Sunday, July 29, 2012

Nissan pins Leaf's WattStation charging woes on a software bug, works on a fix

Nissan pins Leaf's WattStation charging woes on a software bug, works on a fix

GE and Nissan had previously ruled out GE's WattStation as the cause of a few Leaf charging failures, and that story of EV tragedy looks to be winding to a close with a more definitive explanation. As the two tell us, a bug in the Leaf's on-board charging software can damage the relevant hardware under a perfect storm of conditions: if a drivers uses a specific (but not necessarily GE) charger, an undervoltage or similar power crisis can bring the Leaf to its knees. Nissan says it's hurrying towards a remedy, although we're working to confirm just what that entails.

Engadget , Nissan pins Leaf's WattStation charging woes on a software bug, works on a fix

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mrnom, Nissan pins Leaf's WattStation charging woes on a software bug, works on a fix

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