MaryC
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Does anyone know if the Leaf will be towable by an RV. Since electric cars are very RV park friendly(lots of 50amp circuits) They might be a good toad.
http://green.autoblog.com/2011/05/25/is-the-quickest-way-to-charge-a-nissan-leaf-by-towing/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;nerys said:actually I was wondering JUST that. can you flat tow the leaf and regen charge it long term. ie for say 30 minutes.
might be a cheap way to "boost" a dead battery to a usable power level (couple bucks in gas)
Wufnu said:Difference in being towed and coasting down a verrrryy long hill? From the cars perspective, nothing. It's a waste of gas and money, plus needlessly adds miles on your odometer, but there you have it.
nerys said:if the car is in neutral it should not be adding any miles to the odometer.
That would be a great setup. It could be simple like the trailer brakes on a boat trailer - when there's pressure on the back side of the ball joint, you activate the braking.nerys said:I think you missed my original idea. Some sort of remote switch to only turn it on "while" going down hill only. Ie regen for a couple minutes now and then when going downhill.
The Leaf doesn't technically have a transmission at all - just some reduction gearing. There's no clutch, so if the wheels are moving, then the motor is moving with it. As has been said, the downside is that your odometer keeps spinning, and you'll end up with a "high-mileage" vehicle. But otherwise, I don't see the spinning motor as being a problem. It's not likely to develop a problem like a spinning gasoline engine or transmission would.Alas if the leaf does not truly go into neutral ie transmission still spinning is not really neutral as I am using the word.
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