running on fumes (range anxiety)

[Phatcat73]

All I can say is plan your trip accordingly, don't rely on public charging particularly on a time constraint, drop your car down to 50mph on freeway, turn off climate.

On and the leafspy app is excellent for these moments as you'll continue to get mileage data belo the ---

 

[kieranmullen]

How do you manage to keep tour sanity at 50 on the freeway when semis go 60?

All I can say is plan your trip accordingly, don't rely on public charging particularly on a time constraint, drop your car down to 50mph on freeway, turn off climate.

 

[DougWantsALeaf]

I generally keep it to 55 at all times on the freeway. It feels like you lose too much between 55 and 65-70 for the small time improvement.

 

[TimLee]

I have only seen the dreaded --- one time on the interstate about 1 1/2 miles from the DCQC and fortunately made it. Have never turtled.
Strongly recommend LEAF Spy Pro.
Drove 2 1/2 years without it. The lack of data from the LEAF without it is disturbing. :shock:
Would never drive LEAF without it.

Keep in mind that turtle and range in turtle is dictated by lowest cell voltage. At very low range go very slow and do not accelerate. Drive like a turtle.

But range at low end can be unpredictable. Tony Williams confidently pushed the limits a lot and then on one trip the LEAF acted differently and he was dead in the water.

And yes I have run out of gas once about 30 years ago. Recognized I had a problem on hilly rural interstate three miles from exit. Fortunately it climbed the last hill without sputtering too badly and coasted down the exit and stopped under the interstate only 1/4 mile from the single Texaco that fortunately was open. With modern cars where the fuel cools the pump I probably would have destroyed the pump and been stranded over night.