Recent content by DaveinOlyWA

you are talking a large mass completely enclosed. What you also have to understand is the temp bars aren't linear so the mid range is going to be the norm a lot. Right now my norm is 5 bars (one below the middle) and will stay that way for at least another month. It was at 4 bars for 3-4...

Its not about charge cycles, its about SOC management. The closer you remain in the center SOC range, the better. Longer range EVs make this easy as their center SOC range can drive further.

77 KW I believe which was on the EA Station 3 Rivers Mall (I think that was the name of the place) Vancouver WA. Of course this was before they dialed down the rate on Chademo. 73-75 KW is typical and hit several times. Obviously starting SOC and batt temp plays a significant role. Some...

1) The detrimental effects of high speed charging is frequently misunderstood and your example is spot on... High speed charging used responsibly has never been proven to increase degradation 2) Charging to a high SOC w/o a valid reason is VERY bad advice. Cell balancing simply does not...

This complaint comes up a few times a year but the math doesn't change. The ONLY thing that matters is what stays in the wallet. I pay $225 a year for my EVness and VERY HAPPY to do it. I am running under $500 a year for "fuel" (the EV tab renewal fee is listed under fuel BTW...) and...

You have to enable the settings screen first to see this

motor noises from the exterior are nearly silent. Yeah, when driving you can hear that high pitched whine but try having someone drive past you. Its not very apparent. FYI; MANY gassers are very quite these days.

That ability was removed in 2021.

Only LEAF Spy can tell you what the battery health is. The LEAF only provides a 12 segment bar graph on health and 12 bars represents SOC ranging from 83ish to 100% Yours is likely around 90%. The rate of degradation is NOT linear so you have several years of service which can be longer with...

Definitely legit and Dala is THE aftermarket goto for anything LEAF BUT... CCS has more than one format and what you see doesn't apply to the CCS format used in the US. I am sure that is coming but wonder how useful it will be. Chademo is not only dead but is growing.

The car is translating the dash miles into Km but in reverse. This happens whether the dash is set to miles or Km. Enable "CAN odometer in miles" in settings to resolve

You need to clarify definitions of "low" and "high" In my experience, Low Hx means higher rates of degradation while higher Hx means little or no degradation. In my case, I dropped to 91.3% SOH within 2 years but leveled off and now sit at 4 years 3 months at 91.72% SOH, Hx 114ish. During...

So after all this time we still don't have a LS shot of a new 60 kwh pack?

Not only ZERO benefit but very detrimental. Center your SOC as much as possible. Be it 45-55% or 20-80%, Lithium lasts longer when extremely low/high SOC is avoided. Realize the LEAF dash gauge is shifted towards zero (means 40% on the dash is actually closer to 50%) at lower SOC readings...

"finally" got a CCS only Volta (or whatever they are called these days) which would be a great option locally for a quick boost as they are free for 30 mins and located at an Amazon Go store where there is supposedly very good food options for $5. But its not that local to me being 30 miles...