Sv: Maksimale mål på 12 V batteriet i Saxo og 106

[Lars C. Krogenæs]

Nissan hadde i årene 2000 - 2006 en elektrisk utgave av Prairie på Svalbard. Bilen gikk med  stedsriktige sorte og gule EL skilter. Det var nok dårlig med muligheter for å benytte goder som gratis parkering på offentlige p-plasser, tilgang til kollektivfelt og tilgang til offentlige ladeplasser. Bilen kom før elbiler fikk fritak for mva, og andre avgifter, men det var nok neppe avgjørende for å få denne bilen til Tax-free øya.

Jeg har alltid lurt på hvorfor det var en elektrisk Nissan på Svalbard. I et presseklipp fra Nissan, der de skryter av sin elbil historie, fant jeg imidlertid denne bilen omtalt:



EV on ice
One of the most unusual applications of the Prairie EV was the years it spent under extreme polar conditions as a support vehicle for the Japanese National North Pole Exploratory Team at their research station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway - which at 79°N is the world's most Northerly settlement.

The Prairie EV, with no Nissan support or maintenance, served as the daily transportation from the base research station to the town and airport and, most importantly, while conducting meteorological observations. Zero emissions vehicles are critical for such use in order to not contaminate the research data with CO2 emissions.

"The Nissan EV became a symbol of our pledge at the International Arctic Research Village that the environment would not be damaged by the execution of research activities," recalls Dr. Hajime Ito, Chair NySMAC. "VIPs visiting our village were welcomed at the airstrip by the Prairie EV, which transported them to town without the slightest noise or exhaust gas. It was also an excellent vehicle for scientific purposes, such as the observation of wild animals, which you could approach without sound or smell."

In 2006, after six flawless years of service, the Prairie EV stopped running. Since Ny-Alesund, with a permanent population of just 35 residents, lacked a Nissan dealership, the vehicle was returned to Nissan for investigation and evaluation. When the car was examined, Nissan engineers were delighted to find that the problem was simply a disconnected condenser. Once repaired, the Prairie EV started right up (though cell performance had degenerated slightly but within projections), proving the feasibility and durability of the Li-Ion battery under extreme conditions.
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Lars

[elektrolux]

Interresant lesning.

Synd bilen ikke lenger er i Norge. Sikkert mange som kunne tenkt seg den.

[hens]

Min Kewet "Isbjønn" fra 1992 gikk 1000 kilometer på Svalbard før den ble gitt opp.
Rørplatebatterier var nok ikke løsningen på 80 grader nord, de trives best i tropene.