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How Nissan makes its electric car batteries

Discussion in 'Nissan/Infiniti Hybrids and EVs' started by Ashlem, Dec 6, 2014.

  1. Ashlem

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    How Nissan Makes its Electric Car Battery Packs, Part One of Three: On Being Super-Clean - Transport Evolved: Cleaner, Greener, Safer and Smarter

    How Nissan Makes its Electric Car Battery Packs, Part Two of Three: Building the Battery Cells - Transport Evolved: Cleaner, Greener, Safer and Smarter

    How Nissan Makes its Electric Car Battery Packs, Part Three of Three: Cells to Cars - Transport Evolved: Cleaner, Greener, Safer and Smarter

    Interesting inside look at how batteries are made for the Leaf and e-NV200 vehicles. I find it interesting that they have to make the batteries in a clean room, compared to what you'd imagine a traditional car factory to look like and how dirty they must be.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    They are all clean, not clean room clean, but clean nowadays.
     
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    That was interesting. Thanks for posting.
     
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    Love it. More like this please :)
     
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    The clean room emphasis reminds me of the similar struggle Toyota had when building the first NiMH battery packs for the Prius in 1997. Great details!
    Thanks!