Does anyone here know if Nissan implemented any technological responses to the failures in southwestern US? Those that are the subject o af lawsuit?
All I know about is the test results showing deterioration under high temp and high SOC conditions. Did Nissan make any changes and when? Mike On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:03 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > % Some U.S. Leaf owners would state differently % > > > https://3d-car-shows.com/nissan-leaf-battery-reliably-outperforms-cynics-critics-and-alternatives/ > NISSAN LEAF BATTERY RELIABLY OUTPERFORMS CYNICS, CRITICS AND ALTERNATIVES > March 23, 2015 By Gerald Ferreira > > [image > https://3d-car-shows.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nissan-leaf.jpg > > > video > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V1bJJwJhEg > Nissan LEAF Battery Reliability Outperforms Cynics, Critics and > Alternatives > Nissan Europe Mar 17, 2015 > - Just 0.01% of batteries have been replaced since 2010 > - More reliable than a petrol or diesel engine, according to industry > averages > > § Nissan LEAF is the world’s best-selling electric car, with more than > 30,000 sold across Europe > ] > > - Five years on, Nissan reports 99.99% battery success rate across Europe > > - More reliable than a petrol or diesel engine, according to industry > averages > > - Nissan LEAF is the world’s best-selling all-electric car, with over > 165,000 sold globally > > Rolle, Switzerland, 19 February 2015: Five years and more than 35,000 > European sales since the launch of its all-electric LEAF, proprietary data > released by Nissan for the first time shows that 99.99 percent of its > battery units remain entirely fit for purpose. > > The findings will silence naysayers who, in 2010, claimed that “batteries > would need to be fully replaced after three years,” or that “high-mileage > LEAFs would experience a noticeable drop in battery capacity in the first > year of ownership.” > > In fact, the failure rate of the battery power unit is less than 0.01 > percent – or just three units in total – a fraction of the equivalent > industry-wide? figure for defects affecting traditional combustion engines. > > To prove the long-term reliability of the battery technology, Nissan > tracked > down a rather infamous early model, whose owner is still enjoying > fault-free > motoring in her LEAF three years on: > > Electric vehicle advocate and presenter of online TV channel Fully Charged, > Robert Llewellyn commented: “This comes as no surprise. There was a lot of > apprehension about electric technology in the beginning, but with sales > climbing month-on-month I struggle to see how these myths continue to be > regurgitated today.” > > The Nissan LEAF has smashed its own sales record with a 33 percent increase > in sales in 2014 over the previous year, taking more than a quarter of the > burgeoning electric car market with 15,098 sales. > > Jean-Pierre Diernaz, Director of Electric Vehicles for Nissan in Europe, > comments: “The facts speak for themselves. The rate of battery faults in > our > vehicles is negligible, even the most ardent critic cannot argue with that. > > “The battery technology is just part of our success story. With over > 165,000 > customers globally, it’s clear that we’re not the only people who are > thrilled by the success of this state-of-the-art technology.” > > With just three main components – the on-board charger, inverter and motor > – > the Nissan LEAF is also 40 percent cheaper to maintain compared to petrol > or > diesel-powered alternatives. > > The Nissan LEAF launched over four years ago in 2010, as one of the first > mass-market, pure-electric vehicles. It is now the best-selling electric > vehicle in history, with over 165,000 LEAF vehicles sold globally, more > than > 35,000 of which have been sold in Europe; clocking up an impressive one > billion kilometres worldwide. > [© 3d-car-shows.com] > ... > > http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2015/03/23/127476-nissan-leaf-battery-reliably-outperforms-cynics-critics-and-alternatives.html > Nissan LEAF Battery Reliably Outperforms Cynics, Critics and Alternatives > 23 March 2015 > > > > > http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/nissan-sends-powerful-message-to-those-who-doubt-electric-vehicles-1-7171329 > Nissan sends powerful message to those who doubt electric vehicles > Fiona Thompson 23 March 2015 > > NISSAN’S Leaf batteries have shown they go the distance after less than > 0.01 > per cent of those installed in 35,000 cars have failed. > > Five years after the first models were built, data has shown 99.9per cent > of > the battery units made remain fit for purpose, with just three breaking > during that time. > > It is said to be a fraction of the equivalent industry-wide figure for > defects affecting traditional combustion engines. > > To prove their long-term reliability, Nissan tracked down the owner of the > model which appeared in Top Gear’s test drive and electric vehicle advocate > and presenter of online TV channel Fully Charged, Robert Llewellyn, who > owns > a Leaf. > > He said: “This comes as no surprise. > > “There was a lot of apprehension about electric technology in the > beginning, > but with sales climbing month-on-month I struggle to see how these myths > continue to be regurgitated today.” > > Nissan says the Leaf has smashed its sales record with a 33 percent > increase > in 2014 over the previous year, taking more than a quarter of the market > with 15,098 sales. > > Jean-Pierre Diernaz, director of electric vehicles for Nissan in Europe, > said: “The facts speak for themselves. > > “The rate of battery faults in our vehicles is negligible, even the most > ardent critic cannot argue with that. > > Nissan’s Sunderland plant produces the Qashqai, Note and Juke and the Leaf, > with the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles starting > in 2012. > [© sunderlandecho.com] > > > > http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=220120 > Tony Williams' updated battery capacity loss event chronology > ... > https://www.google.com/search?q=leaf+electric+car+battery+life+heat > Leaf pack dies premature death in U.S. heat > https://www.google.com/#q=nissan+leaf+electric+car+battery+life > ... > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+subject%3Aleaf+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date > Read more Leaf EVLN items on evdl > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-LEAF-EV-Pack-Reliability-Outperforms-Cynics-Critics-tp4674491.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. 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