Evoforce
Well-known member
Well I opened this Pandora's box in a different thread (Re: Lizard Pack Holding Up) that should be responded to here...
I haven't even tried to crunch numbers on what the (best guess) expectations would be for a 60kWh Nissan battery as well as addressing concerns from the past batteries to the future batteries. Quite a few of my personal questions are more angled at dealing with heat degradation since it greatly affects me.
What is the useable percentage likely to be?
How many people will buy the cars expecting to use it's relatively full range each day?
Do we think it will still be a 12 bar setup?
If it is a 12 bar system and warranty is still a minimum repair to 9, will it still work for 200 mile buyers?
Do we think Nissan will repair the warrantied battery or replace it in it's entirety?
Do we feel the capacity warranty won't kick in until about the same AHr (maybe a little higher to compensate for higher weight) and the car can barely go over 40 miles on surface streets as it is now with 24kWh at 8 bars?
What about pushing around the extra 200 pounds?
What about pushing around a weak heavier battery as it depletes?
Will there be more tire wear with this a heavier Leaf.
What about extra QC time?
What about existing QC stations without enough kW for larger batteries?
Do we think many people will still be pushing the range of approximately 100 miles out and a 100 miles back?
With 2 and 1/2 times the density of the 24kWh battery, will it degrade at a faster or slower rate in hot climates? Example: Arizona batteries are degrading on average about 2% per month @ 24kWh pack size.
How will cold weather effect these batteries and range?
Etc. What is your opinion?
I haven't even tried to crunch numbers on what the (best guess) expectations would be for a 60kWh Nissan battery as well as addressing concerns from the past batteries to the future batteries. Quite a few of my personal questions are more angled at dealing with heat degradation since it greatly affects me.
What is the useable percentage likely to be?
How many people will buy the cars expecting to use it's relatively full range each day?
Do we think it will still be a 12 bar setup?
If it is a 12 bar system and warranty is still a minimum repair to 9, will it still work for 200 mile buyers?
Do we think Nissan will repair the warrantied battery or replace it in it's entirety?
Do we feel the capacity warranty won't kick in until about the same AHr (maybe a little higher to compensate for higher weight) and the car can barely go over 40 miles on surface streets as it is now with 24kWh at 8 bars?
What about pushing around the extra 200 pounds?
What about pushing around a weak heavier battery as it depletes?
Will there be more tire wear with this a heavier Leaf.
What about extra QC time?
What about existing QC stations without enough kW for larger batteries?
Do we think many people will still be pushing the range of approximately 100 miles out and a 100 miles back?
With 2 and 1/2 times the density of the 24kWh battery, will it degrade at a faster or slower rate in hot climates? Example: Arizona batteries are degrading on average about 2% per month @ 24kWh pack size.
How will cold weather effect these batteries and range?
Etc. What is your opinion?