o00scorpion00o
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Evoforce said:o00scorpion00o said:DNAinaGoodWay said:^ there's another one.
I wonder if the "lizard" battery is actually engineered to perform better in cooler climates. Like Japan.
I would say the changes to the current 24 Kwh Gen form July 2013 on are more than more heat resistance.
There could be better cycling performance and higher current capability or better C charging rates and perhaps discharge C rates also.
Could be improved cycling ability also or a combination of all, small changes can have a big impact.
The 30 kwh is a different chemistry altogether and it could last a very long time. Mine is due to arrive about the 3rd week in February, it charges faster also from the DC charger.
I hope conclusions aren't being drawn on something that is unproven. I would be curious to see your comparison data to support your position. I am continuing to lose slightly less than 1% a month even in a more temperate climate (winter) with the lizard battery. I submit that they are not more heat resistant as touted by Nissan.
They did not make any further claims as to durability as far as I know. And could you point me to where they have said that the 30kWh battery is a different chemistry? I'm just trying to get to the bottom of this to see if they should be called the penguin battery as someone else has suggested.
In relation to the 30 Kwh being a different chemistry in the link below.
Getting back to the current Gen 24 Kwh, I have said reputedly now that there are changes quiet evident now from U.K and Irish leafs that compared to the 2011-2013 battery are lasting much longer for the same mileage/time and possibly in similar climates. While heat may still be an issue in hot climates the results are quiet clear now that the current 24 kwh battery is lasting much longer and it could also be the case that there is added heat resistance which makes the effects of fast charging even in cooler climates less noticeable.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1100775_nissans-60-kwh-200-mile-battery-pack-what-we-know-so-far