• 18107@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    I have a 12 year old electric car with an old battery chemistry known for it’s fast degradation compared to current chemistries. It still has more than 50% of its original capacity, which is still more than we need.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if I can keep driving it for another 5-10 years before selling the battery for grid storage.

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      1 year ago

      As a guess do you have a Nissan Leaf? If so I think there is a cottage market for replacement and range booster packs. Still cheaper than a new EV. I miss my leaf but not the horrible highway range.

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        1 year ago

        It is a Leaf.

        When the battery does eventually die, I’ll be looking at EVs enhanced for an upgrade. The car is too nice to throw away.

        I also have a 62kWh Leaf E+ for highway driving. It’s ok, but the older Leafs (from before the refresh) are much more fun to drive, have more storage space, a tighter turning circle, and are much better value for money. I would recommend almost any EV instead of buying a new Leaf. (Maybe not the Hummer EV).

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          1 year ago

          Oh no, this isn’t good news! I’m looking into a newer Leaf, 2019 or newer and was expecting similar performance and such, just bigger battery.

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            1 year ago

            The main problem with the new leaf is the lack of battery cooling. After 3 (sometimes 2) rapid charges in a day the battery is at max temperature and the charge rate drastically reduces.

            Unless you already have a CHAdeMO V2G charger, I recommend choosing an EV with battery cooling (almost all of them). You can probably find one with more features and longer range for a lower price than a new Leaf.

            If you aren’t planning on using the car enough to worry about battery overheating, and you enjoy the test drive, it’s not actually a bad car. Just a little overpriced.

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              1 year ago

              Wait wait….I thought the new leafs had active cooling and heating? Now got to research this.

              I loved the old leafs but lack of active heat and cooling killed the batteries in a few years.

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                1 year ago

                They’ve always had a heating pad in them, unless it only came with some cold weather packages. The “active cooling” is just a fan that blows across the battery, and does basically nothing if you’re charging and it’s already warm outside.

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                  1 year ago

                  I am dumbfounded. After the class action lawsuit from Arizona and the lizard battery chemistry from early Leafs why would Nissan not move to active cooling in a huge refresh.

                  You def saved my bacon, thanks for the info!

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        1 year ago

        About 60km from 80%, so I’m guessing 75km (45mi) from 100%.

        We rarely drive it more than 10km in a day, and there are chargers every 20km around here.

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          I’ve got some 60+ mile days since I live so far from Seattle, and the occasional drive to Portland. I’d love to get a leaf, but I need to know that it can handle 200-300 miles on a charge.