The 2024 (and maybe 2025?) Nissan LEAF's battery pack comes from materials that fit the requirements for half of the U.S. EV tax credit, which become a point of sale rebate starting in January.
It’s pretty well known that the Nissan LEAF’s days are numbered. At one point, it was an innovative and groundbreaking electric vehicle, beating Tesla to market in a key vehicle class at a much lower price. But, a number of stumbles over the years has limited the vehicle’s success. Now, it’s facing a charging infrastructure dead-end.
Nissan beat Tesla to the punch, and hit the company below the belt on pricing. The early Model S prices are much of the reason why EV haters called EVs “toys for the rich,” with prices that many people couldn’t afford. While the LEAF was still expensive in the upper $30,000s, it was not only a lot more affordable, but hit the four-door family market well over a year ahead of Tesla.
Instead of upgrading the vehicles and cooling the battery packs off, Nissan doubled down on the idea with a different “lizard” battery chemistry. This slowed the rate of degradation down for newer 24 kWh packs and warranty replacements, but degradation was still a lot higher in warm environments than other EVs with liquid cooling. 30 kWh LEAFs had an issue where Nissan claims the battery packs were falsely reporting degradation, but buyers were skeptical.
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