MartinChico said:
I think our battery (in our 2015 LEAF S) is heading for an early demise; here is some data after only about 600 miles:
12/28/2014, 215 miles, 1QCs+10L1s/L2s: 97.3% SOC = 292 GIDS
01/31/2015, 652 miles, 1QCs+24L1s/L2s: 97.3% SOC = 281 GIDS
...
Martin, Since you live only ~90 miles from me, I can make you an offer impractical for others with LBC-induced capacity anxiety.
Would it help ease you concerns, if we took a ~100 mile trip (at low speed, on a warm day, of course) in my March 2011 LEAF with 23+% gid loss?
RE your question about initial capacity on another thread:
="MartinChico"
...One thing that we can't evaluate very well is when the battery was manufactured and how it was handled before it was installed and we took delivery. I wonder if that's a big factor...
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17459&start=80" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I doubt you need worry too much.
AVTA tests indicate initial capacity below spec probably was a problem with 2011-12 deliveries (All 2012s tested below spec, with 23.4 kWh on average) but by 2013 MY, the 24.2 kWh average,
after ~500 miles use, still exceeded spec.
Technical Backup Slide 1
Test
Measureable
BOT
kWh Discharged (kWh)
23.40
23.47
23.31
23.59
23.38
23.24
INL L2 vs DC initial capacity test results after 50k mi+(2012 MY)
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=14271" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Initial capacity (tested at ~500 miles) ranging from 23.6 to 24.6 kWh, averaging 24.2.
AVTA capacity/range/efficiency tests of four 2013 LEAFs
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18555" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If anything, the higher production numbers recently, as opposed to 2013, might tend to give you
fresher batteries than those delivered years ago.
Of course, you could still have been one of the unlucky ones who got the lower deviation from average.