NYT Battery Failures Article

[Soviet]

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[ttweed]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/automobiles/Tesla-Battery-Failures-Make-Bricking-a-Buzzword.html?_r=2&ref=automobiles

Sounds like owner error was involved in bricking a Tesla. Who could be that oblivious in maintaining a $115k car? The last two paragraphs of the article are the most germane to this forum:

Nissan said in a statement that the Leaf’s battery pack “will never discharge completely, thanks to an advanced battery-management system designed to protect the battery from damage.”

And, said a Nissan spokeswoman, Katherine Zachary, “Never means never.”

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[camasleaf]

Nissan said in a statement that the Leaf’s battery pack “will never discharge completely, thanks to an advanced battery-management system designed to protect the battery from damage.”

And, said a Nissan spokeswoman, Katherine Zachary, “Never means never.”

To NEVER discharge completely the battery will need a source of power to compensate for self discharge, so ... never say never.
But practically, I guess, it will take to a good battery a (very) long time to completely discharge after the turtle mode. Still how long it will take for "never" to happen?

 

[Herm]

and she is full of it.. never is a long time.