Nissan LEAF lithium-ion battery pack will carry a warranty of 8 years or 100,000 miles

An 8 year warranty on the battery? Whoa Nissan's got some balls! We'll see how this plays out.

In effect... Nissan balls were first measured against GM's balls...then Nissan saw that their balls were smaller... then they radiated their balls and they grew larger to match GM's increasingly large balls.

WTF? 8 years! Nissan is trying to rub everyone's nose in it. The GM Volt team has been put on notice.

that's weird, but didn't GM reveal the 8 year 100,000 mile battery warranty on its volt first?

Yes they did Joe. And shame on those who deboosted you for posting fact.

Gm had it's warranty on the Volt for over three weeks now looks like nissan HAD to follow,

@Joe...

If you were an Import fanboi... you would NOT be so quick to point out the truth!

^^^correct

After GM revealed the 8 year 100,000 mile battery warranty on the Volt, Nissan sent out surveys to anybody that had their name on the Leaf pre-order list or interested parties.

They used the consumers as a quasi-focus group asking if the lack of an 8 year 100,000 mile battery warranty would hinder the purchase of the vehicle. I guess many of the future Leaf owners returned their surveys expecting such warranty.

Good job Nissan. Way to stand behind your product (the Leaf, not the battery)

This is awesome. So a car with basically no maintenance required, and the only part that might break down has a 8 year warranty. I know for a fact that Nissan dealerships hate this car, because there is almost no profit from parts sales and service on this car.

I think dealerships bill nissan for stuff when a car is under warranty. They still get paid im sure.

What happens to the battery after 8 years or its life cycle? More hazardous waste to get rid of. And what happens in a vehicle accident when the battery is spread out on the highway and they are definately not maintenance free. Great idea but it's not the answer.

The same thing that happens with your standard car battery you trade it in as a "core" charge towards the price of a new one and the old acid gets recycled for new use.

Newbies!

If you check out the telsa batt recycling site, its not that simple.

Average price of battery replacement is at least $5,000. So if you don't sell the car after 4 years, what fool would buy it in year 6 knowing that they'll be out $5,000 in 2 years? That would destroy the resale value of the car.

The battery cost 5K - 10k, estimated battery life 5 - 8 years. Nissan sells the car but leases the battery. The battery lease is not 10K for 5 years. The cost of a lease (battery or car) is much, much cheaper than cost of item. By leasing the battery, the overall cost can be lower, and it can offer Nissan the ability to replace the batteries as the technology improves. Nissan is aiming to make the monthly cost of ownership of a Leaf to be less than a comparable gas car. The monthly cost of the battery, plus the electric charge, will be less than the cost of gasoline. Expect that the monthly payment for the car, the monthly battery lease fee, and the cost of the electricity to make its run, should wind up less than a gas powered car of the same size and trim level.

Its still ugly.

...yet it's not a chevy... *PLUS*