Comments on: 13 Key Questions and Answers about Nissan Leaf Battery Pack and Ordering

By: Jin Micro

Jin Micro — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:51:46 +0000

I too have questions regarding leaf batt packs in Nissan cars. Thanks for answering most of them.
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By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:13:33 +0000

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By: rdaught

rdaught — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:50:13 +0000

OK, so a year has gone by the numbers are in and the car is being driven for real….I drive the leaf to work daily. 30 miles both ways. All freeway miles except for maybe 5 miles. Traveling at an average speed of about 65-70. in LA, So far in mild weather. The car has no problem making it to work and back. And if I need to I can charge using a 110v outlet at work – I’ll be there for 9-10 hours anyway. There have been a few times where I didn’t come straight home but rather went WAY out of the way and I did have to get off the freeway to extend the range. ohh and you can get over 120 miles out of a charge but that is only when actually trying to see how far I can drive (keeping it under 45 in eco mode on a mild day)

By: Paul McNaughton

Paul McNaughton — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:47:57 +0000

Hi: I just drove the new leaf yesterday. I was impressed by it. It was smooth and had pretty good acceleration.

I owned a Prius before.

I live in McCormick , SC and it is about 60 miles round trip to Greenwood, SC. Doesn't give too much power to drive much farther, since I was told it will only go about 100 miles on charge.

Need more miles per charge

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:46:26 +0000

Ten years… Think about what ten years did with iPods, iPads, and electric drills . Do they even sell any electric drills or phones that plug into the wall anymore. Think about the fact that technology will grow battery improvements exponentially. There are always going to be rocket ships that explode on their way to their destinations. Big expensive mistakes are the sum of man’s ambition. But the electric car is the replacement to the oil hog monopoly. Remember what Thomas Edison’s first phonograph looked like? What would he ever think if he got to see an iPod nano? The wave of the electric car future is going to hit certain industries like a tsunami. If you are in the automotive related oil business you will be retired in ten years.

By: Ecar1

Ecar1 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:51:03 +0000

There are different type of Li-ion batteries.
cordless drills and like tool use Nano-Phosphate Lithium-Ion battries.
Electric cars may be using Lithium iron phosphate battery.
While most current highway-speed electric vehicle designs focus on lithium-ion and other lithium-based variants a variety of alternative batteries can also be used. Lithium based batteries are often chosen for their high power and energy density but have a limited shelf-life and cycle lifetime which can significantly increase the running costs of the vehicle. Variants such as Lithium iron phosphate and Lithium-titanate attempt to solve the durability issues with traditional lithium-ion batteries.

By: doc rose

doc rose — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:04:46 +0000

It is questionable how they get so much out of their Lithium battery when the new Lithium-Ion batteries for cordless drills and like tools only get two to three years use. Where is the discrepancy?

By: Sunny

Sunny — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:13:54 +0000

No, the Leaf has a 132 mile range (or 138?) with perfect weather, the perfect driver and the perfect charge. The range is like 62 – 138 miles. Average non-aggressive driving will get you 100 miles. Agressive with bad terrain and bad weather should give 60 miles. I suppose that is what the range means. They haven’t addressed the temperature though. As far as I know, if it is stinking cold like in Minnesotta, batteries can only deliver like half the kWhrs.

By: socko

socko — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:22:26 +0000

oh man – i hate misinformation. 4 grams or 4 KILOgrams of lithium. if the article is incorrect, why hasn’t a correction been made since May?!

By: mark smith

mark smith — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:54:10 +0000

You are not going to be charging it on a fast charger each time! Firstly 400v 40amps is not domesitc. You will be charging it overnight on 220-240v which will take 8 hours. Nobody is likely to pay $20,000+ to intall a fast charger (80% in 26 minutes) when you are leaving a car in the garage for >8 hours and can charge it on domestic 220v.
The 440V charging will happen occasionally on highways, cafes and malls – at the few locations that install this charger.
NO in perfect weater you’d get 135 miles.
The range Nissan quotes is anywhere from 80miles to 135miles on a full charge. The average is 100 miles. If you were sitting for 9 hours in the car with the AC on and went 48 miles you would also have discharged the battery – but nobody does that.
80% capacity in 26 minutes… the charger automatically then switches to it’s normal trickle charge – so if you left it there for an hour you’d get 90% and 2 hours = 100% … probably. You can’t fastcharge lithium batteries safely to 100%.