UkrainianKozak
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Last month I hit 36000, anyone is interested in sharing experience so far for Leaf veterans?
For me it was relatively good ride, not ideal though...
Never ran out of charge, but was upset few time with not fast enough charge time that prevented me from using Leaf 100% on some days
Battery state: still have 12 bars AHr=56.66(86.2%) according to LeafSpy (after 55QC and 2380 L1/L2 charges),
Warranty work:
Replaced charger after it started producing electrical smell while charging
Tightened/greased front axles to fix cranking during acceleration/deceleration
Brake spacers installed (as initial remedy to cranking sound, which did not fix it)
Software updates
Non-warranty work:
Replaced tires with Michelin MXV4 at 20K after Ecopia become almost bold
Replaced fog lights with after-market after one was broken
Replaced all small lamps with LED
replaced stock horn with the one from Altima
installed driver seat heater
Most annoying stuff so far: Last software update that significantly reduced cold weather regen, when you most need it... Just don't get why...
(well, actually Carwings was most annoying, but with Leaf Spy and Leaf Manager I forgot when was the last time I used it )
What future hold for me?
I'm at the point right now when 80% charge is becoming not enough for my daily ~50 miles commutes, and I end up topping the charge every other day to satisfy the driving need for end-of-the day trips (kids activities). My guess is that in 1-2 years I'll have to switch to 100% charging
For me it was relatively good ride, not ideal though...
Never ran out of charge, but was upset few time with not fast enough charge time that prevented me from using Leaf 100% on some days
Battery state: still have 12 bars AHr=56.66(86.2%) according to LeafSpy (after 55QC and 2380 L1/L2 charges),
Warranty work:
Replaced charger after it started producing electrical smell while charging
Tightened/greased front axles to fix cranking during acceleration/deceleration
Brake spacers installed (as initial remedy to cranking sound, which did not fix it)
Software updates
Non-warranty work:
Replaced tires with Michelin MXV4 at 20K after Ecopia become almost bold
Replaced fog lights with after-market after one was broken
Replaced all small lamps with LED
replaced stock horn with the one from Altima
installed driver seat heater
Most annoying stuff so far: Last software update that significantly reduced cold weather regen, when you most need it... Just don't get why...
(well, actually Carwings was most annoying, but with Leaf Spy and Leaf Manager I forgot when was the last time I used it )
What future hold for me?
I'm at the point right now when 80% charge is becoming not enough for my daily ~50 miles commutes, and I end up topping the charge every other day to satisfy the driving need for end-of-the day trips (kids activities). My guess is that in 1-2 years I'll have to switch to 100% charging