Posted on 10/03/2019 7:43:12 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Nissan Leaf owner has received a $33,000 bill to replace the battery in his electric car - even though it's now only worth $12,000.Canberra engineer Phillip Carlson bought his fully-electric hatchback brand new for $53,500 in August 2012.
Just seven years later, he can't drive his environmentally-friendly car because he isn't prepared to stump up $33,385 to replace the lithium ion battery.
The tab included $750 for labour and $29,600 for the battery plus the 10 per cent GST. Mr Carlson, a married father with a daughter, believed his new car had a range of 175km but even as a new vehicle, his Nissan was only able to travel 120km.
'Getting 120km brand new was a real stretch and it was more like 110km,' he said.
Before he took his car in for repairs in February this year, it could only travel 40km, or just 25km with the heater on in winter.
The problems had worsened in 2017, just five years after it was first registered.
His Nissan, with a 24 kilowatt hour battery, struggled to travel beyond 60km and the battery was still covered by the five-year warranty.
'I started having trouble just driving from home to the dealership and back just for a service,' Mr Carlson said.
Mr Carlson had made a series of complaints during the warranty period, only for Nissan to tell him there was nothing wrong.
His Nissan dealership in the Australian Capital Territory earlier this year gave him a quote for $33,385.
'That was the first time they bothered looking at it after I complained so much Nissan told them to do a battery test and they claimed it's totally fine,' he said.
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Not surprised...Government approved pieces of crap!!!
Big chuckle here.
Electric Cars no better now than in the 1880s
Stupid needs to really hurt.
” believed his new car had a range of 175km”
I guess he believed the Salesman rather than reading the specs.
He got an early model of a rapidly improving technology. Yes, major parts for a small run of old tech is costly.
But he had seven years smug superiority and who can put a price on that.
“Electric Cars no better now than in the 1880s”
Huh?
In the foxes guarding the chicken house department:
“” I complained so much Nissan told them to do a battery test and they claimed it’s totally fine,’ he said.””
Get woke,go broke.
And he wants to buy a Tesla? That guy is a shoe-in for a Darwin award...
“The tab included $750 for labour and $29,600 for the battery plus the 10 per cent GST. “
hmmm.
The carmaker announced that the battery replacement for LEAF models from 2011 through to 2015 will come with a price tag of $5,499, including the installation (as well as the additional adaptor kit that 2011 and 2012 cars require in order to be compatible with the new energy cells).
Compared to less than 6k to rebuild the 327 in my 64 when the time comes, which still runs good, even the valve guides don’t smoke and it’s got almost 240k miles since the last overhaul, and that was when Pres.Reagan was finishing his 1st term. It’s 56 yr old technology, but it’s GOOD 56 yr old technology.
Full title: The costly reality of owning an electric car:
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The title should be The costly reality of getting screwed by Nissan.
“That guy is a shoe-in for a Darwin award...”
Obviously you dont know what the Darwin award is.
“Compared to less than 6k to rebuild the 327 in my 64 when the time comes, “
That is about $500 more than the leaf battery replacement!
“The title should be The costly reality of getting screwed by Nissan.”
Nissan will replace the battery pack with new tech cells for $5499 including labor.
Hail Lysenkoism!
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