Our Leaf was a 2012 with about 34000 miles . Battery degrading had dropper 2 or 3 steps , so it is a real thing with a Leaf , especially in southern / hot climates .
I read the GM batteries , being liquid cooled , in stead of air cooled , suffer from battery degrading , to a much smaller extent .
As far as heat , depending on the charge rate , you may see more heat while charging , than driving . Especially if you are light footed .
So , you may wish to think about restoring the liquid battery management , at some point in time .
I think the Volt did heat the liquid in the winter , to get better battery performance .
Best of luck . :-) Please keep us informed .
God bless
Wyr
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