by johnqh (Posted Sat, 29 Jun 2013 06:08:49 GMT)
I don't think TMS would make any difference as your battery will still sitting at 85F during the day when parked.
caffeinekid wrote:
You would really have to be pretty heavy on the accelerator to affect it much, ambient temperature notwithstanding. As for miles/kWH, both my wife and I average 4.1 during the 6 month summer that we have here in Houston. One of our Leafs still lost a capacity bar after a year and a half. The other most certainly will since I QC nearly every week day. My anecdotal evidence states that the Leaf is not well suited to ambient temperatures exceeding 85F for most of the year. An ethical manufacturer would not be selling EVs in such regions without a TMS, but that is another glaring elephant-in-the-room discussion going on elsewhere.
I don't think TMS would make any difference as your battery will still sitting at 85F during the day when parked.