Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 45% in August 2023 compared to August 2022, rising to 1,238,00 units. In the end, plugins represented 18% share of the overall auto market (with a 13% BEV share alone). This means that […]
  • flatpandisk@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Wait wait….I thought the new leafs had active cooling and heating? Now got to research this.

    I loved the old leafs but lack of active heat and cooling killed the batteries in a few years.

    • skyspydude1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      They’ve always had a heating pad in them, unless it only came with some cold weather packages. The “active cooling” is just a fan that blows across the battery, and does basically nothing if you’re charging and it’s already warm outside.

      • flatpandisk@lemm.eeEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I am dumbfounded. After the class action lawsuit from Arizona and the lizard battery chemistry from early Leafs why would Nissan not move to active cooling in a huge refresh.

        You def saved my bacon, thanks for the info!