IF the entire fall-out of this story is slow QC charging on frequent QC stops during a long trip then Joe's point that daily driving will not be impacted is obviously reasonable. There are two problems however with his stance:
1. While long trips are indeed the minority of days for most owners, that does not change the fact that trips are a problem. People in general want their car to provide good service across a gamut of uses. At $30k+, I would too.
2. I suspect that the QC taper story is the canary in a coal mine, a hint that these car packs are going to be running hot for months at a time every summer and battery degradation is going to be the worst of the LEAF generations. If true it is going to affect a large swath, I'll guess an easy majority of owners. Time will tell, and I appreciate Joe spending his money so we can find out.
1. While long trips are indeed the minority of days for most owners, that does not change the fact that trips are a problem. People in general want their car to provide good service across a gamut of uses. At $30k+, I would too.
2. I suspect that the QC taper story is the canary in a coal mine, a hint that these car packs are going to be running hot for months at a time every summer and battery degradation is going to be the worst of the LEAF generations. If true it is going to affect a large swath, I'll guess an easy majority of owners. Time will tell, and I appreciate Joe spending his money so we can find out.