Well, I leased my 2013 Leaf SL yesterday, and after an overnight charge to 100% (with the 120 EVSE), it was time to see what it could do!
I had plans to visit a friend of mine today, and his house is 33 miles each way, so I decided what better initial test than a 66 mile round trip. Here's the 'vital' statistics, when I finally got home to the charger:
Total Miles Driven: 75.3
Highway (mix of 63 mph cruise, and some stop and go): 50.3
City (all stop and go, busy city streets): 25
GOM Remaining: 22
Battery Bars Remaining: 3
Some things to note:
I drove all day with no climate control It was a really nice SoCal day around 70-75 degrees. I did drive with a combination of open and closed windows. There wasn't a lot of elevation change in my drive all day. Perhaps a roughly 400-500 elevation change from origin to destination (over 33 miles).
When I got home the estimated charge time for the 120v charger to charge to 100% was 19:30.
When on the highway, I set cruise control at 63 mph, however there were two or three periods of slow/stop and go traffic. The city driving was all stop/go on very busy streets.
Overall, I'm very happy with my first day out. It was a nice combination of driving types, and I feel like I got a much better sense for the overall range of the car in those varrying conditions.
A really nice first day with my new Leaf!
I had plans to visit a friend of mine today, and his house is 33 miles each way, so I decided what better initial test than a 66 mile round trip. Here's the 'vital' statistics, when I finally got home to the charger:
Total Miles Driven: 75.3
Highway (mix of 63 mph cruise, and some stop and go): 50.3
City (all stop and go, busy city streets): 25
GOM Remaining: 22
Battery Bars Remaining: 3
Some things to note:
I drove all day with no climate control It was a really nice SoCal day around 70-75 degrees. I did drive with a combination of open and closed windows. There wasn't a lot of elevation change in my drive all day. Perhaps a roughly 400-500 elevation change from origin to destination (over 33 miles).
When I got home the estimated charge time for the 120v charger to charge to 100% was 19:30.
When on the highway, I set cruise control at 63 mph, however there were two or three periods of slow/stop and go traffic. The city driving was all stop/go on very busy streets.
Overall, I'm very happy with my first day out. It was a nice combination of driving types, and I feel like I got a much better sense for the overall range of the car in those varrying conditions.
A really nice first day with my new Leaf!