surfingslovak
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I'm happy so far with the Leaf, but I'm seeing very limited freeway range. Following the advice on this board, I adjusted my driving style and I'm usually going 55 mph, use cruise control a lot since it seems to be more gentle on the "gas" than my foot, and I generally don't use A/C and if I do, it's only for a brief period of time. Yesterday, I drove 22 miles on 280 from Palo Alto to San Jose and my battery indicator dropped from 6 bars to 1 by the time I arrived at my destination. I had a similar experience going on 880 from Santa Clara to Fremont and back. I started out full and 50 miles later, I was down to two bars. My economy is usually around around 4.3 or 4.5, no matter how careful I drive. I don't use freeways on my daily commute, but sometimes it's unavoidable and I'm quite concerned about the limited range. Any insights, comments, suggestions or help would be appreciated.