Deolloz
Member
This is my first EV and probably not my last, a used 2011 Leaf SL w/ only 44,000 miles and in general fantastic condition. 9 bars of capacity on the battery, still, and a squeaky clean carfax report.
A few questions if I may:
About Range/Capacity:
W/ 9 bars of capacity left, I believe I'm able to go only about ~50 miles of range on a full charge, is that correct? I know of course lots of variables must be accounted for. But on my first two full days of using it, after about 50 miles, i was running on the "---" and VLB warnings to get home.
I recently bought the OBD took that was recommended on various websites and will be hooking it up to my car and using the "leafspy" app to get an accurate gauge on my EV's SoH. Any advise or tutorials on that would be greatly appreciated.
About the Touch-Screen Navigation:
Is it possible to actually use the built in touch-screen navigation system with TRAFFIC reports and current charging stations listed? And, how do I update the MAPS? (or would I be better off using my phone? I know that the original built in 2G NETWORK has been disabled on my car by the dealer at some point in time, so that's good that it's not still searching for that network and wasting battery) But I'm not sure how updated and accurate the navigation is at this point in time.
About charing:
One of the chargepoint locations near my house is FREE!!! HOORAY! but I noticed that location is not on the "PlugShare" app, although it does show up on the ChargePoint app which is how I found it!? Why doesn't it show up on the "PlugShare" app too?
Thanks all and I'm very excited to get to learn more and more about this vehicle. From my understanding, my vehicle may have sat unused and/or in storage for the last 3 years prior to my purchase from a used car dealership, according to the carfax report. Not sure if/how that may have affected it's batteries capacity, but the overall condition is superb.
A few questions if I may:
About Range/Capacity:
W/ 9 bars of capacity left, I believe I'm able to go only about ~50 miles of range on a full charge, is that correct? I know of course lots of variables must be accounted for. But on my first two full days of using it, after about 50 miles, i was running on the "---" and VLB warnings to get home.
I recently bought the OBD took that was recommended on various websites and will be hooking it up to my car and using the "leafspy" app to get an accurate gauge on my EV's SoH. Any advise or tutorials on that would be greatly appreciated.
About the Touch-Screen Navigation:
Is it possible to actually use the built in touch-screen navigation system with TRAFFIC reports and current charging stations listed? And, how do I update the MAPS? (or would I be better off using my phone? I know that the original built in 2G NETWORK has been disabled on my car by the dealer at some point in time, so that's good that it's not still searching for that network and wasting battery) But I'm not sure how updated and accurate the navigation is at this point in time.
About charing:
One of the chargepoint locations near my house is FREE!!! HOORAY! but I noticed that location is not on the "PlugShare" app, although it does show up on the ChargePoint app which is how I found it!? Why doesn't it show up on the "PlugShare" app too?
Thanks all and I'm very excited to get to learn more and more about this vehicle. From my understanding, my vehicle may have sat unused and/or in storage for the last 3 years prior to my purchase from a used car dealership, according to the carfax report. Not sure if/how that may have affected it's batteries capacity, but the overall condition is superb.