Vandervecken
Posts: 5
Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:13 pm
Delivery Date: 08 Nov 2022
Leaf Number: 412814

Reputation of battery replacement services

Hi folks,
Had my 2013 "lizard" Leaf for 4 years, and love it. But I have an 8-bar 24kwh battery, and it's starting to not do the job for traveling around town (I live on a hill in Reno).
The car is in great condition, no problems with chassis or electrical, and my theory is that a replacement battery could give me 10 more years of life out of the car.
I'm looking at evridesllc.com, who have a battery upgrade service. I can get a 90% 40kwh battery for $13,200 including transportation there and back. They seem above board, but it's an enormous amount of money to drop, so I'm wondering:

* do folks on this forum think highly of the company? Do they do good work?
* are there other companies I should look at to get competing quotes?
* any other advice for a Leaf-lover thinking of getting a battery replacement? I noticed for example that someone found Leafspy wasn't working correctly: https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic. ... es#p620811

Thanks!
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Stanton
Posts: 2954
Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:56 am
Delivery Date: 01 Sep 2011
Leaf Number: 7458
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact: Website Twitter

Re: Reputation of battery replacement services

I can't speak to that specific company, but I think their pricing is fair (especially if it includes pickup/delivery). I did a 24-40 kWh upgrade on my 2011 (https://www.myeva.org/blog/keeping-your-nissan-leaf), which I notice they don't do (it requires some additional hardware).
Anyway, they definitely have enough references; I just wish there were a couple more of these services further East in the country.
2011 Blue Ocean SV w/OVMS (no TCU)
12v LiFePO4 battery
FIAMM 74100 horns/Wet Okole seat covers/Tor's heater mod/Dala's CAN-bridge
Lizard Pack (Rev E) installed @51 months/41k miles
40 kWh Pack (Gen2) installed @115 months/84k miles
Vandervecken
Posts: 5
Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:13 pm
Delivery Date: 08 Nov 2022
Leaf Number: 412814

Re: Reputation of battery replacement services

Thanks! Can you recommend any other services to get quotes from? And do you know where I could find some references for evridesllc?
alozzy
Posts: 2615
Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:25 pm
Delivery Date: 18 Jan 2017
Location: Vancouver, BC
Contact: Website

Re: Reputation of battery replacement services

Vancouver, CA owner of a 2013 Ocean Blue SV + QC, purchased 01/2017 in WA
Zencar 12/20/24/30A L1/L2 portable EVSE
1-1/4" Curt #11396 hitch
After market, DIY LED DRLs
LeafSpy Pro + Konnwei KW902 ELM327 BT OBDII dongle
Loving my first BEV :D

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