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Post by stewartm on Jan 11, 2020 23:05:04 GMT 11
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Post by pharmadave on Jan 12, 2020 10:24:14 GMT 11
Awesome! Robert Llewelyn from Fully Charged on his latest podcast mentioned that later on in the year he is getting his 2011 Leaf a 40kWh battery pack. Really keen to follow this as it would give a real second life to our degrading Leaf batteries.
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Post by brunohill on Jan 12, 2020 17:26:35 GMT 11
My guess is Roberts will be done in the Netherlands by Muxan who can't be far from selling their version in Europe and Bluecars/Muxan version in New Zealand and hopefully Australia. All we need is a source of batteries. Perhaps Bluecars NZ will have their aftermarket battery (with BMS/LBC) available by the end of the year, or Fenix Power in the US may come good with something.
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Post by chuq on Jan 13, 2020 10:48:16 GMT 11
This is very exciting! Our Leaf gets about 70-80 km to a typical 80% charge these days, which is fine. In the next couple of years we'll replace the petrol car with a longer range EV, but the Leaf will still be perfect for me (I only really do 20-30 km a day) for some time. When the battery degrades far enough that even my limited daily driving is too much for it, then this 40 kWh battery (or whatever is available at the time) will give it a brand new lease of life!
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Post by datsunleaf on Jan 22, 2020 21:01:13 GMT 11
I'd sign up for a 62 kWH upgrade :-)
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Post by chuq on Jun 3, 2020 13:49:39 GMT 11
A status update from BlueCars (NZ) and their battery replacement project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74DskgU8ssCost is give as NZ$20k which is a bit expensive but you do get what is effectively a new car with a 36 kWh battery and 200 km range (227 km on the GOM). |
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Post by brunohill on Jun 9, 2020 1:10:41 GMT 11
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Post by brunohill on Jun 20, 2020 1:35:46 GMT 11
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Post by brunohill on Jun 20, 2020 2:19:58 GMT 11
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Post by brunohill on Sept 2, 2020 0:43:42 GMT 11
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Post by Feng on Sept 2, 2020 19:01:04 GMT 11
Be interesting if it turns into a competition to see who can shoehorn the largest capacity battery or set the longest range in a Leaf. Bragging rights!
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Post by coulomb on Sept 3, 2020 13:43:50 GMT 11
a competition to see who can shoehorn the largest capacity battery or set the longest range in a Leaf. I'd prefer that they compete for the safest, most practical, longest lived battery. But of course, you can't measure that up front as easily. |
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Post by brunohill on Sept 3, 2020 21:30:22 GMT 11
a competition to see who can shoehorn the largest capacity battery or set the longest range in a Leaf. I'd prefer that they compete for the safest, most practical, longest lived battery. But of course, you can't measure that up front as easily. I see his 44kWh version has lasted 12 months and one cell (pair) has low volts. He has removed the pack to replace them and has 2 other issues but I am not sure what they are because my Russian is not real good. This Ukrainian version appears very well built. The construction is a little like the Chevy Bolt or Kona Electric (same cells) but has no cooling ( but has heating). The cooling may not be a big issue in Russia or Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF7nJal5c6QI have noticed though that most of rebuilds they cut out the piece of steel bracing that strengthens the pack against side collisions. While it is almost impossible to set a leaf cell alight, maybe they should have done this test beforehand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mA_lH9v9A |
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Post by brunohill on Sept 4, 2020 0:14:04 GMT 11
I'd prefer that they compete for the safest, most practical, longest lived battery. But of course, you can't measure that up front as easily. I see his 44kWh version has lasted 12 months and one cell (pair) has low volts. He has removed the pack to replace them and has 2 other issues but I am not sure what they are because my Russian is not real good. This Ukrainian version appears very well built. The construction is a little like the Chevy Bolt or Kona Electric (same cells) but has no cooling ( but has heating). The cooling may not be a big issue in Russia or Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF7nJal5c6QI have noticed though that most of rebuilds they cut out the piece of steel bracing that strengthens the pack against side collisions. While it is almost impossible to set a leaf cell alight, maybe they should have done this test beforehand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mA_lH9v9AUnless of course, their intention is to make the LEAF go like a Tesla .  |
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