http://metronews.ca/drive/1143099/nissan-leaf-owners-can-get-emails-form-their-cars/ Nissan Leaf owners can get emails form their cars By Jil McIntosh September 2, 2014
[image http://metronewsca.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/smartcar.jpg The Nissan Leaf can tell its owners by phone how much the battery is recharged and how far the car will go on that charge. ] Most cars today will let you pair your phone to them, and then make or take calls to other people through the car’s audio system. But there are a few vehicles that can also work the other way: Hook up your phone, and they’ll call you. One of these is the all-electric Nissan Leaf, which uses a telematics system called Carwings to receive and send information, which the driver accesses through a smartphone or dedicated website. “The Leaf has a cellular connection,” explains Preston Wong, development manager in the Connected Services department at Nissan Canada. “It uses that to connect to Nissan’s data centre.” The Leaf reaches the data centre through the Rogers network to receive or forward information. Meanwhile, communication from the data centre to the car’s owner goes out via the Internet. It doesn’t matter what cell carrier the driver uses, as long as there’s an Internet connection on the phone or laptop. Through the mobile app, the driver can see how much the battery is charged and how far the car will go on that charge, including variations for whether the climate control is on or off. The car can even send an email or text message to its owner when charging is complete, or a warning if power has been disrupted to the charging outlet. Some functions can be controlled through the phone, as well. If the car has already been plugged in, the driver can use the app to delay charging until later in the evening when rates go down, or start it immediately if the car will be needed sooner. It’s also possible to set the climate control to pre-heat or pre-cool the cabin. These systems draw a lot of power, so running them while the car is still plugged in saves more stored electricity that can be used to drive farther between charges. The Carwings system can also show the driver a list of the closest public charging stations, which changes as new stations are opened. The Leaf contacts the data centre through its cellular connection and downloads the updated list, adding any new ones to its map. When the driver inputs a destination into the navigation system, the car determines whether it has enough battery power for the journey, and indicates any charging stations along the way. A display on the Leaf’s instrument cluster “grows” virtual trees whenever the car is being driven efficiently, and, if the owner chooses, the car can upload its driving history to the website. “You can compare these metrics with everyone else in the world,” Wong says. “It has a history of the distance and the energy economy, and you can see your ‘forests’ growing larger and larger through the web.” App to communicate • The Leaf was the first Nissan/Infiniti vehicle with a telematics system that connects to a data centre. • The data centre is global, and all Nissan Leafs in the world use it for this type of communication. • The app also shows how long it will take to charge the car, sends reminders if the car needs to be plugged in, and can connect the driver directly to roadside assistance. [© 2014 Free Daily News] For EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/might-tesla-owner/ You Might Be A Tesla Owner If… http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economic-development/brothels-no-barrier-nevada-economic-development Batteries & Brothels are no Barrier to NV economic development ... http://www.mynextfone.co.uk/breaking-news/tax-breaks-key-as-tesla-plans-gigafactory-in-nevada-h3170.html Tax breaks key as Tesla plans Gigafactory in Nevada ... http://www.voanews.com/content/nevada-wins-bid-5-billion-tesla-factory/2439413.html VoiceOfAmerica: $1+B NV tax-breaks beat-out AZ,CA,NM,TX http://www.businessinsider.com/brothel-tycoon-helped-bring-teslas-gigafactory-to-nevada-2014-9 Brothel Tycoon Helped Seal Tesla's Gigafactory Deal http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/29/new-process-solves-lithium-ion-battery-problem/ Old tires to Graphite> for new lithium-ion EV batteries http://guardianlv.com/2014/08/tesla-goes-wireless-in-china/ Tesla Goes Wireless in China + EVLN: App recovers woman's stolen $90k Tesla-S EV & Police nab thieves {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Happy-n-charged-ready-to-go-Leaf-EV-telematics-emails-owners-tp4671442.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)
