Large Tesla Battery
Tesla is building the largest battery bank in the world in Australia. The capacity... 129 Mega freekin watt hours. http://newatlas.com/tesla-powerpack-australia-biggest-battery/50382
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brulaz wrote:John & Angela wrote:
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The heat thing was a consideration when we bought our leaf. We decided where we live it wouldn't be a problem. They changed the battery chemistry in later part of 2013 (ours is a 16) to a more heat resistant technology but I think the passive cooling of a leaf still makes them susceptible to early degradation in hot climates. It will be interesting to see what the 2018 leafs use. Passive or active cooling. I guess we will all find out on September 6 th.
My brother in Seattle purchased an off-lease 2014? Leaf. He says it was a good price, satisfies all his in-town needs, and is dirt cheap to run and maintain. An old pickup handles the occasional longer trips and tow/haul needs.
Our needs are different, so for now we're sticking with our 2011 Cruze Eco which gives me 40mpg in the summer. Maybe in a few years ...
Yah, there are some great off lease leaf deals out there. They are all 24 KWH models but for many that is plenty of range for the daily commute. We seem to get about 190 to 210 KM of range from ours but seldom need more than 80 to 100 KM. We have done a couple of longer trips of a few hundred kilometers but the routes we take have a reasonable network of fast chargers so it hasn't been a problem. When we retire in 4 years we will trade in two cars for one and get a long range electric vehicle. The fast charge network is growing reasonably well in our neck of the woods although we don't use it very often. Handy though for a longer trip.
