It’s a long story, but the summary is that in the mid 2010s, there was a special tax rebate in GA that created a loophole for a nearly free 2 year lease on a Nissan Leaf. So I got it in 2015. Then they eliminated the rebate and put a special tax on EV’s each year. As a result, many people started turning them in after the lease. By the time my lease expired, the dealer gave me a great deal to keep it. So I spent about $16k total on the car between the lease and the purchase.
The main reason I sold was because of another problem with the EV market -No avenue for battery replacement. I look at EV battery replacement as “fuel” replacement, not motor replacement. I was worried that it might eventually become a liability to keep it, if it died and I had to pay someone to take it.
The car itself was great. The 100% instant torque of EVs is really fun. When you want to pass someone, you can almost do it instantaneously. Those motors are so simple and straight forward, but can really deliver on rapid acceleration. It’s almost “think it, and you are there” type acceleration.
Even the inexpensive Leaf had a very good 0 - 30 time. After that it wasn’t nearly as fast as a Tesla for example.
Just looking around a bit, it appears to me the main way is to contact a dealer to dispose of the car/battery. I doubt you would get charged for it.