To be sure (as Willie so often reminds us in many LEAF threads),
Nissan's 2011 model LEAF had some battery issues for some users
especially in hot climates, and their lack of support on that issue has
been worthy of criticism.
But to claim the LEAF was immediately "abandoned" as a product would be
a stretch as Nissan has added features, changed the battery tech and
increased the range over successive model years.
"Idiosyncrasies and workarounds" is a subjective judgement that could be
leveled at any car I've ever driven. We all might feel we could do
better than the car companies in a variety of ways. For example, the
Tesla Model 3 lacks a common dashboard and forces the driver's eye to
the central display - good idea or poor design? You decide.
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 5/19/22 8:17 AM, Willie via EV wrote:
On 5/19/22 09:33, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
On 5/19/22 01:00, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
There's no way (at least that I'm aware of) to override [the charge
timer]. It's plain idiotic.
On my 2015 leaf, there is a dash button "Charge Timer Off" (it's an
icon with a sorta clock and plug with the word "Off"). If you want to
charge manually, you plug in the car, and THEN push that button, and
it will charge normally that one time.
It is annoying in that you can't press it when getting out of the
car...you have to go around to the front, plug in (the three top of
dash lights will light up in a "follow" pattern one by one to indicate
that the chaging timer is active) and then you have to open the driver
door again to push the button, at which point you'll hear the clicks
of the battery contactors engaging and the charging lights will go
into their normally "charging in progress" mode.
An observation:
These idiosyncrasies and work arounds due to poor design on Leafs would
be entirely forgivable had Nissan been committed to customer support and
making incremental improvements. Instead, Nissan mostly abandoned the
Leaf and forced early adopters to sue for relief from the poor battery
design. On the plus side, this group of converters has greatly
benefited from the cheap used battery supply due to the low value of
used Leafs.
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