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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
That's all well and good at home, but getting back from work better be downhill.
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Even charging with just the Leaf's puny battery heater, at times the car wouldn't charge up to 100% overnight, even with a 7kW EVSE! Imagine with a 120V standard outlet!
I have often made the comment that it would be nice if EV makers tried other battery types. Finally there are some using LiFePO4's. But I think there are climates that would benefit from NiMH or LTO batteries.
I would like to mention that around town, the Leaf did pretty well in the cold. I remember even at -25°F during the day (colder at night) it did fine putting around slowly. But under a high load going up an incline in the cold is what made it lose it.