Recent content by JonathanT

I acquired my 2019 Leaf at the end of October and have 6 weeks of Leaf Spy readings. I don't have to make long drives and keep SOC mostly in the 20%-60% range, to minimize calendar degradation. I've driven 788 miles to date, charging only at home. The data fit closely with the theoretical...

My 2019 Leaf is toasty.

I decided to try and answer my own question above. My knowledge of electrochemistry is rudimentary, but I found a good recent paper that I could understand about half of. It's available open access at http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/163/9/A1872 , and I consider Fig 2b the key graph, which I can't...

Hieronymous, I've followed your elegant data-rich posts with interest, and thank you for them. Right now, I'm a little confused on two counts. First, you seem to be postulating that if SOC is kept chronically below 40% the BMS algorithm considers the vehicle unsold and doesn't register any...

I too am no longer young and need all the driving technology assistance I can get. I really like the E-pedal. I think you might be able to get more regeneration in B mode, but I've only had my 2019 Leaf less than a month and haven't fully explored its strengths and weaknesses. Where I live...

Thanks, Turbo3. I'll get an extension cable and unplug the LElink 2 when I need to. I find Leaf Spy even more useful on Leaf 2.0 because unlike with Leaf 1.0 the readings are very stable day-to-day, with a minuscule decline most days. They must have done something with the BMS to achieve this.

I'm quoting Nissan. Here's the relevant text from my 2013 owner manual: "To prevent damage to the Li-ion battery: Do not store a vehicle in temperatures below -13°F (-25°C) for over seven days. If the outside temperature is -13°F (-25°C) or less, the Li-ion battery may freeze and it cannot be...

There will inevitably have been some battery degradation, which you can estimate crudely by counting the number of bars – there should be 12. 11 indicates a loss of capacity of about 15%, 10 about 21%. For a more accurate measurement many forum members use Leaf Spy, a program written by...

Does the Leaf Spy auto-off function work with the recommended LE link 2 in a 2019 Leaf? I had no problem connecting and the program works fine, but the red LED never goes off. I contacted the seller and apparently it draws 30 mA under those conditions, so it would take a while to drain the...

I bought a 2019 Leaf a couple of weeks ago, and much as I enjoyed my 2013 Leaf, Leaf 2.0 has a lot of technology that I didn't have before, which I'm sure you've explored. I think it's a very nice car. I don't take long road trips, and 40 kWh is plenty, whereas my 2013 Leaf had degraded about...

I agree completely. My 2013 Leaf is down to 85% capacity, but I have neither much need need nor the desire to drive long distances. If we have to go somewhere more than 30 miles away, we take my wife's Prius, which always reminds me that the Leaf is quite a sprightly car by comparison. So...

Getting back to the title of this thread, do we really have any idea how the 2018 battery will degrade based on at most 9 months of data? It all depends on the shape of the degradation curve. It's well known that degradation is quicker with a new battery. For example, my 2013 Leaf degraded...

It's the bottom button to the right of the display. For scheduled charging, you can set the charge level to 80% in the charging timer menu. For ad hoc charging, it's in the settings menu.

I'm in the same situation and agree that dealers may be more flexible on the 40 kWh 2019 Leaf, and Nissan may offer more incentives, when the 60 kWh version is about to become available.. My 2013 Leaf is giving me no trouble, and I can wait a few months.

Yes, typo, I do indeed mean 40 kWh. The general manager at the dealership had received notification from Nissan. He was looking at a computer screen with details of the vehicles he was going to get, colors, packages, et cetera. I'm not sure if Nissan had stated they were resuming production...