Nissan Leaf Battery Can't Take Arizona Heat, Dealerships Knocking $5,000 Off Price

[DainBramaged]

The Nissan Leaf is a top player in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, but one major issue that sometimes plagues these vehicles is the battery -- and the Leaf's battey seems to be taking a lot of heat.

Leaf owners in Arizona have recently complained that their EVs are losing significant capacity in the desert's hot heat. In fact, Arizona Leaf drivers Scott Yarosh and Mason Convey have both testified to this claim.

"When I first purchased the vehicle, I could drive to and from work on a single charge, approximately 90 miles round trip," said Yarosh. "[Now] I can drive approximately 44 miles on this without having to stop and charge."

Both owners said they've lost about 30 percent of their battery capacity since purchasing their vehicles. Even when their batteries are fully charged, two to three of the 12 lights on their battery capacity gauge are out.

http://www.dailytech.com/Nissan+Leaf+Battery+Cant+Take+Arizona+Heat+Dealerships+Knocking+5000+Off+Price/article25210.htm

[MrDiaz]

1. opppps

[TouchOfGray]

2. Back in the "old days" my IT guy would say that it's not a flaw

That's an "Undocumented feature".

Of course he was the same guy that spent an entire day trying to re-link the kernel and restart a SCO Unix server until I asked him why he had a floppy in the drive.

That was known as a "stray magnetic media" error.

[HopeHoops]

3. That's a long-known problem and not just with Nissan's thing.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. With Ford about to release the EV Focus, Nissan sure didn't need this.

[michreject]

5. You can take the 5K

and buy extra batteries. You might have to spend a little of your own money too.

[Riftaxe]

6. On the bright side, It is still viable

for driving around golf courses

Wonder how it would do in New England winters?

[applegrove]

7. Be forewarned anyone who is thinking about buying an electric car: their batteries will need

replacing long before the rest of the car is worn out. Costs thousands of dollars.