I'm borrowing an SV for the weekend before wrapping up wrangling on an SL.
In the interest of seeing how long it would take to recharge one from fairly empty (it was low on e-fuel and I had to hook up the e-hose to e-fill it ) and how hot it would get, I plugged it in to a 120 volt outlet and let it charge.
Forever.
But then I grabbed an infrared thermometer and measured every surface I could find (and the area around the car) and there was very little additional heat. I couldn't find anything more than 2*F above the surrounding area. Not the slab, the ceiling, the underside of the car, nothing. My Vectrix (E-bike) used to heat the entire area around the garage, which explains why Vectrix battery packs all seemed to die from overheating.
Do people in hot climates just let their Leafs charge forever overnight on the 120 volt e-hose as a way of preventing high temperatures?
My dealer got a really good deal on the e-fillup and the sun barely shined, so I got a lousy deal on the electricity. But I think I learned something really important -- the little buggers =can= be recharged on a 120 volt outlet and they don't seem to get hot.
In the interest of seeing how long it would take to recharge one from fairly empty (it was low on e-fuel and I had to hook up the e-hose to e-fill it ) and how hot it would get, I plugged it in to a 120 volt outlet and let it charge.
Forever.
But then I grabbed an infrared thermometer and measured every surface I could find (and the area around the car) and there was very little additional heat. I couldn't find anything more than 2*F above the surrounding area. Not the slab, the ceiling, the underside of the car, nothing. My Vectrix (E-bike) used to heat the entire area around the garage, which explains why Vectrix battery packs all seemed to die from overheating.
Do people in hot climates just let their Leafs charge forever overnight on the 120 volt e-hose as a way of preventing high temperatures?
My dealer got a really good deal on the e-fillup and the sun barely shined, so I got a lousy deal on the electricity. But I think I learned something really important -- the little buggers =can= be recharged on a 120 volt outlet and they don't seem to get hot.