ENIAC said:
We hear of Nissan corporate one-off discounts of ~50% for out of warranty battery replacement. I wonder if those days are over now that AESC is being sold to the Chinese company GSR Capital. Under GSR Capital will AESC even continue to manufacture the old 24 kwh packs? Perhaps another 3rd party will step in and offer an aftermarket pack, who knows....
I have been very curious about how this will play out. I'm sure there are plenty of battery packs already made, but who will make them in the future and what will Nissan do about our first Gen cars? In a very short time, we are going to have a lot of them that will need a replacement or they will end up in the scrap yards.
If my range doesn't diminish, I could use my car for the foreseeable future since I plan to retire in a couple years. By that time there should at least some affordable used alternatives I suppose, but my Leaf will probably be worth less than the tires I just put on it!