will fetch a nice price. They are low volume, historically important and still cool (electric car when the others run on gas). I really think that when EVs start taking off, and people get the fever to buy EVs, all of them will get top dollar for even old ones...