Klayfish said:
...Has anyone ever made a chart with all the commonly used abbreviations here? If you did, forgive me, I missed it. But it may help people from getting as overwhlemed. For example, I know I've seen the term MNL before, but I'll be darn if I can remember what it is. Learning the lingo is another challenge...
Sorry: MNL = mynissanleaf.com
Some others:
GOM = "Guess-o-meter", also known as DTE, "Distance to Empty", Nissan's term for the GOM.
EVSE = Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, sometimes incorrectly referred as a "charger", including in the LEAF owner's manual
kWh, kW hr = kilowatt hours, a unit of energy
kW, = kilowatts, a unit of power
Ah = Amp hours, an easier to measure unit of battery capacity than kWh (because the battery voltage changes depending on SOC and load)
SOC = State of Charge, how much charge the battery contains. Often expressed as a percentage although it can be a percentage of full capacity or maximum of
available capacity, which are not the same. SOC is difficult to measure precisely.
BCM = Battery Control Module
CC = Climate Control or Cruise Control, depending on context
LBW = Low Battery Warning (comes at 50>49 Gids)
VLBW = Very Low Battery Warning (comes at 25>24 Gids)
Gids, GIDs = energy unit measured by the car, nominally 80 Wh (watt hours). Named for Gary Giddings, "Garygid" here, since he was one of the folks who first figured out what the measurement was and designed a meter to display it.
Turtle = dash warning symbol that the LEAF will be going to reduced power mode because the battery is almost depleted: get off the road and park soon.
DCFC, DCQC, QC = various terms for quick charging using direct current to the battery: Direct Current Fast Charge, Direct Current Quick Charge, Quick Charge
You can find more in the LEAF wiki here:
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/wiki/index.php?title=Glossary" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And, while I'm at it: volts x amps = watts
1 watt = 1 joule/second
Cd = Coefficient of drag, a measure of an object's intrinsic air resistance characteristics. [It needs to be combined with "cross section area" ("A") to properly calculate drag.]