N1ghtrider
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TonyWilliams said:Check out the shirts at Love My LEAF.
Funny that Batzman could not find shirts on your first link, Tony. I am a computer idiot at they are there when I click on it.
TonyWilliams said:Check out the shirts at Love My LEAF.
TonyWilliams said:You still had a mile or two to go on LBW, and six or seven on VLB.
By the way, the warnings are indexed to a set number of watt/hours left in the battery (49 Gid x 73 Wh available per Gid = 3577 watt/hours), which is about 17% of 21 kWh available to you in standard conditions.
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mkjayakumar said:I am not sure how you guys manage to get these fantastic 100+ range and 5.5+ miles/Kwh.. The best I have got so far is 94 miles range at VLB at 4.8Kwh and all that doing city driving at around 30 to 40 mph .
foobert said:TonyWilliams said:You still had a mile or two to go on LBW, and six or seven on VLB.
By the way, the warnings are indexed to a set number of watt/hours left in the battery (49 Gid x 73 Wh available per Gid = 3577 watt/hours), which is about 17% of 21 kWh available to you in standard conditions.
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Tony -- You were quite right.
The next day, I went ahead and drove another 7.3 miles before charging. I first hit LBW at 92.2 miles. I hit VLB at 104.3, which makes for 2 more miles as you predicted. I was in a recharging "no-mans-land", so, I gingerly nursed it along another 5.2 miles passed VLB to get to my destination to plug in:
I had to clear the frost off the windshield that morning with temps in the low 30's.
Sooo.... I'm curious. Do you just like to show off your efficient driving or is there some other reason why you don't simply use 80% charges and keep the SOC near the middle of the pack were you will maximize battery life?N1ghtrider said:The original N1ghtrider just achieved my tenth 100 mile-plus range on a single charge , with 106.3 miles.
Thank you, I was about to ask the same question, but didn't have the heart to do it. It looks like cycling losses are minimal with the Leaf, and as long as N1ghtrider is having fun, he absolutely should continue. It's worth noting however that keeping a regimen of deep cycles is not be the best protocol for battery longevity. If possible, I would at least steer clear of the very low battery warning.drees said:Sooo.... I'm curious. Do you just like to show off your efficient driving or is there some other reason why you don't simply use 80% charges and keep the SOC near the middle of the pack were you will maximize battery life?
There is no battery capacity warranty, but if you are leasing I certainly wouldn't worry about battery capacity loss as much as if I owned it.N1ghtrider said:I leased the Leaf so the battery should last 36,000 miles at 100%, right?
mark13 said:Im 14k+ miles of 100% charging..Winter I avg 105+ per charge,the summer 120+ per charge..5.9 M/KW...
I actually do much better mileage doing the hot summer months with the AC on then doing the colder (40*)winter months..
I would love to see a battery study between my car @ 50K miles,where I charge the car to 100% 3 days a week,to someone else, who charges their car to 80% everyday..
EdmondLeaf said:This is from 80% this morning. Should I try to attempt 100 miles from 80% or is this good enough to qualify for 100 mile club?
Yes, keep on driving! With your energy economy, you should start with a 100% charge and go for a the long-distance recordEdmondLeaf said:This is from 80% this morning. Should I try to attempt 100 miles from 80% or is this good enough to qualify for 100 mile club?
I am 6 miles short from 100 miles from 80%. I am going for 100 miles, even I hate to drive for no reason. Will report soon. Now I have 8 miles left on LBW.surfingslovak said:Yes, keep on driving! With your energy economy, you should start with a 100% charge and go for a the long-distance recordEdmondLeaf said:This is from 80% this morning. Should I try to attempt 100 miles from 80% or is this good enough to qualify for 100 mile club?
EdmondLeaf said:Maybe I should start with 100% and go for total driven record but I am not Tony - just beginner.
Very nicely done - I do believe that's the first 100 mi drive on a 80% charge! Can you tell us what kind of roads and driving speeds you did to get 7.0 mi/kWh?EdmondLeaf said:I never intended or thought I will be able to do this so I started with 80% charge, but we had a lot of unexpected driving to do, once I did 70 miles I knew I will be able to go around 100 miles. Last 6 miles for no reason, just to go over 100. Most of the miles I had 4 people in the car plus some load. I am not sure how many more miles I will do with what is left, but because I need more that 50 tomorrow I am going to charge now. Maybe I should start with 100% and go for total driven record but I am not Tony - just beginner.
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