Hello,
I am from Jordan, a country in the middle east, our climate is moderate most of the year, but in July/Aug it gets hot, sometimes over 40 degrees celsius.
1 year ago the government exempted EVs from customs which allowed us to buy EVs at a very low price compared to other cars and since then we have noticed an influx of EVs in the market, vast majority of which are Nissan Leafs, all of them are 2011-2015, nothing newer.
Nissan agency in Jordan does not sell Leafs yet, all the cars are used and imported from the states.
So far the only means of getting your battery replaced is to install a used battery taken from a salvaged car, there is absolutely no means of acquiring a new pack and we don't expect the agency in Jordan to provide new packs for a reasonable price anytime soon.
So my question is, what do we expect to happen in a few years time, let's assume in year 2020 when the majority of the packs in these cars will need replacement, if we are to continue to rely on used batteries taken from 2015-2016 salvaged cars those used batteries will be heavily degraded as well.
Do you guys think that by 2020 there will be commercial battery packs that we can buy and replace, or do you think Nissan will start selling battery packs that are compatible with these older 24kWh EVs? I mean selling the packs separately without replacing them at Nissan dealerships.
I am from Jordan, a country in the middle east, our climate is moderate most of the year, but in July/Aug it gets hot, sometimes over 40 degrees celsius.
1 year ago the government exempted EVs from customs which allowed us to buy EVs at a very low price compared to other cars and since then we have noticed an influx of EVs in the market, vast majority of which are Nissan Leafs, all of them are 2011-2015, nothing newer.
Nissan agency in Jordan does not sell Leafs yet, all the cars are used and imported from the states.
So far the only means of getting your battery replaced is to install a used battery taken from a salvaged car, there is absolutely no means of acquiring a new pack and we don't expect the agency in Jordan to provide new packs for a reasonable price anytime soon.
So my question is, what do we expect to happen in a few years time, let's assume in year 2020 when the majority of the packs in these cars will need replacement, if we are to continue to rely on used batteries taken from 2015-2016 salvaged cars those used batteries will be heavily degraded as well.
Do you guys think that by 2020 there will be commercial battery packs that we can buy and replace, or do you think Nissan will start selling battery packs that are compatible with these older 24kWh EVs? I mean selling the packs separately without replacing them at Nissan dealerships.