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I'm pleased that there will finally be a DCFC standard plug/receptacle for all EVs. I am perplexed, however, that it didn't go in the other direction like in Europe, where Tesla had to conform to the CCS2 standard. I would have been just as happy with CCS1, despite its "bulkier" connection...

YES. Absolutely! See my post on the issue, especially my later reply with more specifics.

I hear you --and empathize! Yes, I've also read all the posts related to the Phoenix capacity loss kerfuffle since the getgo --so many that it's a wonder we're not cross-eyed at this point. However, I never remember seeing any actual Ahr data from the Leafs tested back then, which is why I...

I do use Ahr. Indeed, the SOH is simply the result of dividing the Ahr by 66.25 Ahr. I use both LEAFstat and Leaf Spy Pro. They both gave readouts of 47.53 Ahr when my 3rd bar disappeared. I fail to see how 71.73% is "in line" with that. I didn't know Ahr readouts were ever reported for the...

Your numbers are off. Please read my post that started this thread. Also, a new 24kW battery has 66.25 Ahr, which is the base that LEAFStat and Leaf Spy Pro use to calculate capacity SOH: Current Ahr ÷ 66.25 Ahr = Current Capacity

Those who wonder about the capacity bar loss percentages might want to read my post: Strike Three!

Amazing, yes... but not surprising in this state. :( And despite what the biggest slice of the pie is in the article's graphic! Doh-oh!

KJD: Argh! Sure wish I lived closer: I'd love to be there, if they wouldn't mind a heretic's presence. It would be a good chance to "encourage" Rocky Mountain Power to work with UT legislators to change the solar regulations. Like in other states, citizens who put more electrons into the grid...

Very glad to hear that you and Nissan could work it out to your satisfaction, spooka.

I don't think (?) that Nissan's 76-to-84 variance for 4 miles-per-kWh includes the use of climate control, since the projected ambient temperature is 70°F. If not, neither is it a factor when I plot its polynomial curve. My guess is that, if climate control were used, it would undoubtedly lower...

Mmm. Not entirely true, George. Yes, my figures are based upon "Nissan's book" to determine what the automaker's parameters would predict. I do not think, however, that said "book" fails to "consider any climatic influences at all." I think it reasonable to assume that this might be one of the...

Hi, Gerry: Given his thorough knowledge of the Leaf's inner workings, I bet Phil (Ingineer) could provide a reliable answer to this question. I can only venture wild guesses. Let's see. The Leaf is advertised as having a 24 kW pack, but supposedly only 21 kW are useable. Then there is the...

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'm sure that is a significant factor too. And then there are soooo many other factors, depending upon "care and usage." There simply must be other reasons for those few outliers besides age, miles, and climate --or else there would be more outliers.

Hi, Stoaty: I applied the data from your table for Phoenix to plot its corresponding polynomial curve for battery loss over time. Compared to my own graph that uses Nissan's generic 5- and 10-year benchmarks, It differs significantly, as you can see: If your model is correct, the 80% and 70%...

I hope Nissan endorses it, then! Indeed, if they do deem it accurate and reliable, I hope that they compensate you for the effort and start to publish a variation of it on their website.

No doubt about that! Nor will the increasing mileage affect capacity "the same way in Phoenix, Seville, or in Ivins, as they would in Seattle." Perhaps it is just wishful thinking, but I would like to think that Nissan's pre-production testing and projected parameters would cover such variables...

Spooka once wrote to me about the 7,500 mileage issue, and since it keeps coming up in this thread, here is a variation of my reply. For whatever it's worth, I don't think that Andy Palmer was changing the capacity benchmarks in his video interview with Chelsea. I got the impression that he was...

Oh, George... that's simply not true. I have never excluded climate as one of the possible factors. As you well know, I have stated in other forums: I "would choose to speak on behalf of Nissan"? Uh... I thought I was just using the benchmarks and scale the automaker provided, and applying them...

Hi, spooka: Yes, I do want to see EVs in general thrive, but contrary to what others have accused, "proving Nissan right" has never been my motivation. I have said this elsewhere, and will repeat it here: if the test data had shown that the majority of those Leafs achieved a range notably below...

The achieved range is admirably toward the high end, but 83.2 miles is still within Nissan's 76-to-84 range at 4 miles-per-kWh in a new Leaf. Those parameters are not "opinion": they are Nissan's own projected estimates, and likely what the automaker would cite to defend their claim that "The...