The 2013 LEAF has a very
The 2013 LEAF has a very efficient Heat Pump for cooling and heat. When I compare our 2013 Focus to the LEAF the Focus uses 3-4 times more energy than our LEAF and cuts range much more with climate control on here in the Phoenix area. The LEAF has the most efficient Heat Pump I have seen.
Heat shortens the life of a battery of any kind. So Nissan has a new Desert battery I like to call the Lizard battery that can take the heat with no cooling and have long life. It should be released in about April of 2014.