frontrangeleaf
Well-known member
I really wish Nissan would clarify what Leaf+ owners can expect in very cold conditions.
I left ours out this week in very cold temps with about 45% charge, and trusted that it would behave in a reasonable manner given its SoC. I’m kind of tired of worrying about it.
It doesn’t get cold enough here for long enough to matter. We did see temps in the low single negative digits Fahrenheit overnight, with highs in the teens.
But I feel it’s unacceptable that the owners manual should be so ambiguously worded. It would be also unacceptable that the battery would only run whatever heating ability it has while plugged in AND at a reasonable charge level, if in fact that is the case. Reasonable charge level alone should suffice.
My sense is it might otherwise violate Magnusen Warranty Act terms, but I’m not a lawyer.
I left ours out this week in very cold temps with about 45% charge, and trusted that it would behave in a reasonable manner given its SoC. I’m kind of tired of worrying about it.
It doesn’t get cold enough here for long enough to matter. We did see temps in the low single negative digits Fahrenheit overnight, with highs in the teens.
But I feel it’s unacceptable that the owners manual should be so ambiguously worded. It would be also unacceptable that the battery would only run whatever heating ability it has while plugged in AND at a reasonable charge level, if in fact that is the case. Reasonable charge level alone should suffice.
My sense is it might otherwise violate Magnusen Warranty Act terms, but I’m not a lawyer.