Frank
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EVDRIVER said:The Leaf has 24 kwh or usable energy, it would never go 100 miles on 19kwh and Nissan would never cycle the pack to 0 if the total were only 24 kwh. I'm betting it's near 30 or and actual 30 kwh, I'm sticking to that prediction. I'm also betting the Leaf pack voltage of 400V is boosted like the Prius and IS NOT the actual pack voltage. After careful inspection of the contactors and packaging they are far too close and not designed for 400V. This makes complete sense for a 10K rpm motor and to eliminate sag and increase efficiency. And the Leaf charger is not that inefficient and contrary to what the misinformed Nissan people say it is behind the back seat not behind the inverter, that's a voltage booster likely. In fact the Leaf parts look identical to the Prius Denso parts and connectors in the Pack. Now I'm way off topic.
I'm trying to understand the Nissan recommendation to extend battery life by routinely charging the pack up to 80% rather than a higher percentage (e.g. full 100% charge). IF the actual pack size is 30kwh, then when you program the charging timer to charge to 80%, is that 80% of 30kwh or 80% of 24kwh?