A/C owners can expect sticker shock when they try to buy Freon, as the coolant's cost is rising with the continuing phase-out. âIn 2012, we were charging $139 for the first three pounds of R-22 refill, and already this year, weâre at $170 for the first three pounds,â he says.
Charging a Nissan LEAF from empty with a standard 3 pin plug takes between 12 to 15 hours. Charging with a home charging point takes only 4 to 6 hours. Nissan LEAF can charge with a 3.7kW or 7kW charger.
Each battery pack cost Nissan an estimated US$18,000 at the car's launch in May 2010. By 2015, the battery costs were around US$300/kWh, giving a battery cost of around US$5,500 for batteries not within the eight year warranty period. Nissan reported that in Europe only 3 of 35,000 leaf batteries had failed.