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Old 03-07-2020, 02:22 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
7 bars and higher is bad. I won't charge mine and won't drive it unless I have to.

Oh also those temperature bars cover a range that is not set in stone.
It's a formula made up of a few different things. That chart should be accurate for any car with a good battery with most of its capacity.

I'm actively trying to get a 62kwh battery.
The main mods I will do to it are:
Add some combination of 120v and 12v stick on heaters up to 500w.
50F temperature switches.
Coating of spray foam and asphalt.
A mechanical temperature gauge.
Possibly a vent system.
Where would you get a 62 kWh battery---a Tesla or something?

One of the things that's most exciting to me is that Nissan kept the battery attachment points exactly the same, so you can swap in the newer 40 kWh battery into the vehicle if you want. Makes me hopeful that in ~5ish years I can swap in something around 50-60 kWh (hopefully). That'd be pretty gnarly range and I think it'd pretty much cover all of my driving needs. Especially with aeromods included.
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