Our LEAF lost its second capacity bar on Saturday. The garage was in use so the LEAF sat out in the hot sun (highs of 90F) the entire week.
Here is some further information:
Loss of second capacity bar:
Date: Jun 11, 2016
Odometer: 33,691 miles
Capacity: 51.25 Ah
Miles since first bar: 9195 miles
Years since first bar: 1.18 years
Capacity change: 2.76 Ah
Rate of capacity change: 2.33 Ah/year
Capacity change per 1000 miles: 0.3 Ah/1000 miles
Actual percent capacity loss: 22.66%
Percent capacity loss predicted by
Stoaty's model: 17.68%
Loss of first capacity bar:
Date: Apr 6, 2015
Odometer: 24,496 miles
Capacity: 54.01 Ah
Miles since in-service: 24,496 miles
Years since in-service: 3.52 years
Capacity change: 12.24 Ah
Rate of capacity change: 3.476 Ah/year
Capacity change per 1000 miles: 0.5 Ah/1000 miles
First capacity measurement:
Date: Sep 8, 2013
Odometer: 13,877 miles
Capacity: 59.18 Ah
Miles since in-service: 13,877 miles
Years since in-service: 2.00 years
Capacity change: 7.07 Ah
Rate of capacity change: 3.535 Ah/year
Capacity change per 1000 miles: 0.51 Ah/1000 miles
Purchase:
Date: Mar 16, 2012
Odometer: 2,011 Ah
Capacity: ?
In-service (as demo vehicle):
Date: Sep 29, 2011
Capacity: 66.25 Ah (Assumed)
Manufacture:
Date: June 15, 2011
For reference, here is a plot of my LEAF's capacity since I began monitoring it on September 28, 2013 (almost exactly two years after the in-service date):
I'm glad you have a positive attitude as AFAIC you got ripped off, hard to know who did it but someone along the line definitely deliberately reset the bar gauge. I think this is an area where EVs will have to mature as they reach mainstream. A capacity gauge needs to be present and have similar restrictions as an odometer so consumers can be confident they know what they are buying.
