LEAF
Electric Vehicles
Competition
Environment
Potpourri
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This DC Fast charger name is an abbreviation and a pun for a common Japanese phrase
What is CHAdeMO = CHArge de MOve or charge for moving. In Japanese, 'O cha demo ikaga desuka' which means, 'Let’s have a cup of tea while charging.' There are currently ~2,400 CHAdeMO chargers in the U.S.
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This is LEAF’s Lithium Ion Battery Warranty
What is 96 months (8 years) or 100,000 miles. The LEAF’s 40 kWh battery is made up of 24 compact 8-cell modules (192 cells total)
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This is the range of the BMW i3
What is 114 miles. $44,450 MSRP (fwd only). 33.2kWh Battery 170 hp / 184 lb-ft.
Charge time L1 = 23, L2 = 4.5
The 2019 BMW i3 will come with a 42.2-kWh battery and have a range of 153 miles.
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Replacing just one gas powered car with a LEAF reduces C02 emissions by 6-9 tons annually, equal to planting this many trees?
What is 2,500 trees!
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LEAF's rear cargo area has been redesigned to provide increased luggage space, offering this volume of available stowage
What is 23.6 cubic feet (vs. Chevy Bolt’s 16.9 cubic feet). LEAF has a total of 30.0 cubic feet of storage space with the rear seatbacks folded.
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A Trickle Charge will take this long to fully charge a 2018 Nissan LEAF
What is 30 hours. Via a regular AC 110-120 Volt/standard home outlet
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This standard feature on LEAF allows the driver to accelerate, decelerate and stop by using the accelerator pedal alone.
What is the e-Pedal. e-Pedal can provide up to 0.2G of deceleration, which covers about 90% of braking situations. Going back to driving with two pedals is as easy as flipping a switch.
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This is the range of the Chevy Bolt
What is 238 miles. $37,495 MSRP (fwd only). 60 kWh Battery, 200 HP/266 lb-ft. Must pay additional $750 for DC fast charge option.
Charge time: L1 = 43, L2 = 8.5
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In addition to being good for the environment, the Nissan LEAF benefits your health by reducing this
What are air and noise pollution
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The average American driver has a daily round-trip commute distance of this
What is 30 miles! The American driver's average one way commute time is 26.6 minutes. Top ten cities with the longest and shortest commute times below:
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A L2/Normal Charge takes this long to fully charge a 2019 Nissan LEAF (40 kWh battery)
What is 7.5 hours via AC 220-240-volt outlet (same as your electric clothes dryer)
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LEAF is an acronym for this
Leading Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car
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This is the range of the Honda Clarity Electric
What is 89 miles. $199 per month (California only). 25.5 kWh Battery, 161 hp / 221 lb-ft.
Charge time: L1 = 18, L2 = 4
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Between power generation and transportation, this creates higher CO2 emissions in the USA
What is transportation at 1,893 million metric tons (MMmt) vs. power generation (Emissions from coal-fired generators) at 1,803 MMmt
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These are the five key messages of the Nissan LEAF
1) Good Range (151 miles), lower price ($29,990)
2) All-New Design
3) Intelligent Driving
4) One-Pedal Driving
5) Safety Technology
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A Public DC Quick charge for 40 minutes will provide a Nissan LEAF (40 kWh battery) with this
What is 90 miles of range. Takes ~40 minutes to get 80% charge
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The Nissan LEAF (including battery production) is assembled here
Smyrna, Tennessee (near Nashville)
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Toyota Prius Prime has this electric driving range
What is 25 miles (640 total). MSRP $27,100
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Up to 80% of the energy in the battery of an EV is transferred directly to power the car, compared with this percent of the energy for gasoline-powered vehicles.
What is only 14-26%
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The first electric car was invented in this year
What is 1832. By inventor Robert Anderson from Scotland. The first working US electric vehicle (a small locomotive) was built by Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith from Vermont, in 1834
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The LEAF has a 12 volt lead acid battery for this reason
The 12 volt battery runs components like the lights, entertainment system and the heating/cooling system. This battery is kept charged by a DC-DC converter which produces a 12-volt source from the main battery pack.
500
Pressing LEAF's ECO button does these three things
1) Changes the responsiveness of the accelerator pedal
2) Increases brake regeneration
3) Changes the heater and air conditioner settings to improve energy usage. Can improve range by as much a 5-10%.
500
The least expensive Tesla Model 3 available (as of October 2018) costs this much
What is $49,000. 310 mile range (the $35K version range will be 220 miles).
Charge time: L1 = 50, L2 = 9
500
The Nissan LEAF has a 46% fuel cost savings vs. a gasoline engine, resulting in this cost per mile
What is $0.04 or $1.17 per 30 miles vs. $2.18 per 30 miles for a Honda Accord ($0.07 cost per mile)
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Nissan LEAF had this many $7,500 Federal tax credits remaining as of 7/2017
What is ~88K as of 7/2017 (chart below):
