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Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by ourmandave on Sunday August 28, 2016 @11:06PM (#12379749)
The warranty on the battery pack is 60 months / 60,000 miles. A replacement battery costs $5,500 plus taxes and labor. I wonder how many on Craigslist don't want to write that check.
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Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by Gibbon1 on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:16AM (#12381166)
A fair number of vehicles on Craigslist at the $10k price range have 20-40k miles on them. More than likely the battery will last 100k/10 years. Unlikely someone selling a leaf with 25k miles on it is doing so because they fear the replacement cost of a new battery.

Also, replacement battery costs are dropping year by year. So if one bought a used leaf, drove it for five years and replaced the battery you wouldn't pay $5500.

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