Mark Hanson via EV wrote:
Last year when regen was intermittently dropping out at 26F degrees, I took it
to the stealership who said it was a bad 12V battery they wanted to replace for
$500. I got an Optima at Advance Auto and then this year (surprise ) the
problem is back. I assume they must be turning off the regen when it gets below
26F. Not sure why since the battery tolerates 100s of amps load, going through
other way shouldn’t matter.
Hi Mark,
I also have a 2013 Leaf, and even in sub-zero weather have not noticed a
loss of regen. It does have the battery heater, but it doesn't seem to
come on until the temp is below zero.
But battery performance is definitely impacted by cold. The range is
about half as much, and it takes much longer to charge.
Lee
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