The high-voltage battery pack is the heart of any electric vehicle. An electric vehicle’s range and performance are both dictated by what can be delivered by the HV battery. Battery upgrades are therefore the key to allowing existing electric vehicles to become far better than they ever were, even when new.
When performing a battery upgrade through our Service Centre, we are happy to trade in your old battery pack to offset the cost of your new replacement battery. These packs sometimes go on to use within older Leafs with even lower capacity battery packs.
Battery upgrades are available via our own EVs Enhanced Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand and through select EVs Enhanced partners. Alternatively, the same products we use in-house are available individually to allow battery upgrades to be performed by any skilled mechanic interested in learning how to correctly perform this work.
The available aftersales revenue on a three-, four- or five-year old and older EV will be considerably less than for an equivalent ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle meaning that the potential revenue available will decline.
As the other CASE trends emerge, the total number of new vehicles sold is expected to decrease. Any drop off in new vehicle volume will directly impact the total sales potential in the aftermarket. Similarly, a shift in market dynamics from personal ownership to fleet could result in more pressure on price and slimmer margins.
Using our HV Battery Translators we offer a wide range of options for fitting upgraded battery packs into older Leafs. To see what translators are currently offered and which are in development you can check the latest on our HV Battery Translator page. New Translators are added here as they enter active development.