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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Makes me wonder if a Volt owner who strives for 100% EV usage wouldn't have been better off choosing a Leaf: since he's clearly able to manage with the Volt's ~40 mile electric range, shallower discharges on a larger Leaf pack in similar usage = longer battery life in the long run.
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Meh, I wouldn't worry about it. If it stops him from needing another vehicle he is ahead (for that 1x a year long trip), unless he wants to do a rental for that trip.
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Originally Posted by ecomodded
It may well be worth the electrical consumption to power a cooler for the battery pack, or use a heat exchanger / cooler to cool the batteries.
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The Leaf's pack is air cooled with a fan. I'm with Darin that its just being over exagerated. The most recent greencarreports article says .3% of leafs have reported that first bar lost. They also have said from the beginning that:
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Nissan has projected that Leaf batteries will generally have 80 percent of their capacity under normal use after 5 years, and 70 percent after 10 years
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Assuming that the 9 white bars on that display represent the 20% loss, loosing one bar this far into ownership isn't really anything abnormal.