On 4 Nov 2021 at 11:52, David Nelson via EV wrote: > I don't know where to source a 40kWh (note it is not kw, but kWh, > kilowatt-hour) battery for a Leaf
Yup. KW measures the battery's ability to deliver power, not its energy storage capacity. But who knows? Maybe some Leaf owners really DO want 40kW batteries. After accounting for efficiency, a 40kW battery would give a Leaf roughly the power of a 1961 VW Beetle, in a car that weighs over twice as much - and doesn't have a 4-speed transmission for torque multiplication. Thirty or 40 years ago, 40kW was a typical small-car conversion - 96 volts with a 400 amp controller. A 2500lb car with a forklift motor bolted to the stock 4- or 5-speed transmission could usually manage a top speed of around 65mph, if you were prepared to give it the better part of a minute and didn't have too much of a headwind. In a 3400lb car with a single-gear transaxle, things might be a bit more dicey. But maybe the OP is up to the challenge. :-) David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know. -- Mark Twain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
