acensor
Well-known member
The issue of battery degradation over time -- admited by Nissan to be as much as 30% in about 100K miles IIRR (and the inevitable big hit on resale value, or $10,000 plus to replace the pack) has been widely discussed on EV sites.
Mitsubish warrents the battery 8 years or 100K miles.
For me the 100K is moot. No way I'd put on more than about 70K miles in 8 years,
so my warrently is "8 years."
Here's MY question:
So you get out near 8 years, you're under 100K miles but for whatever reason (hot climate, hills, you got a substandard battery, or whatever ) you're only getting 50 mile range on your MiEV .. a car nominally claimed to have a 100 mile range and used to have a 70 mile range.
Who gets to decide if your expensive-to-replace battery is covered by warrenty?
What are the criteria? Is an aged degraded battery going to be excluded as "normal wear" or some such?
Alex
Mitsubish warrents the battery 8 years or 100K miles.
For me the 100K is moot. No way I'd put on more than about 70K miles in 8 years,
so my warrently is "8 years."
Here's MY question:
So you get out near 8 years, you're under 100K miles but for whatever reason (hot climate, hills, you got a substandard battery, or whatever ) you're only getting 50 mile range on your MiEV .. a car nominally claimed to have a 100 mile range and used to have a 70 mile range.
Who gets to decide if your expensive-to-replace battery is covered by warrenty?
What are the criteria? Is an aged degraded battery going to be excluded as "normal wear" or some such?
Alex