My car:
2018 Leaf SL
40,000 kms
SOH: 94.13
Daily average commute: 150kms
Wifey's car:
2017 Leaf SV
38,000 kms
SOH: 95
Daily average commute: 130kms
So we both drive the exact same route but I go about 10kms further on the highway one way so approx 20 kms more a day give or take a few kms.
I drive in D mode with e-pedal on all the time and for the last few weeks I stay around a constant 117 kph on the highway.
Wifey drives in D mode (in B mode when she remembers to do it) and Eco on all the time and for the last few weeks drives a constant 110 kph on the highway.
At the end of the day, I am pulling in the driveway with 8-12% SOC and my wife is pulling in the driveway with 18-24% SOC.
Based on LeafSpy, her car is showing a 3% reserve and mine is showing an 8% reserve.
Even adding the 5% difference to my totals puts me at a relative comparison of 13-17% SOC. So same route, same driving conditions, +20 kms a day and approx + 7 kph speed difference. I think even if one of you math guys crunch the numbers it would still conclude that the 2017 Leaf is the superior car.
From my calculations I have been monitoring, I can add 4 kwh extra for the km difference and 2 kwh for the speed difference for a total of 6 kwh. These numbers work out pretty close 30kwh vs 40kwh battery IF I was getting home with same relative SOC but that's not the case.
2018 Leaf SL
40,000 kms
SOH: 94.13
Daily average commute: 150kms
Wifey's car:
2017 Leaf SV
38,000 kms
SOH: 95
Daily average commute: 130kms
So we both drive the exact same route but I go about 10kms further on the highway one way so approx 20 kms more a day give or take a few kms.
I drive in D mode with e-pedal on all the time and for the last few weeks I stay around a constant 117 kph on the highway.
Wifey drives in D mode (in B mode when she remembers to do it) and Eco on all the time and for the last few weeks drives a constant 110 kph on the highway.
At the end of the day, I am pulling in the driveway with 8-12% SOC and my wife is pulling in the driveway with 18-24% SOC.
Based on LeafSpy, her car is showing a 3% reserve and mine is showing an 8% reserve.
Even adding the 5% difference to my totals puts me at a relative comparison of 13-17% SOC. So same route, same driving conditions, +20 kms a day and approx + 7 kph speed difference. I think even if one of you math guys crunch the numbers it would still conclude that the 2017 Leaf is the superior car.
From my calculations I have been monitoring, I can add 4 kwh extra for the km difference and 2 kwh for the speed difference for a total of 6 kwh. These numbers work out pretty close 30kwh vs 40kwh battery IF I was getting home with same relative SOC but that's not the case.