Valdemar said:
Yup, I see this new warranty as nothing more but an official acknowledgement that the original claim you refer to was a lie.
I find that a bit strong. An average is an average, not a minimum.
The warranty will cover cars that deviate far enough away from a reasonable standard. If the warranty was 20% (2 bars) after 5 years, Nissan would have to replace half the batteries on the road. I don't think it reasonable to expect that.
Clearly they have done their homework and will repair outlier vehicles. Let's not forget we all signed agreements understanding there was NO warranty for capacity, to turn around and complain the new capacity warranty isn't adequate is unreasonable given what we all agreed to IMHO.
I do agree with comments here that Nissan should share more of what they know about expected degradation in each geographical region, so Phoenix purchasers should be able to see what is average for Pheonix and make an informed purchase. Heck we can see driver rankings on CarWings, why not have a battery section where we can see how we shape up with others in our area and who has the 'best' degradation record, provide advice on CarWings on how to minimize battery degradation and rank drivers on those factors as part of the CarWings 'Gamification' experience.