Nissan finally ditches the old-school passively cooled battery pack for the new Leaf. A new liquid-based system can harvest heat from the onboard charger. The third-generation Leaf EV also comes ...

Nissan to Offer $100/Month Battery Replacement Program for Leaf. Leaf gets battery replacement program. Jake Holmes Writer Jun 21, 2013. See All 8 Photos. See All 8 Photos.

Leaf customers, including Felix Kramer of CalCars.org (who also owns a Chevy Volt) have told me they've regularly gotten more than 80-mile range out of their cars. "I can say with great assurance ...

The battery in my 2015 Nissan Leaf is four years and 100,000 kilometres old. The Leaf is an electric vehicle so the battery never has to crank an engine. However, it probably does some deep cycling.

While most lithium-ion batteries cost $1000 to $1,200 per kWh, the Leaf’s 24 kWh battery pack costs just $9,000 to produce, or $375 per kWh, according to a report in the Times of London.

Nissan Motor Co. plans to bolster the warranty of the battery module in its electric Leaf to reassure consumers of its durability. The company intends to notify current owners and dealers early ...