With mixed feelings I have returned my Leaf to the dealer/lease company.
It was a great experience in the beginning (multiple trips of 100+ miles)
and pure range anxiety the last year.
After 16k miles, I replaced the original tires with michelin MXV that a lot of people were talking very optimistic about. Wrong choice. My efficiency was gone (till then I was always rated platinum @ carwings).
The reduction of the battery pack has gone way faster than expected.
This is the output of the leafspy program.
I was glad I could drive 50-55 miles the last few months on a full charge.
Hx of 66% is surprisingly accurate it seems.
The other thing that bothers me is the paid option of a QC port that I never got to use.
There simply wasn't one available in my driving range, till a week before I turned it in.
If Nissan would have provided (paid) QC ports at all their dealerships, they could have stayed ahead of even tesla by making long range travel (more) possible.
I have made the switch to rav4ev. I like a lot of things about it. Today did a 90+ miles travel without having to recharge (about 18 miles left in the battery that was charged overnight to 80% according to the dashboard). It's great not to have to worry about being able to make it or not.
I sometimes miss the "electric blanket" feeling that the leaf had (more comfortable seats, more direct contact with the road). The weight difference is less than I imagined: 4030 (rav4ev) vs 3354 (2011 leaf) = 676 lbs "only"
The total lack of any feedback after multiple complaints to my dealer and obvious lack of official nissan response here in the forum decided to not go for a leaf again.
I am hooked to electric driving and will visit this forum to keep up to date on a lot of things.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
It was a great experience in the beginning (multiple trips of 100+ miles)
and pure range anxiety the last year.
After 16k miles, I replaced the original tires with michelin MXV that a lot of people were talking very optimistic about. Wrong choice. My efficiency was gone (till then I was always rated platinum @ carwings).
The reduction of the battery pack has gone way faster than expected.
This is the output of the leafspy program.
I was glad I could drive 50-55 miles the last few months on a full charge.
Hx of 66% is surprisingly accurate it seems.
The other thing that bothers me is the paid option of a QC port that I never got to use.
There simply wasn't one available in my driving range, till a week before I turned it in.
If Nissan would have provided (paid) QC ports at all their dealerships, they could have stayed ahead of even tesla by making long range travel (more) possible.
I have made the switch to rav4ev. I like a lot of things about it. Today did a 90+ miles travel without having to recharge (about 18 miles left in the battery that was charged overnight to 80% according to the dashboard). It's great not to have to worry about being able to make it or not.
I sometimes miss the "electric blanket" feeling that the leaf had (more comfortable seats, more direct contact with the road). The weight difference is less than I imagined: 4030 (rav4ev) vs 3354 (2011 leaf) = 676 lbs "only"
The total lack of any feedback after multiple complaints to my dealer and obvious lack of official nissan response here in the forum decided to not go for a leaf again.
I am hooked to electric driving and will visit this forum to keep up to date on a lot of things.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish