Nissan sold their stake in AESC, who makes the batts. China bought, and promptly took price from 4500 to 7k; more than what the car blue books for. 2017 has a battery with lower longevity than prior models. RE: 80 mi range one-way: Perhaps, if not flying down the fwy at 70; not using heat; have a warm insulated garage on a cold day, and not using AC.
In other words, EVs, like gas burners are tested in the LA4 driving cycle, which is not at all like my SOOR1 driving cycle (southern OR winter, (38F at 65 mph with AC/defrost on). Sincerely, Bob Bath Note: any misspellings of the contents of this message are due to 54 y.o. vision, hyperactive spell check changing what I typed, or fat fingering— not cluelessness. > On Jan 12, 2020, at 11:48 AM, Chris Richard via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > I appreciate the previous replies to my question about buying a used 500e. I > think the uncertainty over the availability of service in the LA area at what > seem to be rapidly dwindling and morphing Fiat dealerships has swayed me > against committing to used model, as much as I liked driving mine. So I'm > considering primarily 2016 and later used EVs by other makers. I've got some > more neophyte questions and would appreciate suggestions: > > My understanding from what I've read, including several helpful recent posts, > is that even if the Leaf's range drops some, it's not catastrophic for a good > while. Of course I'll take all the range I can get, but I can live within a > roughly 80-mile range if I have to. All the additional information I can get > to confirm or dispute that understanding that would be greatly appreciated. > > It seems like I can have confidence that Nissan will stand behind its car > generally, but at what price? In other words, I'm beginning to learn about > the company's promise (?) to replace batteries when capacity drops below 9 > bars, but how long is that commitment good for and does it apply to used > cars? No matter what, it's better than Fiat's absolute lack of any commitment > short of complete battery failure, right? > > I'm somewhat vague on the state of California law regarding warranties and > warranties for used EVs. My understanding was that the state's stricter than > others, but I'd expected that to be clearer online. Any pointers on places to > read up would be great. > > I'm also mulling over a used Kia Soul EV. I saw some general answers in the > list archives, but nothing real substantive except an alert about steering > issues. Anybody have anything on the kinds of issues I've touched on, for the > Soul? Does the delay in delivering the upgrade to US buyers signal anything > regarding the company's commitment to the market here? > > Finally, a used e-golf is also a possibility. In going through the archives, > so far I haven't found articles that answer the kinds of questions I'm asking > here. If somebody else has embarked on a similar search and still has links > to information or advice, I'd be grateful. > > Regards, > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
