pcenginefx
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- Jan 10, 2011
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My wife and I can’t wait to take delivery of our Leaf which should be here in 4 months or so, however something has been nagging me about Leaf ownership – driving behavior. I’ll give you a quick summary of our driving styles:
Me
Highway driving: 65-70mph
Back roads: Always 5mph over the speed limit
Acceleration style: Moderate
My wife
Highway driving: 70mph+
Back roads: 5-10mph over the speed limit
Acceleration style: Aggressive
We plan to use the Leaf as our new commuter car, which means that I will be doing the driving (which equals “less aggressive” in this case compared to my wife) but I don’t have any plans to change the way I drive. I don’t plan on slowing down to 55mph on the highway. I don’t plan on coasting or "hypermiling". I DO plan on using all available features of the car including the AC and heater and use them whenever and wherever I wish to make me comfortable when I drive, just like I do now with my gas car. Another thing I may or may not do is charge the battery only up to 80% (but that is for another post!)
I guess my question is, who else plans to NOT change the way they drive with the Leaf?
-Aaron
Me
Highway driving: 65-70mph
Back roads: Always 5mph over the speed limit
Acceleration style: Moderate
My wife
Highway driving: 70mph+
Back roads: 5-10mph over the speed limit
Acceleration style: Aggressive
We plan to use the Leaf as our new commuter car, which means that I will be doing the driving (which equals “less aggressive” in this case compared to my wife) but I don’t have any plans to change the way I drive. I don’t plan on slowing down to 55mph on the highway. I don’t plan on coasting or "hypermiling". I DO plan on using all available features of the car including the AC and heater and use them whenever and wherever I wish to make me comfortable when I drive, just like I do now with my gas car. Another thing I may or may not do is charge the battery only up to 80% (but that is for another post!)
I guess my question is, who else plans to NOT change the way they drive with the Leaf?
-Aaron