I couldn't have said it any better than cgaydos.
For ElectricMonkey, In the 2012 manual http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph240/landreman1/docs/2012-Nissan-LEAF.pdf you can find 'long life mode' on pages EV-23 and CH-22.
Hi all. I've discovered a bit of arcane knowledge that I wanted document here and share in case some might find it useful.
I wanted to achieve the following behavior with my 2012 SL:
1) to begin charging automatically whenever I plugged in
2) to only charge to 80% so that the battery spends...
