powersurge said: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 said: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...
Or you might be able to retrofit a 600 mile battery that is the size of a lunchbox and you swap out by hand instead of charge.erco said:powersurge said: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 said: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...
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