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Assembler must have had a big night on the soju??

Have you tried the Naval Rating Soju, there is company marketing it in Japan as an alternative to Scotch, at 57% on the rocks it goes alright and is closer in flavour to a Saké­ than a Scotch, very moreish!

Have you tried the Naval Rating Soju, there is company marketing it in Japan as an alternative to Scotch, at 57% on the rocks it goes alright and is closer in flavour to a Saké­ than a Scotch, very moreish!

Unfortunately my drinking is quite restricted these days for health reasons so no I haven't tried it.  Sounds good though.

I'd be drinking more if I owned a Nissan Leaf, story has come to my attention about a 2012 Leaf Owner who has been having battery problems. Been getting about 25k out of the battery with the heater on, so goes to his local Nissan Dealer who says his 5 year battery warranty has expired and he will need to pay for a new battery.
Ok he says and gets an invoice printed out, rubs his eyes, cleans the glasses but the figures and decimal points dont change, $33,000 installed if you dont mind
In the hands of consumer affairs now, original car was $53K new, think I'll be sticking to my petrol guzzling, air polluting vehicle until Nissan, Tesla etc and other EV makers can guarantee their batteries for a bit longer and have reasonably priced replacements..

If you own a 2011 to 2015 Nissan LEAF, replacing the battery will cost you exactly $5,499, plus installation, which the company estimates will take about 3 hours. Owners of 2011 and 2012 cars must also add $225 for a special adapter kit to retrofit the new battery to their cars. 4 Oct 2017

The cost of batteries must have skyrocketed since 2017 -

Or someone is telling porkies  . In fact, the price of EV batteries has plummeted recently.

Back on Jeeps, a punter was quoted $15,000 for six injectors (plus labour) by a dealer in the western suburbs.  They are available from Mopar for $156 a pop.  That is a sale price, reduced from $237.  I imagine that’s US dollars.

It seems that the dealer took the list price and added some zeroes 

Dear

Capacity of Lithium-ion batteries decrease with time and usage, which is a normal fact of battery technology. Nissan put in place a battery exchange program on April 1st for any customers of a series 1 LEAF where their Lithium-Ion battery no longer provided the owner with the capacity to support their driving range requirements.

This exchange program is only available to Nissan LEAF owners where:

1. The Nissan LEAF is an Australian delivered vehicle
2. The Lithium-Ion battery pack shows a State of Health of 8 bars or less
3. Only in exchange of a working Lithium-Ion battery pack
4. The replacement of the battery must be undertaken at a LEAF certified Nissan Dealer

As of the 1st of April 2019, the retail price of the Lithium-Ion battery pack is $9,990, plus the cost of fitment for this exchange. The removal and replacement time is capped at 5.8 hours.

Whilst the cost is above $10K after labour, it is a 24Kw battery and when you consider the costs of a home battery storage system of that capacity – it actually compares quite favourably.

Thanks,

Ben Warren
National Manager
Electrification and Mobility
Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Spoke to an engineer from Nissan a month or so ago and he said they won't be making petrol engines in 2027. Reckons most other car makers are going the same way.