The owner of a Nissan Leaf electric car says his experience has been a cautionary tale for others who might make the leap to electric vehicles. New batteries unavailableThe difficulty of sourcing replacement Leaf batteries is well known. Twelve months after the cell died on his Nissan Leaf, Mississauga's Atif Harooni was still driving a rental car. Carlo Sabucco, who operate Sils Complete Auto Care Centre in Oakville, Ont., which specializes in EV repair, said he stopped trying to source used Leaf batteries more than a year ago. If a Nissan Leaf owner calls for an battery upgrade I say, 'Sorry, no, you go find the battery.
