Youtube is full of videos of eastern europeans ripping their Leafs apart, trying to fix their expensive battery.

I personally was hoping for aftermarket packs like there are for cell phones and power tools but it looks like swapping out the cells for newer (used) ones is considerably cheaper.

So the prices are out in Europe - E+ (Plus) is only available with new 3.zero trim level (1800€ more than previous top trim) + 5200€ to from 40kWh to 62kWh battery, 50kW charging to 70kW (100kW peak) and from 110kW motor to 160kW. All 3.Zero models have ProPilot but Propilot Park is extra.

3.ZERO E+ is 38200€ + VAT
ProPi…

Nissan so far has made sure that none of its upgraded batteries are backward compatible by changing minor things like bolt and connector placement and it also recently significantly increased the price of replacement batteries - to a point where its cheaper to buy another Leaf.

Besides the new Plus model however, the…

Much better :D And mind boggling!

Not cool to use a pre-production Model 3 photo to highlight alignment problems!

Well hydrogen stations are more expensive than gas stations and they can serve fewer vehicles per day because they need to do multi-stage compression and cooling to reach the desired compression levels. Trucks can’t all refill at the end of the shift because you need to wait for the pressure to build up after filling…

Technically you are correct - FCVs don’t need traction batteries but practically they always do. It takes time for the reaction to start producing power, especially with anything else than moderate temperatures. Secondly it would be a waste of resources to scale the stack to peak power requirements when you can use a…

Reminds me of this sketch :)
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