Nissan says greater than average battery capacity loss due to mileage and temperature

Nissan says greater than average battery capacity loss due to mileage and temperature

Nissan says greater than average battery capacity loss due to mileage and temperature 23 September 2012 Nissan Senior Vice President, Research & Development–Nissan Americas, Carla Bailo sent an open letter to the LEAF community summarizing the company’s initial findings on reports of battery capacity loss expressed by a number of owners in the Phoenix market. (Earlier post .) Bailo said that Nissan identified seven LEAF owners in the Phoenix area who had reported concerns with their vehicles. Nissan brought the cars to its Arizona test facility, removed the batteries for evaluation, measured capacity, and conducted voltage testing on individual battery cells. These tests were diagnostic only; no modifications were performed to the battery packs themselves. Nissan then analyzed the results with specific emphasis on the rate of actual capacity loss for each vehicle. The goal...

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