Hi, Fellow Leafers,
The charging capacity on my otherwise solid 2011 Leaf is down to around 28 miles stated range on a full charge (which, of course, translates to an even more reduced range in my mildly hilly southern California neighborhood.) The heartbreaker is that other than the range issue, the car is in excellent condition with only about 45k original miles.
The car's swiftly declining range is not a new issue--it was down to around 60 miles per charge by the time it was five years old. I've read that there was a battery replacement program that I would have been eligible for, but I can't imagine I'd be able to take advantage of it at this point in my old car's life.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what options I might have to restore the car to some semblance of usefulness? Considering the low original miles, I thought of trying to sell it while it still has some limited range left. But I suspect the offers I got would be so low I might just as well hold on to it as a a kind of well appointed golf cart for neighborhood errands. Seems a waste, though.
Thanks for any insights you might be able to share.
The charging capacity on my otherwise solid 2011 Leaf is down to around 28 miles stated range on a full charge (which, of course, translates to an even more reduced range in my mildly hilly southern California neighborhood.) The heartbreaker is that other than the range issue, the car is in excellent condition with only about 45k original miles.
The car's swiftly declining range is not a new issue--it was down to around 60 miles per charge by the time it was five years old. I've read that there was a battery replacement program that I would have been eligible for, but I can't imagine I'd be able to take advantage of it at this point in my old car's life.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what options I might have to restore the car to some semblance of usefulness? Considering the low original miles, I thought of trying to sell it while it still has some limited range left. But I suspect the offers I got would be so low I might just as well hold on to it as a a kind of well appointed golf cart for neighborhood errands. Seems a waste, though.
Thanks for any insights you might be able to share.