Durandal said:
...Every other BEV on the market has active thermal management..
False
="Durandal"
... and as a result the batteries don't degrade like on the Leaf...
False
="Durandal"
...Why would you NOT want active thermal management?
Because the evidence available to date is that insulating the battery pack and adding a coolant loop from the air conditioning system degrades overall BEV performance and efficiency, with marginal improvements (if any) on battery life in hot climates:
https://avt.inl.gov/vehicle-type/all-powertrain-architecture
Durandal said:
...there should be a 30kWh version along with the 40kWh version. But I will have absolutely NO interest if they don't integrate a liquid cooling system for the batteries, because the next EV I purchase, I fully expect to last me 200,000 miles.
It is very unlikely that any 30 kWh to 40 kWh Battery pack in a vehicle the size of any four + seat BEV available today will have greater than 70% of it's original capacity (EOL) after ~200k miles of normal driving, due to the large number of charge cycles required to cover that many miles.
The additional cycling required by active cooling may accelerate battery degradation slightly, or by reducing pack temperature increase battery life slightly, depending on the ATM design and specific operating conditions.
In terms of energy efficiency and total cost over the life of the BEV, it is hard to imagine any operating conditions where pack insulation and liquid cooling will provide any actual benefits, so I doubt the GEN 2 LEAF will use it.