Tidalforce
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I'm looking at buying a 2018-19 Leaf in the next few weeks and have been reading some things about the vehicle's lack of a thermal management system for the battery leading to battery degradation sooner than expected. Was hoping to get some real word data from people who live in Colorado or similar climates where the temperature can be 100F+ in the summer and booger freezing cold in the winter.
The Leaf would be our second car (we have a Mazda CX9 for longer drives), my daily commute is 40 miles roundtrip, the Lead would go from my garage (not completely insulated but not super cold in the winter) to the garage at work. I would charge the Leaf every night at home following the manufacturer's recommendations. I don't plan on using the supercharger stations unless I screw up and get caught running low on electrons.
Given my needs, does it really matter that there isn't a thermal management system?
Thanks,
JC
The Leaf would be our second car (we have a Mazda CX9 for longer drives), my daily commute is 40 miles roundtrip, the Lead would go from my garage (not completely insulated but not super cold in the winter) to the garage at work. I would charge the Leaf every night at home following the manufacturer's recommendations. I don't plan on using the supercharger stations unless I screw up and get caught running low on electrons.
Given my needs, does it really matter that there isn't a thermal management system?
Thanks,
JC