bernie82
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BATTERY CAPACITY RANGE TEST
7 MONTH OLD LEAF WITH 6000 MILES
BATTERY CHARGED TO 100%, BALANCED FOR 5 HOURS, & RECHARGED AGAIN TO TOP OFF.
RESET TRIP ODOMETER, TRIP COMPUTER MILES / KWH RATIO
DRIVING CONDITIONS: AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 45 degrees F, LEVEL TERRAIN
TIRES INFLATED TO 42 PSI
CLIMATE CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL HEATER, SEAT HEATERS, AND HEADLIGHTS ALL OFF
SPEED 60 MPH SET BY CRUISE CONTROL ON 99 FREEWAY FROM ELK GROVE TO STOCKTON AND BACK
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MILES FROM ODOMETER 79.6 AT END OF ROUND TRIP TEST
MILES /4.1 MILES /KWH ON TRIP COMPUTER
LBW CAME ON AT 8 MILES ON TOUCH SCREEN WITH 71 MILES ON ODOMETER
VLB came on with 76 miles on the odometer
I drove around the block a few times and turtle came on 50 feet from my garage with 79.6 on the odometer.
BATTERY CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
21 kwh * 94% = 19.74 KWH
TRIP BATTERY CAPACITY 19.74 KILOWATTS
MILES RATIO (4.1M/KWH) * 19.74 = 80.93
LEAF should have gone 80.93 to turtle with 21 KWH. It went 79.66
CONSIDERING 4.1 M/KWH COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 4.1.0 TO 4.14 AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FORMULA MAY BE SLIGHTLY OFF AS WELL AS THE ODOMETER, I FIGURE THERE'S NO BATTERY DEGRADATION YET.
7 MONTH OLD LEAF WITH 6000 MILES
BATTERY CHARGED TO 100%, BALANCED FOR 5 HOURS, & RECHARGED AGAIN TO TOP OFF.
RESET TRIP ODOMETER, TRIP COMPUTER MILES / KWH RATIO
DRIVING CONDITIONS: AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 45 degrees F, LEVEL TERRAIN
TIRES INFLATED TO 42 PSI
CLIMATE CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL HEATER, SEAT HEATERS, AND HEADLIGHTS ALL OFF
SPEED 60 MPH SET BY CRUISE CONTROL ON 99 FREEWAY FROM ELK GROVE TO STOCKTON AND BACK
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MILES FROM ODOMETER 79.6 AT END OF ROUND TRIP TEST
MILES /4.1 MILES /KWH ON TRIP COMPUTER
LBW CAME ON AT 8 MILES ON TOUCH SCREEN WITH 71 MILES ON ODOMETER
VLB came on with 76 miles on the odometer
I drove around the block a few times and turtle came on 50 feet from my garage with 79.6 on the odometer.
BATTERY CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
21 kwh * 94% = 19.74 KWH
TRIP BATTERY CAPACITY 19.74 KILOWATTS
MILES RATIO (4.1M/KWH) * 19.74 = 80.93
LEAF should have gone 80.93 to turtle with 21 KWH. It went 79.66
CONSIDERING 4.1 M/KWH COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 4.1.0 TO 4.14 AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FORMULA MAY BE SLIGHTLY OFF AS WELL AS THE ODOMETER, I FIGURE THERE'S NO BATTERY DEGRADATION YET.