% Note: Peugeot iOn EVs are sold in Europe & are similar to iMiev EVs %
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/70476/electric-vehicle-battery-warranty Electric vehicle battery warranty 20160930 [-Question] I recently bought a Peugot Ion electric vehicle, 3 years old but with very low mileage. I am generally delighted with the car but disappointed with the battery performance so did some checks to discover it was only charging to about 80% of its advertised capacity, and seems to have 2 cells (of 88) performing much worse than the others. I think this would indicate a defective battery which should be fixed under the 5 year battery warranty. The problem is, all batteries suffer degradation in normal use, and nowhere does the warranty say exactly what constitutes a defective battery. Is there any 'case law' regarding what an EV battery warranty should cover? I have not spoken to Peugot yet - wanted to get my facts straight first. Asked on 30 September 2016 by cdm9955 -Answered by Honest John [ http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/profiles/honest-john/ ] No specific case law that I know of. You are correct that these batteries gradually lose their capacity to hold a full charge, but if the battery in the car you bought came with a couple of failed cells then that is a fault that was present in the vehicle before you bought it and the supplier of the car is liable: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/consumer-rights/ [© honestjohn.co.uk] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.0catch.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Peugeot-iOn-EV-Euro-iMiev-has-2-bad-cells-Repair-covered-by-the-warranty-tp4683904.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
