Yanquetino
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If you engage cruise control in the Leaf, will its range increase if you also shifted into "Eco" rather than "D" mode?
I wonder because, from what I've read so far, "Eco" mode (1) increases the amount of regenerative braking (irrelevant when cruising), and (2) makes the accelerator pedal harder to push (which you don't push anyway when cruising). I therefore suspect that it would make little difference which mode the Leaf is in when using cruise control.
I have NOT read that the Leaf's "Eco" mode is like that in the iMiEV, in which its power is actually "capped" at about 1/3rd its full capacity (18kW). I would imagine that this might increase the iMiEV's range when using cruise control.
What do you think? This might be something that those lucky reservation holders who test drive a Leaf in the next few months should inquire about.
I wonder because, from what I've read so far, "Eco" mode (1) increases the amount of regenerative braking (irrelevant when cruising), and (2) makes the accelerator pedal harder to push (which you don't push anyway when cruising). I therefore suspect that it would make little difference which mode the Leaf is in when using cruise control.
I have NOT read that the Leaf's "Eco" mode is like that in the iMiEV, in which its power is actually "capped" at about 1/3rd its full capacity (18kW). I would imagine that this might increase the iMiEV's range when using cruise control.
What do you think? This might be something that those lucky reservation holders who test drive a Leaf in the next few months should inquire about.