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Re:Norway's electric cars zip to new record: almost a third ... by pedrocr on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:50PM (#18809468)
> a few years ago when I was looking for a used Leaf

The Leaf was notorious for not actually cooling the battery so I can see how they would do better in Norway. Maybe the newest generations have improved on that. I'd be curious if that was the same for Tesla though, which supposedly keeps the battery temperate under much better control.

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Re:Norway's electric cars zip to new record: almost a third ... by outworlder on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:47PM (#18810017)
Some Leaf generations are more sensitive than others (chemistry was slightly different). Sustained heat will still degrade them more quickly than expected though. Tesla has active temperature management, but also has a different chemistry which should be more sensitive than the one used in the Leaf.
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