cwerdna
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/06/want-a-cheap-reliable-car-consider-a-used-nissan-leaf/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is CR's URL of this.
Heck, I've met Leaf drivers who had Leafs for more than a year and lost capacity bars but didn't know it (http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=16446" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false. One guy at my work had a Leaf (never got around to posting the story or starting a new thread for folks like him) was glad to get rid of his '12 (or possibly '11) Leaf due to what seemed like battery degradation. He didn't know how many capacity bars he lost and I didn't know he got rid of it until 1-2 months after it happened. He no longer has any BEVs nor (AFAIK) any PHEVs.
Yeah.... I agreed that the article is too superficial and not warning folks about battery degradation, winter driving, etc. can really set people up for extreme disappointment, esp. if they know nothing about the capacity bars, importance of where the car resided before and that the BMS possibly be reset too.dhanson865 said:LeftieBiker said:They will *really* be scratching their heads - and worse - after trying to get 80 miles from a 10 bar 2012 Leaf in normal driving.
hah, I had to do 40-45 mph through NC/TN to get 80 miles or so out of a 11 bar 2012 Leaf. And I had leafspy app on board.
They'll be super frustrated the first time they hear "low battery" warning from the speakers when they've only done 40 miles.
Heck, I've met Leaf drivers who had Leafs for more than a year and lost capacity bars but didn't know it (http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=16446" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false. One guy at my work had a Leaf (never got around to posting the story or starting a new thread for folks like him) was glad to get rid of his '12 (or possibly '11) Leaf due to what seemed like battery degradation. He didn't know how many capacity bars he lost and I didn't know he got rid of it until 1-2 months after it happened. He no longer has any BEVs nor (AFAIK) any PHEVs.