DenverLeaf
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I just traded in my 2018 (aout 33K miles) for a 2020. I have had it for 5 years and averaged 4.9 withought resetting. I am a VERY conservative driver, though.
About 90 days of ownership.
New to the EV world and learning on the fly.
My 2018 SL is mint condition 1 owner and a hoot to drive. Impulse purchased and soley for my daily 46-50 mile commute.
4.1 miles over the 3 month span. Don't know if that's great or horrible, but it sure seems like magic since I RARELY visit a gas station anymore with my F150. :mrgreen:
Amazing little electric go-kart. And actually not so spartan at all. Comfortable, decent stereo with Android Auto, very nice adaptive cruise and Lane Centering......
And charging it every night using an app on the phone from the comfort of my Lazyboy? Amazing.
Late to the party but I'm in now.
Remember not to leave your Leaf charged to 100% (indicated 100%). Even though an indicated 100% is in reality only about 90% it still stresses the battery slightly. It's OK if you're going to drive it right away but it's not a good idea to charge it every evening to 100% and allow it to sit for 10 or more hours before driving it (especially if charged to 100% on a Friday evening and left to sit until Monday morning). Just a tiny bit of degradation each time but it's cumulative. If your Leaf is a 62kWh (Plus) model than its L2 (6.6kW) on-board charger will recover about 12% every hour, the L1 (1.4kW) on-board charger will add about 2% every hour. You can use these figures to time your charge sessions and keep your battery in the 15-85% SOC zone to maximize battery life. Good luck, I think you're going to love these little Energizer Bunnys, they just keep going and going...........About 90 days of ownership.
New to the EV world and learning on the fly.
My 2018 SL is mint condition 1 owner and a hoot to drive. Impulse purchased and soley for my daily 46-50 mile commute.
4.1 miles over the 3 month span. Don't know if that's great or horrible, but it sure seems like magic since I RARELY visit a gas station anymore with my F150. :mrgreen:
Amazing little electric go-kart. And actually not so spartan at all. Comfortable, decent stereo with Android Auto, very nice adaptive cruise and Lane Centering......
And charging it every night using an app on the phone from the comfort of my Lazyboy? Amazing.
Late to the party but I'm in now.
Wow, 4.7 miles/kWh is incredible. My 2019 SV Plus is a lot heavier and is lucky to achieve 3.9 mi/kWh especially with all the highway driving I do. My old 2015 would only do 4.3 mi/kWh. My 2019 is doing better since changing to Nokian Entyres.I've been hovering around 4.7mi/kWh yearly average, for the last couple of years. This year will be a bit less (on track for 4.665). Not using the Leaf as much these days. Was averaging over 10mi/day before the Model Y, now averaging more like 1-2mi/day.
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3.8 to 4.3 in cold weather and 4.8 to 5.3 in warm weather.We seem to get a steady 4.3 - 4.4. And we live at the top of a very steep hill. Always takes about 3-4% to drive up it.
Our 2013 Leaf has about 19.2 kwh on it which gives us a range of about 80 miles. We really rushed into our purchase but I have to say we are really enjoying it and having driven it for less than 2 months now we can really see EV's becoming mainstream as time goes on. It will take 20 years but the only issue is range, and that is going to steadily increase as the battery technology progresses.
In our first month we calculated we saved $160 on gas and our car payment is only $210. Not a bad cost of ownership.
I drive with e pedal and eco and never get anywhere near 5 and I always try to anticipate lights, and get regen, etc. I should come ride with you and see how you do it. LOLMy 2016 30kwh, according to the dashboard display, averages 5.0 miles/kwh. I'm not a hypermiler, and I floor it when I need to, but in everyday driving I am always looking at signals & traffic ahead for an opportunity to coast, get regen (via B or ECO in addition to the brake pedal) as much as I can, and use cruise to keep speed constant wherever practical.
Are your tires at 40-44psi?I drive with e pedal and eco and never get anywhere near 5 and I always try to anticipate lights, and get regen, etc. I should come right with you and see how you do it. LOL
Mine are from the Leaf dashboard. I reset the counter at the start of each month.These numbers: Are they from the Leaf display or actual used electricity numbers?
No, I guess I could try that. The door post says 36, I think, so that is what I have been running at.Are your tires at 40-44psi?
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