JohnBike said:Seems to be a popular subject; I searched "LEAF extra battery" using the Google search option and came up with half a dozen relevant hits.
Limey said:JohnBike said:Seems to be a popular subject; I searched "LEAF extra battery" using the Google search option and came up with half a dozen relevant hits.
The ones I found seem to be VERY expensive. one was over 12k for a 12 KW battery. for half that I could just go buy a new one from Nissan and cut it in half
TonyWilliams said:Limey said:JohnBike said:Seems to be a popular subject; I searched "LEAF extra battery" using the Google search option and came up with half a dozen relevant hits.
The ones I found seem to be VERY expensive. one was over 12k for a 12 KW battery. for half that I could just go buy a new one from Nissan and cut it in half
You could buy a wrecked LEAF and just use the cells out of it for a trunk mount battery. You could easily make a 12kWh battery at the same 393.5 volts simply by removing the second cell in the cell pairs. You would need some kind of aftermarket BMS to control it, then simply run it in parallel with the existing battery.
hillzofvalp said:I'm seriously considering running another pack in parallel with the leafs pack. I know all the technicalities and dangers, but I'd love to hear your take on dealing with them.
I really don't know the easiest way to tap into the pack. Also needs to be heavy gauge tap, so that may be a factor.
Well---to start with, due to the weight increase, you'll need major changes to suspension, different tires----not to mention the complexities of electronic modifications. Not worth the effort, imho.hillzofvalp said:Please elaborate?
derkraut said:Well---to start with, due to the weight increase, you'll need major changes to suspension, different tires----not to mention the complexities of electronic modifications. Not worth the effort, imho.hillzofvalp said:Please elaborate?
KillaWhat said:How about one of those 2012's in New York that got flooded?
Still see them on the auction sites.
derkraut said:Well---to start with, due to the weight increase, you'll need major changes to suspension, different tires----not to mention the complexities of electronic modifications. Not worth the effort, imho.hillzofvalp said:Please elaborate?
Electrically speaking, if you run the auxiliary pack in parallel to the existing pack, all the computer should see is a pack with higher capacity. Now, whether or not that works with how Nissan has wired their pack is a different story, and it would require that your auxiliary pack runs at the same voltage as the main pack.hillzofvalp said:My aux pack would only weigh 200 lbs.. associated accessories would weigh < 100 lbs. no new tires or suspension. That was not the argument I was expecting.
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