dgpcolorado
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Since you said you were looking at an S with the charge package, L2 charging would be at 6.6 kW (about 6.0 kW to the battery after overhead). If you got 4.0 miles/kWh that would be about 24 miles of range per hour of charging. However, not all L2 charge stations are created equal. Some run at 240 Volts and some run at 208 Volts, so the latter may not charge the car quite as fast as the former. But it's pretty quick compared to L1 charging at 1.44 kW (about 1.1 kW to the battery).leafdecision said:...Question then: what kind of charge rate does an L2 charger have? I have read that 110V is 3-4 miles of range per hour. How much range per hour would an L2 charger give me? It is $1.00 per hour to use the charger, so unless I was getting 8-10 miles/hour out of that, my gasoline car would be cheaper.
Expect lower miles/kWh in winter and regen when the battery is cold is greatly reduced (at least in older LEAFs, not sure about the 2015s), which means friction braking going down the hill, a major annoyance. Despite the big elevation changes, your efficiency should be pretty good because the Coal Creek Canyon part of your trip will likely be at moderate speeds and your elevation means significantly less drag at any given temperature, compared to sea level. You might see numbers as high as 5 miles/kWh in summer and 3.5 miles/kWh in winter unless driving in snow. Depends on how you drive.