Hi all,
New member from Canada here. I have a 2019 Leaf SV Plus on order, scheduled to be received in about 3 months. I am reading up as much as I can on the Leaf before I get it as it will be my first EV (but on my second non-plugin hybrid car in the last 11 years).
I downloaded a copy of the US 2019 Leaf Owner's manual and I'm going though this 600+ page document. One information from Nissan that strikes me as strange is the following differences between the battery warmers of the 40KWh and 62KWh models:
40KWh: "The Li-ion battery warmer does not operate if the available Li-ion battery charge is less than approximately 15% and the charger is not connected to the vehicle. To help prevent the Li-ion battery from freezing, do not leave the vehicle in an environment if temperatures may go below -1°F (-17°C) unless the vehicle is connected to a charger."
62KWh: "The Li-ion battery warmer does not operate if the normal charger is not connected to the vehicle. To help prevent the Li-ion battery from freezing, do not leave the vehicle in an environment if temperatures may go below -4°F (-20°C) unless the vehicle is connected to a charger."
So, if I read this right, the 40KWh battery will power the battery warmer even if the charger is not connected, as long as the battery charge isn't too low but the bigger 62KWh battery will not power the battery warmer unless the charger is connected? The 62KWh seems to be able to take colder temps (-20C battery with -24C air) than the 40KWh (-17C) but here in Montreal, Canada I am more worried about cold winter days than hot summer days. I will park the car in the heated adjoining garage for charging and to keep it warm at night but parking at the train station where there are no available chargers could require careful planning on particularly cold winter days.
Anybody know anything about this potential issue for colder climate owners or is this just a mistake in the owner's manual? I realize that probably no one has gone through cold winters yet with the 62KWh car...
Thanks for the valuable info found on this forum,
Daniel
New member from Canada here. I have a 2019 Leaf SV Plus on order, scheduled to be received in about 3 months. I am reading up as much as I can on the Leaf before I get it as it will be my first EV (but on my second non-plugin hybrid car in the last 11 years).
I downloaded a copy of the US 2019 Leaf Owner's manual and I'm going though this 600+ page document. One information from Nissan that strikes me as strange is the following differences between the battery warmers of the 40KWh and 62KWh models:
40KWh: "The Li-ion battery warmer does not operate if the available Li-ion battery charge is less than approximately 15% and the charger is not connected to the vehicle. To help prevent the Li-ion battery from freezing, do not leave the vehicle in an environment if temperatures may go below -1°F (-17°C) unless the vehicle is connected to a charger."
62KWh: "The Li-ion battery warmer does not operate if the normal charger is not connected to the vehicle. To help prevent the Li-ion battery from freezing, do not leave the vehicle in an environment if temperatures may go below -4°F (-20°C) unless the vehicle is connected to a charger."
So, if I read this right, the 40KWh battery will power the battery warmer even if the charger is not connected, as long as the battery charge isn't too low but the bigger 62KWh battery will not power the battery warmer unless the charger is connected? The 62KWh seems to be able to take colder temps (-20C battery with -24C air) than the 40KWh (-17C) but here in Montreal, Canada I am more worried about cold winter days than hot summer days. I will park the car in the heated adjoining garage for charging and to keep it warm at night but parking at the train station where there are no available chargers could require careful planning on particularly cold winter days.
Anybody know anything about this potential issue for colder climate owners or is this just a mistake in the owner's manual? I realize that probably no one has gone through cold winters yet with the 62KWh car...
Thanks for the valuable info found on this forum,
Daniel