Hey guys,
A local car dealer (Motorize) here in Victoria, BC has a 2011 LEAF SV on their lot for $14K CDN (that's cheap, most used LEAFs are $18K-$22K here in Victoria/Vancouver. I want a LEAF so bad (I curse every time I have to gas up my current car), but just can't afford anything above that price at the moment.
I emailed the guy and asked for the GIDs and SOH of the battery (They specialize in importing US LEAFs to Canada and apparently know their stuff. Here is the response I got from the guy (If Cameron is on the boards here, Hi!):
"The battery still has plenty of life at it currently sits at 76% SOH, with a resistance level (Hx) at 60%
GIDs unfortunately score differently depending on what the current state of charge, state of health and HX levels are in combination. If i take a reading when the car is 50% charged vs 100% charged it will skew the number and therefor be misleading when I’m comparing other batteries.
The SOH vs HX is a great representation of what the battery health looks and the performance of that health."
He then goes on to explain the reason the battery is so low is because it was mostly charged using the L1 charger that came with the car.
So what do you all think? My concern is that 76% is JUST high enough to miss out on the battery warranty (I thought it was 70%/60 months, though I'm reading online that it's actually 96 months?).
Thanks for all your help guys, I greatly appreciate all your combined experience.
A local car dealer (Motorize) here in Victoria, BC has a 2011 LEAF SV on their lot for $14K CDN (that's cheap, most used LEAFs are $18K-$22K here in Victoria/Vancouver. I want a LEAF so bad (I curse every time I have to gas up my current car), but just can't afford anything above that price at the moment.
I emailed the guy and asked for the GIDs and SOH of the battery (They specialize in importing US LEAFs to Canada and apparently know their stuff. Here is the response I got from the guy (If Cameron is on the boards here, Hi!):
"The battery still has plenty of life at it currently sits at 76% SOH, with a resistance level (Hx) at 60%
GIDs unfortunately score differently depending on what the current state of charge, state of health and HX levels are in combination. If i take a reading when the car is 50% charged vs 100% charged it will skew the number and therefor be misleading when I’m comparing other batteries.
The SOH vs HX is a great representation of what the battery health looks and the performance of that health."
He then goes on to explain the reason the battery is so low is because it was mostly charged using the L1 charger that came with the car.
So what do you all think? My concern is that 76% is JUST high enough to miss out on the battery warranty (I thought it was 70%/60 months, though I'm reading online that it's actually 96 months?).
Thanks for all your help guys, I greatly appreciate all your combined experience.