Charging and amount of power used

[ChrisB]

Now what I want is a set of cells from Nissan, supposedly they are making them cheaply, and even in the UK , well sunderland.

Grumpy-b

Now that could be interesting, a set of liths out of a Leaf, gota be the cheapest way to rejuvinate a Berlingo, mmmmmmmm, well even if the whole car costs 30k, the battery pack must be less than a 3rd of that surely

ChrisB

[Grumpy-b]

The figures that have been bandied about in the press are a pack cost of 6to7 k. If only we could get our hands on them at that price.

Grumpy-b

[chatwindows]

Nissan surely don't make the cells themselves. One wonders if there are any tame Nissan technicians out there who would divulge the makers name/address etc. I agree the cost of the Leaf is far less than any quote I have seen for a set of batteries. Therefore, it figures that they have got to be much less than £10k to Nissan. If I could get a set of cells for my Blingo at around £5-6k I would surely consider it worth thinking about. After all, our vans have all done a lot less mileage than the IC engined versions & one still see's plenty of 10/12 year plus vans on the road. I'm sure my Blingo has saved at least it's purchase price in diesel/petrol, so when the batteries do die, it would be a sensible investment to start again. As there is still not an electric vehicle as good as the Blingo on the market at a sensible price, I hope to stick with it.
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