Congrats on the new LEAF. There were some significant improvements in
the 2013 model year (search the EVDL for comments on "LEAF version
1.5"). There were changes to instrumentation, battery chemistry, regen,
and other features that early adopters of 2011/12 versions had been
requesting.
You can also search for comments about the LEAF's battery warranty.
The LEAF's traction batteries are passively air cooled. It takes a while
to change the temp of the batteries. There's a battery temp indicator on
the left side of the dash (the bars opposite the charge bars). Your
parents can keep an eye on that.
I would suspect that running the LEAF's AC inside the garage would be
unlikely to cool the batteries, and might actually do the opposite since
the garage air would be getting warmer. The batteries are not inside the
LEAF's passenger area and AFAIK aren't cooled by the LEAF's AC.
If the LEAF's dash starts showing hotter battery temps, here are some
ideas: Park the car in the shade. Keep the garage ventilated if it gets
hotter than the outside air temp. Use the timer to charge at night when
it's cooler. Generally set it to charge to 80% unless they need more on
a particular day.
Most importantly, enjoy the new electric ride!
Here's a useful place to ask further LEAF questions or read answers to
questions others have asked:
www.myNissanLeaf.com
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 5/31/15 1:03 PM, Ben Goren via EV wrote:
So, Dad just drove Mom home in a 2013 Leaf. ~12k miles, California
vehicle; couldn't tell it from new. There was one bar missing from
the charge gauge; the numeric meter read, "98%."
Everybody's excited. It should be well and truly perfect for them.
One thought I had that I'm hoping somebody might be able to shed some
insight into...they'll be keeping the car in the garage, but the
garage isn't climate controlled. It probably won't quite get to
today's forecasted high of 108°F inside the garage, but it'll
definitely get rather toasty.
What are the chances that the car will let you run the air
conditioning while it's plugged in with nobody inside? Would that
actually do anything to make the batteries happier?
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