线程： 快速驱动器： 2011年日产 Leaf (第 2 部分)

香港专业教育学院刚刚完成支出 2011年日产 Leaf 几天。上周我描述了如何我慢慢驱车全电动汽车从洛杉矶到我的家在圣塔芭芭拉分校 — — 111 英里的距离。我只是让就像电池几乎完全放电。给我印象最深的是在高科技数字仪表板上显示的估计范围的准确性。

证明车可以旅行超过 100 英里，充满电后我然后开车叶就好像它是定期的汽油动力汽车。它花了 24 小时使用内置涓流充电器挂接到我家的 120 伏插座电池完全充电。我然后驾驶它在 30 英里的经济模式在限速的高速公路上。预测的范围显示在我的旅行结束 75 英里。性能是有点反应迟钝的因为我能感觉到持有我回从太轻快地加速的加速器。在某一阶段起草一辆大卡车感觉好开始增加的范围 ！

在回程中 27 英里我开车在常规模式是否在一辆跑车作为。我并不失望 — — 性能是比接受更多。因为你有最大扭矩在任何速度，电机立即响应。我有没有跟上交通旅行远高于速度极限的问题。并不奇怪，这种驾驶排水和既定的范围是我旅行年底只有 29 英里。基本上我几乎减少一半我到 60 英里左右的高速度行驶的范围。

在接下来几天期间享有开车绕镇叶 — — 它处理很好，是相当宽敞。我也喜欢的样子的汽车，即使我的妻子认为它很丑。我将会毫不犹豫拥有一个如果我从来没有在一天内开超过 70 英里。

坦率地说，对我来说最大的失望是充电的成本。它需要 1。4kW 120 伏特充电。我付 29 美分 /kwh 等包括税，所以它对我的成本约 8 美元，完全充电叶 — — 关于同样的成本每英里作为一辆车收到 45 英里/加仑。我意识到，在该国许多地区的率是低得多，甚至严重打折隔夜电费率。如果你够幸运，住在这样一个前瞻性思维领域，电动汽车工程成本更低。

最大的惊喜吗?打开发动机盖 — — 一个普通人的非技术可能会认为它是普通汽油发动机，配备散热器冷却剂箱和什么看起来酷似凸轮盖。

Ive just finished spending a few days with a 2011 Nissan Leaf. Last week I described how I slowly drove the all-electric car from Los Angeles to my home in Santa Barbara – a distance of 111 miles. I only just made it as the battery was almost fully discharged. What impressed me most was the accuracy of the estimated range displayed on the high-tech digital dashboard.

After proving the car could travel over 100 miles on a full charge I then drove the Leaf just as if it were a regular gasoline-powered car. It took 24 hours to fully recharge the battery using the built-in trickle charger hooked up to a 120-volt outlet at my house. I then drove it in the Economy mode for 30 miles on the freeway at the speed limit. The predicted range showed 75 miles at the end of my trip. The performance was somewhat sluggish as I could feel the accelerator holding me back from accelerating too briskly. Drafting an 18-wheeler at one stage felt good as the range started to increase!

On the return 27-mile trip I drove in regular mode as if I was in a sports car. I was not disappointed — the performance is more than acceptable. Because youve got maximum torque at any speed, the motor responds instantly. I had no problem keeping up with traffic traveling well above the speed limit. Not surprising, this kind of driving is draining and the stated range was only 29 miles by the end of my trip. Essentially I had almost halved my range to about 60 miles driving at high speed.

During the next couple of days I enjoyed driving the Leaf around town – it handles well and is quite roomy. I also like the looks of the car, even though my wife thought it was ugly. I would have no qualms owning one if I never drove more than 70 miles in a day.

Frankly, the biggest disappointment for me was the cost to recharge. It takes 1. 4kW at 120 volts to charge. I pay 29 cents per kWh including taxes, etc so it cost me about $8 to fully recharge the Leaf — about the same cost per mile as a car getting 45 mpg. I realize that in many parts of the country the rate is far lower and there are even heavily discounted overnight electric rates. If youre lucky enough to live in such a forward thinking area, an electric car works out much less costly.

The biggest surprise? Open the hood – an average non-tech person would think its a regular gasoline engine, complete with a radiator, coolant tank and what looks remarkably like a cam cover.