mesamune@lemmy.world to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhat is the best dumb ev that you can buy?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the best dumb ev that you can buy?mesamune@lemmy.world to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoEasiest car to replace the battery, the old Nissan Leaf. Would I recommend it in general? Only if you live in a place that does not get hot
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoWhat’s wrong with hot? I’ve driven mine around North Carolina without an issue. Not sure if that counts as hot though
minus-squarekinttach@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoThe Leaf has an air-cooled battery; most other EVs use liquid cooling. In theory that means it will not last as long in a hot climate. I don’t know if that has turned out to be a real problem though.
Easiest car to replace the battery, the old Nissan Leaf. Would I recommend it in general? Only if you live in a place that does not get hot
What’s wrong with hot? I’ve driven mine around North Carolina without an issue. Not sure if that counts as hot though
The Leaf has an air-cooled battery; most other EVs use liquid cooling. In theory that means it will not last as long in a hot climate. I don’t know if that has turned out to be a real problem though.