LeftieBiker said:
If that 30 mile range isn't at freeway speeds, or up big hills, you may actually have a 7 bar car.
I have a 7-bar-car, and might be able to add some data.
As an 8-bar-car I did an "inadvertent range test," which means I got lost a bit along the way, and went 52 miles before it was just going to hit LBW.
Today, I did a 70 mile round-trip excursion. OK, with ten minutes of 120V charge after 10 miles, and then a QC after 41 miles or so. The GOM indicated 15 miles left (so no LBW, in ECO mode), but when plugging into the QC, it indicated 42% remaining charge. So I could have gone a fair bit further than the 41 miles, but yes, it would have been sweating every extra mile. I drive extremely steady, not ever wanting to speed up or slow down, and usually able to keep a top speed of 48 mph. Today I even tried to keep it down to 45 mph as I knew it was going to be close. When it had 8 bars I maintained 52 mph, so yes, I am slowing down to try to save the range. Of course, running the A/C, or really even the radio, is forbidden. Many people have observed, as I have, that as the capacity diminishes the GOM shifts more and more of the remaining capacity downward and under LBW.
As far as LeafSpy, I am wanting to get the real program, and will at some point, (and mainly because the real program will show tire pressures too), but for now I'm still using the free version. I'm using it with an Android Tablet, which even if somebody had to buy one should be pretty reasonable on ebay. The free LeafSpy version shows you the Ahr and % charge remaining. I have 36.06 ah and the HX just went to 54% today for people who want to compare. It seems to be dropping by about 0.03 ah / day, or about 1 ah / month. I bought this OBDII adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012BZN96S?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 and I bought this extension for the OBDII port,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EECXAY8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s02 and they both seem to be working fine.
I bought the 2011 LEAF new in Florida in 3/2012, so I have until 2017 to claim the warranty. I am included in the settlement though, and legally qualify for a brand new battery. However, even if it was just the replacement to 9 bars warranty, given Nissan's actions, and the difficulty of putting together a 9-bar pack, the work and significant labor charges to change it, and just having it drop to 8-bars after a few weeks, I'd gamble that Nissan would continue to replace with a new pack. The only way I could see that changing is if there was a battery shortage due to some unforeseen disaster.
I am in a situation where I can live even with a 20 mile range if I had to. It isn't that bad yet though, so as others have suggested, I am going to wait out the hot Florida summer, at least, and see what happens later in the year. As such too, I'm starting to close in on the 60,000 miles limit to the warranty, so I'll have to do something within the next 6000 miles or so.
As a side note, I brought the 8-bar LEAF in for the battery check last year. While the settlement was in effect. I got the full 5 Stars with absolutely no comment either from me nor the dealership about any warranty. He asked how I liked the car, and I said it was great, but it did seem like the range was down a bit. He didn't say anything, and I drove away.