metricus
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I have leased my second leaf 2 weeks ago. My previous one was a 2016 - 24kwh one.
I was a happy customer until I got my 2019 one. I had never heard of Rapidgate or ever needed to Google anything about my leaf. Took quite a few longer trips with repeated QC and never had an issue to report.
With my 2019 one the first QC I did i found my battery temp gauge all the way up to the first red line.
I see a lot of talk about 2018 overheating. Any similar experience with 2019?
So here is a quick description of my test drive I did yesterday. FYI I live in PA and the temp outside was around 14 Celsius (50s).
I picked my car from the dealership where it stayed overnight to be "checked" and took a trip to Newark Airport and back to dealership and then home. The total trip was around 225 miles. Speeds were turnpike style 65-70.
Started at 83% charge and drove 62 miles to first charging station on NJ turnpike.
It charged at 35kW and I went up to 75% until the EVGo charger shut me down after 30 min.
After this charge the temp gauge was 3/4 up (40 C) and stayed there until next charge.
Next stage was another some 60 miles.
Second charge was at 26 kW and 30 minutes got me from 28% to 64%
Temp gauge went up to 46 C after the charge and remained there during the next stage
The trip back to the dealer was 54 miles
At the dealer the charge was down to 19 kW and took me from 16% to 55% in about 40 mins
After this charge the temp was at first red line (50 C).
I had enough juice to get home but since there is another QC on the way I tried plugging in.
At this point the charge was only 14 kW, the temp gauge was on red and stayed there until I finally got home. I did not charge here for more than a few minutes.
I read a lot about Rapidgate these past days and understand that there is no cooling etc etc. i am also an engineer so you don't need to start with the basics.
1. How does this behavior compare to Rapidgate?
2. Do other 2019 owners experience the same? Is this a car problem or just "normal"?
3. I have started a Nissan ticket. Can I expect anything? Any advice on what to ask for?
Thank you!
I was a happy customer until I got my 2019 one. I had never heard of Rapidgate or ever needed to Google anything about my leaf. Took quite a few longer trips with repeated QC and never had an issue to report.
With my 2019 one the first QC I did i found my battery temp gauge all the way up to the first red line.
I see a lot of talk about 2018 overheating. Any similar experience with 2019?
So here is a quick description of my test drive I did yesterday. FYI I live in PA and the temp outside was around 14 Celsius (50s).
I picked my car from the dealership where it stayed overnight to be "checked" and took a trip to Newark Airport and back to dealership and then home. The total trip was around 225 miles. Speeds were turnpike style 65-70.
Started at 83% charge and drove 62 miles to first charging station on NJ turnpike.
It charged at 35kW and I went up to 75% until the EVGo charger shut me down after 30 min.
After this charge the temp gauge was 3/4 up (40 C) and stayed there until next charge.
Next stage was another some 60 miles.
Second charge was at 26 kW and 30 minutes got me from 28% to 64%
Temp gauge went up to 46 C after the charge and remained there during the next stage
The trip back to the dealer was 54 miles
At the dealer the charge was down to 19 kW and took me from 16% to 55% in about 40 mins
After this charge the temp was at first red line (50 C).
I had enough juice to get home but since there is another QC on the way I tried plugging in.
At this point the charge was only 14 kW, the temp gauge was on red and stayed there until I finally got home. I did not charge here for more than a few minutes.
I read a lot about Rapidgate these past days and understand that there is no cooling etc etc. i am also an engineer so you don't need to start with the basics.
1. How does this behavior compare to Rapidgate?
2. Do other 2019 owners experience the same? Is this a car problem or just "normal"?
3. I have started a Nissan ticket. Can I expect anything? Any advice on what to ask for?
Thank you!