Showing posts with label 300W. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 300W. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Nissan LEAF, the best selling EV on Earth is now 5 Years Old !

Remember: Olivier Chalouhi received the very first LEAF back on December 11, 2010 close to San Francisco
 Source: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Redwood-city-man-gets-first-Nissan-Leaf-2453579.php

After 5 years of good services and 3 versions, 200,000 LEAFs have been sold worldwide, making it the best seeling EV ever


Its Battery Pack has held its promises with no incidents, no fire, and better than expected with almost no problems (I think Nissan replaced just a few packs over the 5 years, all covered under warranty); For a first EV, that is pretty good !



Now the latest version has a boosted Energy Density offering 30kWh instead of the original 24, in the same package and weight ...



I received mine among the first ones in France, 4 years ago, and it still is in great condition :) To me, it is a very reliable car, I used it mostly for commuting and going out with the family on week ends in Paris. I never regretted this purchase even if it was the most expensive vehicle I ever got

The future for the LEAf is what you see in this video below (Nissan IDS Concept)

Saturday, March 22, 2014

LEAF Battery Modules - Charging faster with a bigger Charger, to 4.1V this time ....

After fully discharging the AESC / Nissan LEAF 3-Module Pack this week, I charged them again, this time using an older LiFePO4 24V Charger, putting out 300W or so

Charging is 3 times faster this way

Also added a DC breaker in the middle of the pack for safety




This time, I charged them up to 41.V per half module
Everything is fine : No heat, no half module voltage going up crazy ...



1.4 kWh used for charging up to 4.1V



After this, I discharged, charged, recharged, discharged, and loosing count now ...



New step: Charge to 4.2V per half module 

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