Steal Your Battery program: Any news? Hello Nissan?

[thankyouOB]

it Friday in Japan. 8 am Friday. which is summer not spring.

jokes on us. can it get funnier?

 

[JPWhite]

it Friday in Japan. 8 am Friday. which is summer not spring.

jokes on us. can it get funnier?

NewsChannel5 in Nashville said that Summer 'officially' starts at 12:04am tomorrow morning CDT. Nissan have their HQ here in Nashville. We should at least give them until 12:04am tomorrow

Not sure why it's 12:04 rather than 12:00, but hey that gives 'em an extra 4 minutes.

 

[thankyouOB]

so 10 pm today in CA and the West?

 

[Deleted member 9549]

It is just me, or is there a good chance Nissan won't announce a price this spring. What can be so hard to decide that it takes months? Isn't it just a number? Ah, big companies have the luxury of debating by committee for months.

 

[JPWhite]

so 10 pm today in CA and the West?

10:03:59 :lol:

 

[DaveinOlyWA]

Keep An Eye Out For An Announcement. Supposed To Happen Today. Its 10 Am. Should Be Any Time Now

 

[thankyouOB]

Keep An Eye Out For An Announcement. Supposed To Happen Today. Its 10 Am. Should Be Any Time Now

are you on the advisory claque?

 

[surfingslovak]

are you on the advisory claque?

Dave mentioned this announcement on Facebook the other day. He also travelled to Yokohama in January.

 

[thankyouOB]

Dave, are you sworn to secrecy?
give in to your inner truth-teller, sir, and let us know already.

5k for a new battery?

 

[JPWhite]

Dave, are you sworn to secrecy?
give in to your inner truth-teller, sir, and let us know already.

5k for a new battery?

I'm willing to break my NDA ;-)

The new battery replacement will come with free lifetime oil changes.

 

[myleaf]

Keep An Eye Out For An Announcement. Supposed To Happen Today. Its 10 Am. Should Be Any Time Now

are you on the advisory claque?

This forum is so educational, I leaned a new word. claque

 

[thankyouOB]

they can applaud now.
but first they should tell us what they are applauding.

 

[TaylorSFGuy]

Here it is

http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13331" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[TimLee]

So we got some news before it became summer.
But no real answer to the question.
Just a $100 monthly payment option that is so ill defined no one understands what it means.
Strange Nissan. Strange.
This does not inspire any confidence in Nissan. :? :shock:

 

[GetOffYourGas]

it Friday in Japan. 8 am Friday. which is summer not spring.

jokes on us. can it get funnier?

NewsChannel5 in Nashville said that Summer 'officially' starts at 12:04am tomorrow morning CDT. Nissan have their HQ here in Nashville. We should at least give them until 12:04am tomorrow

Not sure why it's 12:04 rather than 12:00, but hey that gives 'em an extra 4 minutes.

Simple - summer solstice is at 5:04 UTC. The solstice is simple the moment in the earth's revolution around the sun when the north pole is tilted towards the sun. 5:04 UTC = 12:04 CDT

 

[FairwoodRed]

Here it is

http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13331" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Actually, that's not it. That is a seperate program for battery rental and not the Battery Pack Replacement cost that we were promised.

So how about it Nissan? We are now at End of Spring +1 day. When are we going to get that Battery Replacment Price Andy promised us?

 

[thankyouOB]

I am with fairwood fred.
Lets keep the battery replacement program alive.
I am not interested in the steal-my-battery substitue.

 

[GetOffYourGas]

So, Nissan, when are you going to release a battery purchase price?

I am not against the existence of a rental program, but it is NOT a price. Much like we can buy, lease or rent a car, you want to do that with a battery. I'm fine with that. But much like I don't want to rent a car for perpetuity to meet my daily driving needs, nor do I want that with a battery.

Here's what you should do:

1) Release a purchase price for a new battery. I shouldn't have to return my battery. I shouldn't even have to own a Leaf. I should be able to just walk into my local Nissan dealer, and buy a battery like any other car part. I personally expect them to cost somewhere between $12k-$14k. That's about $500-$600 / kWh.
2) Develop a method to evaluate trade-in value for used batteries. Don't pretend they don't have any value. Prorate according to remaining capacity. I don't expect each kWh to have the same value as new, either. Maybe $300/kWh (of remaining capacity). That's $5k for a 70% battery.
3) Offer programs to finance a purchase, lease or rent a new battery. Only offer these programs once you have figured out (1) and (2).

 

[thankyouOB]

there is something else going on here with the battery issue than that nissan simply cant figure how to price the battery, the old battery and installing it.

 

[thankyouOB]

it definitely is summer now--being July.
I wonder when nissan is going to fulfill its promise and release a battery price??