chootie wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:03 am
I may be totally wrong about the 30kWh replacement in my 2012. I was assuming that was the case because the first few months of ownership had my GOM at 119 miles.
That's a 24 kWh battery. The 2011/2012 had a notoriously optimistic GOM when the battery was full, and would show over 100 miles when fully charged:
https://youtu.be/jZ2pbRJng90?t=667
chootie wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:03 am
Either way, would the replacement battery still have a 30% over 5 years or 60,000 mile warranty on it? Can an older 2012 LEAF with a replacement battery go into a dealer and get another battery under warranty due to degradation?
Echoing what Gerry said, Yes, if it was a paid replacement and not a warranty replaced battery, it would have full coverage on the battery just like a new car. That's highly unlikely--most likely it was simply a warranty replaced battery. To know, you'd have to go ask your dealer for the service history.
That said, once the battery has been replaced--either by warranty replacement or purchase, it is the new chemistry just like a later model year car. That means it will degrade MUCH slower than the original 2011/2012 batteries.
Unless you need the range, I would start setting a charge timer now to 80% charge, as you live in a climate that is not good to Nissan Leaf batteries. Hawaii never gets cold, so the Leaf sees accelerated degradation there.