Nissan Leaf

[vfx]

So why use cruise control? :wink: Besides, people hypermile Corvettes.

Of course coasting if possible is more efficient, and as you know regen does not recover all the slowing energy because of losses. Anyway, I get it, you prefer cruise control, but consciously trying to be efficient when driving should beat it.

Probably worth mentioning another reason for Roadste cruise control. It's hard to see the speedo. Both of them!

Regen (not braking) is what locks the CC in on the Roadster. Coasting would of course not lock speeds.

 

[Doug_G]

Dual charge ?

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[EV_de]

pic seems to back online

 

[Doug_G]

Not for me. Probably only works for you. Maybe a login thing? Best to store it locally on this server - there's an option for that when you import it.

 

[EV_de]

better now ? , something strange with the flicker picture , put in my Dropbox , seems to work now ....

 

[PopSmith]

It's working OK here. It just shows a Leaf with plugs in both ports simultaneously. I downloaded and attached it.

 

[GSP]

Regen (not braking) is what locks the CC in on the Roadster. Coasting would of course not lock speeds.

Coasting does not lock in your speed, but as JRP3 points out, it is more efficient than regen, allowing more miles per charge.

GSP

 

[Bipo]

It's working OK here. It just shows a Leaf with plugs in both ports simultaneously. I downloaded and attached it.

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I was there, in Valladolid (Spain), during the Electric Mobility Show. Those cables were not plugged to the grid, they were just demo-plugs.

More info and .ppt available here: Salculo y Combustible Alternativo

 

[TEG]

 

[60TTuC]

See Nissan's Wireless Charging With Automatic Parking Location (Video)

 

[ElSupreme]

See Nissan's Wireless Charging With Automatic Parking Location (Video)

But you still have to charge with a cable at home, where you do almost all your charging?. Or does Nissan want to automatically back into my garage?

 

[60TTuC]

Obviously wireless charging is nothing new ( as seen here 2011 CES - Wireless Charging Tesla - Charge for Charge - YouTube ). If you had a device, I would expect Nissan to park itself automatically, yes.

 

[vfx]

Nissan is looking for NYC Leaf owners who can tell media how they're faring in the wake of Hurricane Sandy--presumably getting around more easily than gas-car drivers? If you have a story like this to tell, please email [email protected].

 

[Norbert]

Nissan Reports 42,700 Sales of LEAF, Renews Commitment to EVs | PluginCars.com

At Nissan's conference to report Q2 2012 financial results, held earlier this week, the company's chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga discussed the automaker's progress with making and selling electric vehicles. He spoke in lofty terms about Nissan's vision to help solve global warming, and reported that global LEAF sales now stand at 42,700 units, including 19,000 sales in Japan.

 

[VolkerP]

Nissan: Leaf Sales Lower Than Expected, But We're United Behind It

at a conference reporting its Q2 2012 financial results, chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga says that Nissan would still like to penetrate the market more. "We are learning... why customers hesitate to buy an EV, and what are the issues they face after they buy one, and how satisfied customers are once they get into an electric vehicle."

Perhaps customers hesitate to buy an EV that is advertised as having 100 miles of range, when EPA says 73? Or that doesn't hold up well in hot climates? IMO Nissan should follow through with an updated battery pack with larger capacity and thermal management ASAP.

 

[TEG]

Photo from Japan, suggesting a new % full gauge for 2013...

 

[VolkerP]

Nice, but they should provide an "analog" readout, too:

 

[surfingslovak]

Nice, but they should provide an "analog" readout, too:

The current Leaf has nothing but "analog" readouts with debatable accuracy and meaning. That's why providing an actual digital value with some granularity is such a big deal. Curious, have you driven a Leaf or looked at its dash?

 

[TEG]

Showing a number % for amount of pack full is fine as it leaves it up to the driver to decide how much range that is likely to get them. (Given their driving style, terrain, use of the heat, etc.) Similar to the way in a gasoline vehicle "your mileage may vary". The problem was that the 2011/2012 LEAF shows number of miles range which many new drivers and reporters didn't consider as an approximation, and then they would freak out as it would "change wildly" sometimes as it recalculated. Part of this is just "par for the course" with a short range EV. It is important to know how many miles you can go as you are basically "always near empty" (at least compared to a 300 mile+ range vehicle) but the car just can't know exactly. Better to leave it up to the driver to figure it out and not have the car try to make an educated (frequently wrong) guess for you.

 

[FalconNinetyD]

Nissan upgrades Leaf electric car, lowers price

The new model can travel 228 kilometers (142 miles) on a single charge, up from 200 kilometers (124 miles) as long as you don't use air conditioning, because of improvements such as streamlining the battery system and the vehicle's lighter weight, according to Nissan.

It sells for less than 2.5 million yen ($31,000) in Japan when stripped of fancy options and adding government green subsidies — more affordable than the cheapest previous model at just below 3 million yen ($37,000).