More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.

  • TehWorld@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If it’s even possible. I’ve personally swapped the main battery pack on a Gen 1 Prius. Not easy, but more tedious than technical. Lifting the assembled unit was a hell of a chore but a coulple strapping dudes managed it. Reconditioned cells are available in a lot of places. I’ve had a Nissan Leaf and would get another one, but even finding a battery, let alone any info on swapping it was pretty much impossible.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      but even finding a battery, let alone any info on swapping it was pretty much impossible.

      The second generation(2018 on) had a defect in their battery packs that caused a lot of them to need full replacements right after Nissan announced they weren’t making Leafs anymore, so any extra batteries that might exist were used in Warranty repairs for that

      Took my shop just shy of a full year