Brharding
Member
So I am a used LEAF shopper right now. I have read many articles online about battery degradation and how to slow the affects. I've also put together a life total cost of ownership spreadsheet. One thing that I can't find is: HOW MANY BATTERY BARS CAN THE CAR LOSE BEFORE IT IS NO LONGER USABLE? I only drive about 5 to 15 max miles a day, tops 5,000 miles a year, and given my current gas usage, I would save $550 in gas a year to put towards a new battery, but that will take 10 years to get the $5,500 -- so in the last few years, can I still charge and use it everyday with only a few battery bars -- even if I only get a small range of something low like 5 to 10 miles with each charge? Does anyone out there have and is using a LEAF with 6 or less battery bars? Anyone know what each battery bar (far right, skinny State of Health bars and not the longer State of Charge bars) represents in terms of range? For example 12 = 84 miles, 11 = 71 miles, 10 = 56 mile approximate range when fully charged, etc.?