asemeco
Well-known member
Hopefully.
I recently ended a 2-year lease and purchased a new 2015 S Leaf.
This time around I know a few things I didn't two years ago:
- I am using delayed charging. The "End charge timer" in the S trim is all you need.
I used to charge as soon as I got home, 'just in case.' No need to do that, unless you know you're going back out.
- No more 'hypermiling'. It got tiresome quickly. Once I learned what the car was capable of, there was no need to tweak my driving habits too much.
- I am less reluctant to use A/C and heating. Having "No Charge To Charge" and an EVSE at the work place gives me extra range.
- Installed a Bluetooth dongle and LeafSpy Pro. Use logs extensively to analyze trips and charging sessions.
- Increased tire pressure to 40 psi. LeafSpy helps keeping tire pressure in range.
- Use PlugShare Trip Planner + Google Maps to plan for long trips. In Google Maps, I use Bicycle mode to get elevation profile view of the route.
I wish there was an app that took elevation into account to estimate range.
The Google Maps mobile app cannot handle multiple destinations, but you can feed them to the app one by one.
- Got a portable 120/240 V EVSE with several adapters (welder, dryer, campground R/V hookup).
- Got a tent that attaches to the hatch of the Leaf. Now I can camp in an air-conditioned (or heated) tent.
I plan to enjoy the Leaf even more now that I don't have to watch miles driven.
I recently ended a 2-year lease and purchased a new 2015 S Leaf.
This time around I know a few things I didn't two years ago:
- I am using delayed charging. The "End charge timer" in the S trim is all you need.
I used to charge as soon as I got home, 'just in case.' No need to do that, unless you know you're going back out.
- No more 'hypermiling'. It got tiresome quickly. Once I learned what the car was capable of, there was no need to tweak my driving habits too much.
- I am less reluctant to use A/C and heating. Having "No Charge To Charge" and an EVSE at the work place gives me extra range.
- Installed a Bluetooth dongle and LeafSpy Pro. Use logs extensively to analyze trips and charging sessions.
- Increased tire pressure to 40 psi. LeafSpy helps keeping tire pressure in range.
- Use PlugShare Trip Planner + Google Maps to plan for long trips. In Google Maps, I use Bicycle mode to get elevation profile view of the route.
I wish there was an app that took elevation into account to estimate range.
The Google Maps mobile app cannot handle multiple destinations, but you can feed them to the app one by one.
- Got a portable 120/240 V EVSE with several adapters (welder, dryer, campground R/V hookup).
- Got a tent that attaches to the hatch of the Leaf. Now I can camp in an air-conditioned (or heated) tent.
I plan to enjoy the Leaf even more now that I don't have to watch miles driven.