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Re:Gigafactories are recycling old EV batteries into new ones by forgotusername6 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @08:35AM (#33393916)
But there are other Nissan leaves that now have a range of 30 miles
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Re:Gigafactories are recycling old EV batteries into new ones by elif on Sunday October 30, 2022 @08:43AM (#33393980)
Can you share your reference? They only went 73 miles brand new... And they never went 73 miles at highway speed, if that's what you are referring to..

In fact, out of spec motoring channel recently bought the cheapest EV in the country, a $3.5k 2012 leaf with a broken charger, and they were able to get 53 miles out of it at a constant 72mph indicated.

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Re:Gigafactories are recycling old EV batteries into new ones by maximus-decimus on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:52PM (#33397391)
The reason it was cheap wasn't because of the battery though, but because it was accidented.
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Re:Gigafactories are recycling old EV batteries into new ones by Tagbert on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:15PM (#33397056)
Yes, Nissan went cheap and did not provide any cooling system for their batteries. The first gen batteries ended up being degraded by the heat and lost range. Nissan did change to a different chemistry that was less sensitive to temperature but they never added a cooling system. (Their new Ariya EV does have an active cooling system).

Most other EVs, even of that era, had a cooling system and their batteries have been lasting for many years.

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