Tony828 said:
Considering the new 2018 Leaf. I live in south Florida and the temperature is in the 80-90's F in the summer; and the garage is in high 80' all summer. Any news regarding better battery thermal management for the new 2018 Leaf? For current Leaf, the Bolt and Tesla have better battery liquid cooling systems; if the Leaf keeps the same air cooling system, I may've to get a used Tesla.
Liquid cooling is only cost effective if If you have a
very expensive pack, or in instances when a flammable battery pack (tesla) makes it a safety requirement.
As battery costs continue to fall rapidly, the added expense and efficiency penalty of liquid cooling makes even less sense than it did in the past.
Seven years ago, The LEAF was (and still is) a far superior BEV for most buyers, for having the
"better" conductive battery cooling design.
It would be disappointing if Nissan, in a misguided attempt to satisfy
common stupidity, handicaps the Gen two leaf with liquid cooling.