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Originally Posted by Ecky
Most reports I've seen suggest it's typical for a Leaf battery to lose 10-15% of its capacity within 3 years. Tesla and Nissan have both predicted their batteries will have ~70% capacity left after 5 years / 60k miles. I'm sure the degradation isn't linear, but at some point the range is no longer useful, even if it's technically drivable for many years longer. A Leaf's 81 mile range after 5 years is then ~57 miles.
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Nissan made (at least?) 2 major improvements in the battery between 2011 and mid-2014, and they are now much better than that. My 2015 has lost virtually nothing in 2 years / ~25K miles. I have not lost any range on either our Leaf or the e-Golf.
You are also wrong on the warranty - the are warranted to have at least 70% (or 80%?) after 8 or 10 years, and 80K or 100K miles.