danrjones said:
DougWantsALeaf said:
Is it just me, or did Nissan reduce the range of the 40 Leaf from 151 to 149 miles?
https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/electric-cars/leaf/features/range-charging-battery.html
No, it cant be, because that web page clearly says more range than ever.
Isn't that false advertising?
LOL! Good catch. I don't normally look at those product pages closely.
I wonder if there was some required test procedure change or some equipment change that forced it to drop. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=40812&id=39860 doesn't have 2020 Leafs yet but it did go down to 150 miles on 2019 from 151 on 2018.
Sometime after 2007, there were some revisions that caused some vehicles (around model year 2010 or 2011) to have to be de-rated. Example is that the 2011 Prius was unchanged from 2010 yet it got reduced to 48 mpg combined from 50: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=40812&id=39860&id=26425&id=30919 and you can even view the original EPA mpg rating.