dweller92
Member
Well I leased a new leaf on 09/24/2013, I was surprised how much the leaf drove like a real car, a friend of mine talked me into get a leaf. I always thought of a electric car something small, when I got to the dealership I was very surprised that it was a mid sizes car.
The first week was really hard one me driving the leaf, I am used to driving fast and on the highway lol. I saw in a few days that I was using a lot of batt power and I was really freaking out that I was using so much power. a little bit of my drive habits. I live outside of Austin, Texas, in a rural area so I live in the country and work in the city. I drive to work on way 28 miles. I am used to taking the highway all the way to work. I soon learned that the highway is really bad for a leaf lol. I learned to just cut through part of the city to get to work. I start out with 80% charge in the morning, the meter says I can go 88 miles on the charge. I have to take part of the highway just to get into Austin, so by that time my meter drops from 88 to 66 really fast and that is with the AC on lol. So when I cut through the city, and when I get to work I move the meter from 66% to 72-76 which is really good I think and my charge is at 66% when I turn the car off.
Now I learned to coast to stop lights and in medium traffic, I try not to use the breaks that much. I learned to take things slowly.I only had the car for 2 weeks now and still learning the ends and outs. I have not tried the timers for cooling or heating the car yet.
For those that live in Austin, the city as a great charging plan, for 25.00 every 6 months you can use the charging point stations for free and unlimited charging which I really like a lot. I am not sure what my electric bill at home will be yet, but I am hoping it will not kill me. I spent 320.00 a month in gas alone before I got the leaf. I really like the leaf, just hope in the future Nissan will come out with a battery that will last longer and let the car travel further.
I would like so feed back,I dont have any complaints on the car at this time. drives really smooth and does not make any noise, expect when I use the turn signal lol
The first week was really hard one me driving the leaf, I am used to driving fast and on the highway lol. I saw in a few days that I was using a lot of batt power and I was really freaking out that I was using so much power. a little bit of my drive habits. I live outside of Austin, Texas, in a rural area so I live in the country and work in the city. I drive to work on way 28 miles. I am used to taking the highway all the way to work. I soon learned that the highway is really bad for a leaf lol. I learned to just cut through part of the city to get to work. I start out with 80% charge in the morning, the meter says I can go 88 miles on the charge. I have to take part of the highway just to get into Austin, so by that time my meter drops from 88 to 66 really fast and that is with the AC on lol. So when I cut through the city, and when I get to work I move the meter from 66% to 72-76 which is really good I think and my charge is at 66% when I turn the car off.
Now I learned to coast to stop lights and in medium traffic, I try not to use the breaks that much. I learned to take things slowly.I only had the car for 2 weeks now and still learning the ends and outs. I have not tried the timers for cooling or heating the car yet.
For those that live in Austin, the city as a great charging plan, for 25.00 every 6 months you can use the charging point stations for free and unlimited charging which I really like a lot. I am not sure what my electric bill at home will be yet, but I am hoping it will not kill me. I spent 320.00 a month in gas alone before I got the leaf. I really like the leaf, just hope in the future Nissan will come out with a battery that will last longer and let the car travel further.
I would like so feed back,I dont have any complaints on the car at this time. drives really smooth and does not make any noise, expect when I use the turn signal lol