When we went to Nissan's dog-and-pony show before the Leaf was released, they went on about how, by the time the 2011 Leaf battery needs replacement, that prices on batteries would come down, the old batteries would be recycled to $UNDEFINED_BATTERY_STORAGE, etc.
Twelve years later when I went to look at replacing the battery, the prices had barely budged, and good luck finding a shop that would actually do the job. It would seem that those battery cells make more money in a new car than in a replacement battery pack. It was incredibly disappointing.
Twelve years later when I went to look at replacing the battery, the prices had barely budged, and good luck finding a shop that would actually do the job. It would seem that those battery cells make more money in a new car than in a replacement battery pack. It was incredibly disappointing.