Modeled after nissan s european battery leasing program the system requires a 100.
Nissan leaf battery replacement program.
That s less than half the price of a brand new 24 kwh pack 6 200.
It s a little weird that nissan wouldn t have a battery reclamation and refurbishment program in the us where it s sold over 130 000 examples since the leaf was introduced in 2010.
To alleviate concerns nissan is launching a new replacement program starting with japan.
The replacement battery has the same warranty as the batteries in a new nissan leaf car 100 000 miles or 8 years for defects and 60 000 miles or 5 years for capacity loss whichever comes first.
Leaf customers early next year.
The 24 kilowatt hour battery in kanade s 2012 nissan leaf sl has lost half its charging capacity after just 60 000 miles.
Nissan leaf battery replacement plan the 24 kwh refabricated batteries for the generation 1 leafs will be offered for around 2 850 in us dollars.