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New owner of a used 2018 Leaf. About 25,000 miles or so on the odometer.
This is my first electric vehicle and I am already starting to get range anxiety and wondering if I made the right choice.
Is it normal for the range estimate to be so damn inaccurate?
For reference I have a 65 mile round trip commute, so just over 32 miles one way. I left the house this morning with an estimate of 113 miles on the battery. Got to work with 57! That's a loss of 56 miles. If that is accurate now I won't likely make it home this afternoon without stopping for a quick charge. I haven't noticed it drop this fast every time but definitely today.
Computer says I am at 3.2 miles/kwh after I reset it on taking ownership 9 days ago. So by that token, I should be getting around 128 miles on a charge which would be more than enough for my daily commute, but going by the range estimates on the dash this doesn't match up.
Yes I had the heat on, set to 70 degrees (it is 33 out this morning). I did kill the heater about halfway through after nervously watching the numbers drop.
I am stating to think that an EV was not a viable option for me, unless it was something with over 200 mi range.
Is there anything I am missing here? Is my vehicle degrading more than is normal?!
This is my first electric vehicle and I am already starting to get range anxiety and wondering if I made the right choice.
Is it normal for the range estimate to be so damn inaccurate?
For reference I have a 65 mile round trip commute, so just over 32 miles one way. I left the house this morning with an estimate of 113 miles on the battery. Got to work with 57! That's a loss of 56 miles. If that is accurate now I won't likely make it home this afternoon without stopping for a quick charge. I haven't noticed it drop this fast every time but definitely today.
Computer says I am at 3.2 miles/kwh after I reset it on taking ownership 9 days ago. So by that token, I should be getting around 128 miles on a charge which would be more than enough for my daily commute, but going by the range estimates on the dash this doesn't match up.
Yes I had the heat on, set to 70 degrees (it is 33 out this morning). I did kill the heater about halfway through after nervously watching the numbers drop.
I am stating to think that an EV was not a viable option for me, unless it was something with over 200 mi range.
Is there anything I am missing here? Is my vehicle degrading more than is normal?!