Over the past several months, a number of Leaf owners in Arizona said they are experiencing falling driving range due to battery capacity loss. In response, Nissan performed tests on a number of cars and found the capacity loss occurred with drivers who have higher-than-average mileages in a hot environment over a short period, according to a letter posted to Leaf owners on Saturday.
Some range loss is normal for all electric vehicles that use lithium ion batteries. Nissan estimates that the average Leaf’s batteries will have about 80 percent of the original capacity after five years. The conditions in Arizona are more like 76 percent of capacity after five years, according to Carla Bailo, the senior vice president of research & development at Nissan Americas.
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