On 11/12/22 10:37, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Does anyone know if there are people or shops willing to do a battery
replacement for a 2011 leaf in the greater seattle area ?
The range in my Leaf was a dismal 20 miles in our sub zero weather
last winter. It certainly isn't going to be any better this winter :)
I've been looking to simply buy a new EV, which may make the most
sense, but am not finding anything that meets my needs and isn't too
expensive. I'd like something I can take on modest road trips, which
means I would want a reasonably fast L3 recharge from 10% to 80%, like
30 minutes. And not over $40k including tax, etc.
The Bolt EV is close, but I think it's charge time is about 1h 20,
which makes it impractical for road trips. There are several models,
e.g. Kona, which I think are a bit over $40k all costs included that
charge in, perhaps 40 minutes (probably acceptable). But another
option could be to extend the life of my leaf and see what options are
on the market in 2-3 years. I need to look at that before making a
decision.
If I keep the leaf, it wouldn't be for road trips. But I would like to
be able to make a 50 mile RT in 0F weather. That probably means having
a 30kWh battery, at least. I'm figuring about 60% range at 0F and
30kWh should give somewhere close to 100 miles under good conditions,
right ?
Does anyone know if there are still people replacing 2011 leaf
batteries in the greater seattle area ?
No direct help, but I have been monitoring the situation since when I
bought my POS Leaf in 2011. I expected the battery to last ~10 years at
which time I could more cheaply buy a bigger/better replacement. Well,
you know what happened.
Please post if you find anything interesting. If you put labor into
getting into the battery, it may be best to get much higher than OEM
capacity.
Actually, I now consider only the Nissan battery a POS, not the entire car.
It DOES seem that there should be more battery replacement options
available.
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