Recent content by cthombor

I reckon it's *always* possible to feel justified, when complaining about inequitable taxation! I'd say that $200/yr, per registered vehicle, is a pretty low price to pay for the privilege of having a state-maintained roading network. But ... I have no idea what fraction of the roads in...

I see some evidence in the plot below that a 40kWh Leaf will run a (roughly) 15-minute top-up charge session at 13V every twelve hours, if it's parked up and *not* connected to a slowcharger. (And maybe it'll run these sessions even when it is connected to a slowcharger, I really don't know.)...

Hmmm... 45 seconds of charging at 100A is (45s)(1h/3600s)(100A) = 1.25Ah. That'll help a little but you'd lose ground if that were the only time it were charging. A parked-up Leaf loses roughly 3Ah/day from its 12V battery, according to a blogger. You need dozens of Ah to "top-up" a...

Hmmm... seems our world has taken yet-another step into an era where different blocs of countries have different de-facto standards for EV charging. That'll be rough on consumers in countries such as New Zealand (where I live), because we'll have to deal with several only-vaguely-compatible...

There has been a *lot* of discussion about the Leaf's 12V battery charging algorithm, over the years. It's possible that different model years have different behaviour; but my former 2013 Leaf and my current 2014 e-NV200 would run a short top-up 12V charging cycle on a 24 hour timer. There's...

I agree with your friend. Here's my reasoning: * If you start your AC slow-charge with a battery that's already warm from driving, you'll charge more rapidly and efficiently -- because none of the charging power will be diverted to your Leaf's cold-weather battery-warmer. * If instead you...

Nine years down the 'pike ... I'm providing some feedback from Aotearoa NZ, just in case anyone will notice ;-)! I agree with the person who pointed out that the "C-rate" is so low on *any* AC charge, no matter what the voltage or amperage, that's there'll be no difference on battery longevity...

You shouldn't see any more of these 15 A 200 VAC Leaf EVSEs in NZ. See https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2020-au5440 I don't dare to plug mine in for fear of the explosion hazard, and I certainly wouldn't let it charge unattended due to the fire hazard. It is rated only for 200 VAC, but...