Aspenspryte
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Hi all!
I'm Julie and I bought a 2017 Leaf S with a bit over 19k miles in May. She just dropped to 11 bars.
I'm loving the car and am learning how to drive her to optimize range. I live in Oregon and have to drive through some mountain passes to get to nearby larger cities. The distances aren't that far in miles but getting there takes a lot of time on the two-lane roads through the passes. And, now, I have to watch range, too.
On a full charge, the range shows 125 miles on Eco and 105 on regular Drive. That drops quite a bit if the climate control is on. The city I go to the most is 75 miles away. There are two mountain ascents (and descents) and most of the rest is relatively flat and very rural. Maximum speed is 55 with a stretch at 35. There are no charging stations until you get to the city.
I took the car through part of this trip, fully charged, ran it on drive the whole way, up the first mountain, through the foreest at 60 mph and on the return also ascended a butte that I normally wouldn't to take a friend home. So the trip was 55 miles and the meter showed 31 miles remaining.
The question I have is can I make it to the city that's 75 miles away? Is there any way of changing my driving so I'm not cutting it too close? The second mountain on the trip has a long, winding descent that would regenerate battery, unlike the butte that just required energy.
Sorry this was so long! Advice appreciated!
I'm Julie and I bought a 2017 Leaf S with a bit over 19k miles in May. She just dropped to 11 bars.
I'm loving the car and am learning how to drive her to optimize range. I live in Oregon and have to drive through some mountain passes to get to nearby larger cities. The distances aren't that far in miles but getting there takes a lot of time on the two-lane roads through the passes. And, now, I have to watch range, too.
On a full charge, the range shows 125 miles on Eco and 105 on regular Drive. That drops quite a bit if the climate control is on. The city I go to the most is 75 miles away. There are two mountain ascents (and descents) and most of the rest is relatively flat and very rural. Maximum speed is 55 with a stretch at 35. There are no charging stations until you get to the city.
I took the car through part of this trip, fully charged, ran it on drive the whole way, up the first mountain, through the foreest at 60 mph and on the return also ascended a butte that I normally wouldn't to take a friend home. So the trip was 55 miles and the meter showed 31 miles remaining.
The question I have is can I make it to the city that's 75 miles away? Is there any way of changing my driving so I'm not cutting it too close? The second mountain on the trip has a long, winding descent that would regenerate battery, unlike the butte that just required energy.
Sorry this was so long! Advice appreciated!