Upgraded warranty to cover Nissan Leaf batteries: Autoweek TV

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, December 28, 2012                  Nissan will upgrade the battery warranty on the Leaf EV, repairing or replacing the car's battery if capacity falls by more than 30 percent after five years or 60,000 miles. Upgraded warranty to cover Nissan Leaf batteries: Autoweek TV 12/28/12, 3:28 pm et Also in this episode: Kia designer Peter Schreyer becomes the automaker's first non-Korean president. TRANSCRIPT -- The Nissan Leaf gets a better warranty. -- And Kia's design chief gets a promotion. I'm Natalie, here today with the last edition of Autoweek TV of 2012. Here's what's going on: Nissan plans to upgrade the battery warranty on the Leaf electric car. Under the new plan, Nissan will repair or replace the car's lithium-ion battery if it loses more than 30 percent of ability to hold a charge after five years or 60,000 miles. The upgraded warranty will cover cars already on the road and new 2013 models. Some owners in hot-weather states such as Arizona have complained that the Leaf's battery capacity falls off within a year... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.