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Nissan upgrades US Leaf warranties, will ‘restore’ batteries that lose too much charge

Friday, December 28, 2012 7:00
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Nissan has thrown down the warranty gauntlet to other EV makers by announcing it would be the first to “restore” battery capacity if a Leaf’s full charge fell below 9 out of 12 “bars” within 5 years or 60k miles. The new clause was announced by VP Andy Palmer and will go into effect in spring of next year on all models, including those sold in 2011 and 2012. The company stressed it would only “repair or replace the battery under warranty with a new or remanufactured unit to restore capacity at or above a minimum of nine bars,” and not a full charge — saying a gradual, but not excessive loss of charge was normal. Nissan added that it’d look to improve the accuracy of the battery gauge, since the aforementioned bars on the dash were computer managed and not exactly scientific. All of this applies to US-only vehicles for now, but similar policies will soon be applied worldwide, according to the statement. So, if you’ve been starting to get range anxiety, check the PR below for all the details.Continue reading Nissan upgrades US Leaf warranties, will ‘restore’ batteries that lose too much chargeFiled under: TransportationCommentsVia: Autoblog Green

source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/28/nissan-will-now-restore-leafs-battery-charge/



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