carmicLEAF
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- Jan 2, 2019
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Hello, I'm a new Leaf 2019 SV owner - purchased a couple of weeks ago in Maryland. I've scanned several posts, but am not finding the help I need. We decided to go for it and take a trip to VT for the holidays. We had to leave the car in NY because we had been on the road for 6 hours with only 220 miles under our belts. We were averaging 1 mile per battery percent. We were also averaging 70% charge at fast charge stations after being plugged in for ONE HOUR. Everything I've read said we would get 80% in 20-30 minutes at fast charge stations. At this rate, we drove 60-70 miles and then had to pull over and charge for an hour to get another 60-70 miles. I've not seen anyone else with this issue. When we returned, we plugged in at home (trickle charge), and after 2 days of being plugged in were at 88% battery capacity. The dealer blew us off when we suggested perhaps we had a lemon. We did have 5 people in the car, which I can understand would reduce the mileage by some degree, but by half? And why the extremely long charging times? I would never take this car on a trip over 60 miles, even if charging stations were available, because I would never have a spare hour to sit waiting to go another 60 miles. Super disappointed in the performance of this car. Anyone else have this problem or suggestions as to what's going on? Thanks.