Nissan Won't Build Its Own Electric Car Batteries Anymore (cnet.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Balancing every single task by oneself, instead of getting some help, can break a person down in record time. That's likely why Nissan has decided to step away from manufacturing batteries for its electric vehicles. Nissan announced on Tuesday that it would sell its battery-manufacturing subsidiary, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), to the Chinese investment firm GSR Capital. "This is a win-win for AESC and Nissan. It enables AESC to utilize GSR's wide networks and proactive investment to expand its customer base and further increase its competitiveness," said Hiroto Saikawa, president and CEO of Nissan, in a statement. "In turn, this will further enhance Nissan's EV competitiveness. AESC will remain a very important partner for Nissan as we deepen our focus on designing and producing market-leading electric vehicles."

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Re:this is why Tesla is going to be HUGE quickly

[Rei]

There's no risk with this purchase. Nissan's battery "technology" in the Leaf is terrible. Among the worst in the industry, if not the worst in the industry. It's just passively cooled prismatic cells wired together in a giant "suitcase". The average degradation on them is terrible.

Re:Electric cars going the way of 3D TV and RoR

[Rei]

Also worth noting that Tesla has the highest owner satisfaction rating in the industry, with 91% saying would buy again (the next closest being Porsche at 84%)

Tesla only makes electric cars. So, read into that what you will.

Re:this is why Tesla is going to be HUGE quickly

[AmiMoJo]

Nonsense. I have owned two Leafs, the batteries are great. Very low degradation even under extreme conditions - taxi companies doing multiple rapid charges every day and a 100% charge overnight, for 200,000 miles. They actually removed the "long life mode" 80% charge option from newer models because it was pointless, the 100% charge having no real effect on the battery pack.

They are passively cooled, but that's fine for the Leaf. You only need active cooling if you want to charge at >50kW or for longer periods than a 30kWh pack needs, or if you are drawing more energy than the Leaf does even brodering it. Again, taxi firms running the cars hard, charging them hard, demonstrates this.