johnrhansen
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mctom987 said:Just curious. Why D batteries?
A (very) small 12v SLA battery can be had for ~$10. While it certainly won't jump an ICE car, it's more than enough power for the Leaf's electronics. At 2.1 lbs, you have a single battery you can leave disconnected in the glove compartment, trunk space, or probably even fashion a bucket/case for it parallel to the main 12V (my battery has ~1" extra room on the sides)
Alkaline batteries last forever if they are not used, lead acid batteries on the other hand, will self discharge fast enough so that no voltage will be available if you need it. How about a 12 volt lantern battery?
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