From Global News.

Neil Turner says he considers himself an environmentalist and an advocate for electric vehicles. Back in 2019, the B.C. resident says he purchased a used 2016 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle.

"The cost was $17,000 CDN including tax,” Turner told Consumer Matters.

Turner says his EV was driving well until this past winter during a cold snap. He says the battery range began to drop a kilometre a second, forcing him to take the car to his local Nissan dealership, where he was told the battery needed replacing.

“We went back and asked, can we have a quote for a replacement battery and that’s when I got the shock,” said Turner.

Turner was quoted over $85,846.55 CDN for the replacement battery. The quote did not include labour costs. “I almost fell down,” Turner said.

Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa explains what happened next.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11130835/2016-nissan-leaf-ev-owner-cost-battery-replacement-investment

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