Recent content by lne937s

Does Sweden usually have plugs available at parking spaces for block/fuel line heaters? I know many northern countries do, especially if diesel cars are prevalent. You could always use one of those plugs to charge/preheat the car at work, if they are available.

Nissan's expanded Smyrna plant is now the largest automotive manufacturing plant in America and makes a number of vehicles, primarily the Altima, but also the Maxima, Infiniti JX, new Pathfinder crossover, next Rogue, and the LEAF. BTW, it would be great if they added some of the tech to the...

For a little more depth on what's going on with Nissan's quick charger push in Europe. 400 Free Charger Press Release http://www.newsroom.nissan-europe.com/EU/en-gb/Media/Media.aspx?mediaid=91031 Big Turn On Press release...

Spy shots of Dongfeng version of the LEAF http://zh.pcauto.com.cn/csh/1204/1883915.html

Saw this today: So 22,000+ total global LEAF sales last year. http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/blog/renault-nissan-alliance-posts-record-sales-2011-third-consecutive-year

Here is an Alliance mention http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/blog/nissan-100-electric-van-concept-debuts-detroit-auto-show Global press release: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2012/_STORY/120109-01-e.html And the eNV200 teaser site: http://www.env200.com/ BTW, the NV200 is...

Another article on the PCS: http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/884798-nissan-unveils-technology-enabling-electric-leaf-car-to-power-family-home What would be great is if they could integrate solar inverter functionality, as the DC to AC circuitry already exists.

Considering Nissan's in-house developed 48kW quick chargers are a fraction of what they cost from third parties, I wouldn't assume that this will be too expensive or that the third parties would be able to undercut them. http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2011/_STORY/111130-01-e.html Also...

Nissan's "LEAF to Home" Power Control System actually uses a 6kW DC charger for home use that is reversable to feed energy back into your home... http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2011/_STORY/110802-01-e.html http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/MAGAZINE/power_your_home.html...

Just saw this in my twitter feed http://nissannews.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=36FD24D7CD8543360BAD70D06C5756AE?&id=3028&allImage=1&teaser=nissan-sumitomo-bring-low-cost-electric-car-quick&mid=1

I believe the dealers have already taken the $7500 tax credit. So even with a $1500 incentive, these "used" models would come out more expensive for the buyer... However, considering the number of fraudulent claims of the EV tax credit last year, I think there will likely be some...

BTW, if you spread 3000 (minimum to get "several thousand" installed next year) quick chargers evenly across the EU, that would put them ~23 miles apart. 20,000 (minimum to have "tens of thousands" by 2015) would spread them less than 10 miles apart.

The press release: http://newsroom.nissan-europe.com/uk/en-gb/Media/Media.aspx?mediaid=85548 With "several thousand" quick chargers across Europe by the end of next year, this will make travelling throughout the country possible on quick chargers. "Tens of thousands" by 2015 should make it...

I think there needs to be a new rule: Post new threads in the right section. People put new threads in the most random of places, leading to duplicate discussions and threads. Unless you are looking at every new thread, you would not see what you are looking for. Google searching key words...

I think your planned setup is inefficient. Why take DC from the batteries, go to AC, then back to DC? Eliminate the inverter. The Batteries charge at ~48kW for less than 20 minutes, then switch to a lower charge rate. If you use the 20kw from the grid feeding in additionally, you would only need...