Bought my leaf today and took it to Sea Tac airport to pick up my son. The distance was 76 miles roundtrip, 60 on the freeway. On the way down, I used the heated seats and the heater on occasion.
Miles to begin were greater than 100. I tried drafting behind trucks on the way down, it seemed to help, but in reality it didn't. I was probably averaging between 60 and 65 on the freeway. When I got to the airport I was down to 43 miles, with 38 to get home. I drove the same way until there was about 20 miles to go, then I decided to get in the right lane and slow down to 54 miles and hour (speed limit was 60). I made it back home with 5 miles remaining.
Lesson learned: If you drive on the freeway and you are going more than 60 miles, best to go 55 mph if you can. If I had done this the whole way, I think I could have had 20 miles left when I got home.
I'll be taking a few more trips to the airport for the holidays, I'll keep you posted.
I think we will like this car, once we get used to it.
Starting SOC : 100%
Range (till battery low) : 5 miles
Range (till turtle) : ?
Efficiency : miles/Kwh (from the dash, not carwings) 3.4
Driving : 62 on freeway
Climate : Out side temp 50 degrees, mostly sunny. Used heated seats, heater on occasion when feet got cold.
Miles to begin were greater than 100. I tried drafting behind trucks on the way down, it seemed to help, but in reality it didn't. I was probably averaging between 60 and 65 on the freeway. When I got to the airport I was down to 43 miles, with 38 to get home. I drove the same way until there was about 20 miles to go, then I decided to get in the right lane and slow down to 54 miles and hour (speed limit was 60). I made it back home with 5 miles remaining.
Lesson learned: If you drive on the freeway and you are going more than 60 miles, best to go 55 mph if you can. If I had done this the whole way, I think I could have had 20 miles left when I got home.
I'll be taking a few more trips to the airport for the holidays, I'll keep you posted.
I think we will like this car, once we get used to it.
Starting SOC : 100%
Range (till battery low) : 5 miles
Range (till turtle) : ?
Efficiency : miles/Kwh (from the dash, not carwings) 3.4
Driving : 62 on freeway
Climate : Out side temp 50 degrees, mostly sunny. Used heated seats, heater on occasion when feet got cold.