Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-12 Thread Jamie K via EV
Our 2013 LEAF SV is still showing 12 bars of battery. It has more than 40,000 miles and handles 99% of our trips which are area roads and highways. Fast charging is useful for extending its range on longer trips, but we mostly charge at home as needed. With the auto-timed charging it's

Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-12 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
The original Leaf has an 80kW motor and a 24kWh battery. -- Original Message -- From: "Paul Compton via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Cc: "Paul Compton" Sent: 12-Aug-18 1:55:48 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father no

Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-12 Thread Paul Compton via EV
On 11 August 2018 at 23:49, Willie via EV wrote: > I thought Leafs were 80kw. Are they now offering a low power model to > increase efficiency? No, it's just the usual casual attitude to the difference between drive system power (kW) and battery capacity (kWh). -- Paul Compton

Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-11 Thread Willie via EV
On 08/11/2018 05:45 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: I'll stand up for Nissan, too. I have a thousand complaints but I think, overall, they did a great job. What really matters is whether you want to be an early adopter and take some risk. I was an early adopter for both Nissan/Leaf and

Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-11 Thread Willie via EV
On 08/11/2018 12:15 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: We have had three Leafs.  The 2012 Leaf had a bad battery.  We turned it back in.  Our 2013 Leaf has normal battery degradation.  We can still eek out a hundred miles range on the freeway.  This is at 42k miles.  Still very useful.  Our

Re: [EVDL] Subject: Re: George Bush father now: Nissan Leaf Compliance car?

2018-08-11 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
I'll stand up for Nissan, too. I have a thousand complaints but I think, overall, they did a great job. What really matters is whether you want to be an early adopter and take some risk. Peri -- Original Message -- From: "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" Cc: "Lawrence