cdherman
Well-known member
My 12' Leaf was made in May of 12, purchased by me in Oct of 12. It sat, I think, at 100% charge on the dealer lot from June to Oct of 12. It was hot in KC that Summer.
Since then, I have been a pretty careful owner. Perhaps charged to 100% 10 times in 2 years, and those times, immediately left for a longer trip. We have no QC here, so that has never happened....
Otherwise, 80% charge. Commute involves some highway time, so my overall miles per Kwh is 3.9 The vehicle usually sits for perhaps 10 hours at 80% charge, since I usually plug in at about 6 PM on return from work and leave at 6AM. I played with setting timer to charge later at night, and had it set that way over Summer months, but switched back to immediate charging a few weeks ago, once the battery temp got back to 5 bars.
I do not think I have ever seen 7 temp bars. Usually 6 in the summer, 5 in spring and fall and 2-4 in the heart of the winter. I park in an attached, insulated garage at home, and in a covered parking structure at work....
Looking over the various models, I was hoping that I was going to do better that this, but alas, I really fear the dealer behavior in the first 4 months of battery life was damaging....
The reason I believe the Leaf was charged 100% is that the salesman bragged to me that they were keeping the batteries healthy by keeping them charged to 100%. Idiots....
Would you all agree???
Since then, I have been a pretty careful owner. Perhaps charged to 100% 10 times in 2 years, and those times, immediately left for a longer trip. We have no QC here, so that has never happened....
Otherwise, 80% charge. Commute involves some highway time, so my overall miles per Kwh is 3.9 The vehicle usually sits for perhaps 10 hours at 80% charge, since I usually plug in at about 6 PM on return from work and leave at 6AM. I played with setting timer to charge later at night, and had it set that way over Summer months, but switched back to immediate charging a few weeks ago, once the battery temp got back to 5 bars.
I do not think I have ever seen 7 temp bars. Usually 6 in the summer, 5 in spring and fall and 2-4 in the heart of the winter. I park in an attached, insulated garage at home, and in a covered parking structure at work....
Looking over the various models, I was hoping that I was going to do better that this, but alas, I really fear the dealer behavior in the first 4 months of battery life was damaging....
The reason I believe the Leaf was charged 100% is that the salesman bragged to me that they were keeping the batteries healthy by keeping them charged to 100%. Idiots....
Would you all agree???