All,
I live in the Phoenix metro area. purchased a 2014 Nissan Leaf S last Thursday. I am loving the car so far and have done lots of testing of the battery with Leaf Spy Pro and its quite healthy for the mileage of the car(Car was bought from Orange county, CA). What are some tips for summer driving/charging and garage storage of the car here that will keep the battery healthy. I know in the past there were issues in the Phoenix area and I was wondering what some best practices for this car are for the heat. My biggest concern is trickle charging at work during the summer. The area that is set aside for this at my employer is not shaded or covered in any way. I am worried about the effect this may have on the battery. I will be garaging the car at home and I am also concerned about summer garage temps. My garage door is south facing and I am planning to insulate the door, it is a ventilated garage and I thought about placing a box fan blowing out at one of the vents to circulate air. Are there other things that I could do to keep the temps down to minimize the heat effect on the battery?
I live in the Phoenix metro area. purchased a 2014 Nissan Leaf S last Thursday. I am loving the car so far and have done lots of testing of the battery with Leaf Spy Pro and its quite healthy for the mileage of the car(Car was bought from Orange county, CA). What are some tips for summer driving/charging and garage storage of the car here that will keep the battery healthy. I know in the past there were issues in the Phoenix area and I was wondering what some best practices for this car are for the heat. My biggest concern is trickle charging at work during the summer. The area that is set aside for this at my employer is not shaded or covered in any way. I am worried about the effect this may have on the battery. I will be garaging the car at home and I am also concerned about summer garage temps. My garage door is south facing and I am planning to insulate the door, it is a ventilated garage and I thought about placing a box fan blowing out at one of the vents to circulate air. Are there other things that I could do to keep the temps down to minimize the heat effect on the battery?