# What do you think of Nissan's new battery replacement program? **URL:** \ **Category:** EV Small Talk\ **Created:** [June 23, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-nissans-new-battery-replacement-program/3516 "2013-06-23T01:28:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Editor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/49beb7/32.png) [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-nissans-new-battery-replacement-program/3516/1 "2013-06-23T01:28:05Z")
Nissan has announced a battery replacement program for Nissan Leaf drivers in the US. It costs just $100 a month and will allow you to replace a battery for no extra cost if it falls below 70% capacity on a full charge and there are any defects. Is this a positive move? ---
**Author:** ![FEUS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ebca7d/32.png) [@FEUS](https://community.electricforum.com/u/FEUS)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-nissans-new-battery-replacement-program/3516/2 "2013-06-24T07:13:22Z")
Yes and no, long run no, shorter term, yes. all in all battery packs will cost about $8-10K for a user to replace them or buy them brand new… they say the battery packs should be good for about 10 years or so. 12 months x $100.00= $1,200.00 $1,200.00 x 10 years=[B]$12,000.00[/B] It all depends on where you want to spend the money, and it’s basically saying that they are guaranteeing the product. ---
**Author:** ![Editor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/49beb7/32.png) [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-nissans-new-battery-replacement-program/3516/3 "2013-06-24T14:25:14Z")
I agree - it is probably a good move in the short term while battery technology catches up.