http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099200_nissan-leaf-battery-capacity-lawsuit-court-approves-settlement Nissan Leaf Battery Capacity Lawsuit: Court Approves Settlement By Stephen Edelstein Jul 20, 2015 ht2 Patrick Connor
[image] Nissan Leaf Nissan appears to have reached a final settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over Nissan Leaf electric-car batteries that now goes back almost three years. The suit was filed in California in 2012 on behalf of all Leaf owners in that state and in Arizona. Nissan was accused of not accurately describing the Leaf's real-world range in advertising. After an initial settlement was rejected, Nissan will now have to compensate owners and potentially replace more battery packs, according to InsideEVs. The suit accused Nissan of misleading customers about the Leaf's real-world range. It claimed figures used in advertising for the 2011 and 2012 Leaf were based on battery packs charged to levels beyond what Nissan itself recommended to customers. A previous settlement with a reported value of $38 million was rejected by Alex Kozinski, 2011 Leaf owner and Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Kozinski reportedly referred to the arrangement as a sweetheart deal for the class council that negotiated it, with less real benefit for the bulk of Leaf owners affected by the issue. Those objections caused the legal process to stall for roughly two years. Now it appears all parties have agreed on a final settlement. Under the new terms, Nissan will no longer have the option to repair a battery pack that shows less than nine "bars" of indicated capacity on the dashboard gauge. Instead, it will have to replace those packs with updated versions identical to those used in the 2015 Leaf, which use a newer and more heat-tolerant cell chemistry. Nissan will also provide 90 days of free access to DC fast-charging through its EZ Charge card program. Already offered to buyers of new Leafs, the EZ Charge card provides access to stations on the NRG eVgo, Aerovironment, and Car Charging Group networks. The card is only available in certain markets, though. Class members outside of those markets--or those not interested in the charging program--can get a $50 check instead. Any members that opted out of the suit earlier will be contacted via mail about "re-opting" back in under the revised settlement. [© greencarreports.com] ... http://insideevs.com/nissan-leaf-battery-settlement-get-final-approval/ Nissan LEAF Revised Battery Settlement Approved: New 2015 Batteries & $50 All Around [Jul 26, 2015] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Court-Approves-Leaf-EV-Battery-Capacity-Lawsuit-Settlement-tp4676891.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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)
