, unlike phones or laptops, EVs have sophisticated battery management systems that are designed to maximize battery life. In the US, automotive battery packs are warranted against failure for 8 years or 100,000 miles by federal law, and industry experts expect most battery packs to last much longer than that.
“We haven’t got a great big stock of batteries that we can convert into something else,” said Thomas. “It’s the complete opposite of what people feared when we first launched EVs—that the batteries would only last a short time.” Many EV batteries may outlast their vehicles, then enjoy a second life in a stationary storage application before finally being recycled.
“Taking the battery out [of an electric car] and putting a new battery in is not a viable proposition,” he adds. “It’s more sustainable to take the battery pack out of the car after 20 years, recycle the car, and reuse the battery. By far the easiest thing to do take the complete battery out of the vehicle, put it in a shipping container in a rack and plug that into a solar farm.”
To date, Nissan has collected only a small number of Leaf batteries—from crashed vehicles or warranty issues—and it has supplied some of these to
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Of course the batteries are still in the cars. It cost $15K to replace them so yeah, with only four bars left on my Leaf battery and a full charge getting me about 37 miles, I'm driving a glorified golf cart. But hey, it's 'still got the original battery!' Nissan is a joke.
My brother in law just got a quote to replace his battery on a 2013 Leaf. $15,500 for 23kwh replacement. What a joke!
nothing out of the ordinary with the proposed new replacement prices 😉
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