Hmm. My mistake. But someone said recently that Tesla is getting their pack cost down to $100/kwh. So, even if Nissan claims a $10K cost, there might eventually be much cheaper aftermarket packs for, say, $3K-$5K. Possible?
Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Beebe Sent: 25 June, 2013 6:57 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: $100/mo Leaf Battery Replacement Plan You don't have it right. That was the price for a replacement Prius pack. I would guess a Leaf pack is more like $10-15k. --Rick On 06/25/2013 09:43 AM, Peri Hartman wrote: > So, let's see if I got this right. The replacement pack actually costs > 2,299 + 1,350 = $3649. And in reality, you should be able to get the core > value back, getting the net price closer to $3K. > > At $100/month, 3649 would be about 36 months. I suppose for people in > Arizona, one could come out ahead. But then again, that's at today's > battery prices. Seems like taking the risk and replacing with new > technology three years later would be a better deal. > > Peri > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of brucedp5 > Sent: 25 June, 2013 3:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: $100/mo Leaf Battery Replacement Plan > [...] > > When the first 2001 Toyota Prius hybrid was launched in the U.S. in late > 2000, the cost of a replacement pack was just under $10,000. > > More than a decade later, with volume efficiencies, that price has fallen by > a factor of four, to $2,299 after a "core credit" of $1,350 for turning in > the old battery pack to be recycled. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
