I purchased a 2013 Nissan Leaf S in May 2015 with 24K miles and 12 bars. At about 30K miles I dropped my first bar and now at 36,740 i have dropped my second bar. Leaf Spy has my Bat STS: AHr=50.94 SOH= 77% 381.23v. I live in North County San Diego and commute 20 miles each way. Typically I'll recharge my car after lunch on an L2 charger and always charge to 100% because that's what I need to get from work to home and back to work again where I can charge my car for free. I never use economy mode because I like to drive not dilly dally around. I drive 80 miles per hour on the freeway in the carpool lane because it's fast and free. The only thing I do that would heat the battery up besides driving fast is race up a hill that's about a mile long on the way home. Also, 2 or 3 times per week I'll charge the car for an hour before lunch, so I can run some errands which will take it from 25% to 60% and then I through it on the charger and use the climate control timer so that my car will be nice and cool when I take off at 5PM in Poway, CA. This winter I was charging on the really cold nights to 80% so that my car would be nice and warm for me in the morning with the climate control timer set. Not sure I really want to change anything because what I'm currently doing could earn me a new battery before the warranty period is up, if I continue to lose a bar ever 6K miles.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Dave
Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Dave