Just bought a used 2011 Leaf with 29k on it. Battery indicator (narrow indicator to right of the fatter battery charge indicator) has all twelve bars. When charged to 80% mileage remaining reads 58. Driving in 50 degree weather with climate control mostly off and driving conservatively on a mix of highway, freeway, and just a bit of in town driving I managed 33 miles with a +8 mile charge in the middle. At the end of the day miles remaining indicated 24 miles with just one bar above the red zone. Without the +8 mile charge I would have had 25 real miles from 80% to near red zone. My previous car is a Jetta TDI that I enjoyed hypermiling in. I would expect this kind of thing if my battery capacity was diminished significantly but all twelve bars are lit up. So, what are possible issues that I can hopefully improve?
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3/5/2014
Charged to 100%. GoM read 83 miles. I drove 53.5 miles, two bars are left, GoM is at 9. Seems like I might have about a 60 mile car in this 50 degree wet weather that needs frequent defogging. I did take the car up to 70 for a few miles and watched the GoM take a dive. Otherwise, I did a lot of 35-50mph driving with infrequent stops. There were lots of puddles today though and very wet roads which I imagine shaved a few miles off the range. I'll take a look at the chart and see how my trip stacked up against the expectations of a full battery. I'm not terribly disappointed but a little worried about how the car might fare when it's actually cold outside and when I get my two kids in it which will add weight and increase needs for defogging.
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3/5/2014
Charged to 100%. GoM read 83 miles. I drove 53.5 miles, two bars are left, GoM is at 9. Seems like I might have about a 60 mile car in this 50 degree wet weather that needs frequent defogging. I did take the car up to 70 for a few miles and watched the GoM take a dive. Otherwise, I did a lot of 35-50mph driving with infrequent stops. There were lots of puddles today though and very wet roads which I imagine shaved a few miles off the range. I'll take a look at the chart and see how my trip stacked up against the expectations of a full battery. I'm not terribly disappointed but a little worried about how the car might fare when it's actually cold outside and when I get my two kids in it which will add weight and increase needs for defogging.