Hey all, I've been lurking in the forums for a bit. I am looking to buy a 2014 Nissan Leaf S with the 6.6KW charger, DC fast charge port. The car is from Southern California and still shows 12 bars. Hoping to pull the trigger on this in the next few days as its coming off lease and is incredibly cheap at the moment but I have a few concerns.
1) What kind of range are Phoenix area Leaf owners seeing on their 2014 Leafs? This leads to my second concern below
2) I drive 90 miles a day round trip currently and I want to ensure that in the next 3-4 years I can still drive this distance in the leaf. I have access to a level 1 120 volt charger at work. I am at work for approx 8.5-9hrs a day. I will also be installing a level 2 charger in my garage. So I would be driving 45 miles in the morning from 4:45 am to 5:30 am and then 45 miles home at approximately 2:30-3pm daily. When I arrive at work we have 12-14 charging stations and none are in use yet so I am not worried about charging the car at work as I will always be there before anyone else. I also work a few minutes from a fast charger at Pinnacle Nissan and my house is 10-15 mins from a fast charger at Auto Nation Nissan in Chandler and there are an additional 2-3 fast chargers on my route home. So am I pushing it to close to the max range everyday or should I be fine? I have a second car that I drive for long distances/weekends. My interest in the Leaf is just to commute back and forth to work. I spend $216 a month on gas currently and the leaf would save me a lot of money vs the car I am currently driving.
I have read all the info on what to look for (Dc fast charger, level 2 charging port) how to check the batteries using leaf spy and an OBDII tester, etc.. Is there anything else to watch out for?
1) What kind of range are Phoenix area Leaf owners seeing on their 2014 Leafs? This leads to my second concern below
2) I drive 90 miles a day round trip currently and I want to ensure that in the next 3-4 years I can still drive this distance in the leaf. I have access to a level 1 120 volt charger at work. I am at work for approx 8.5-9hrs a day. I will also be installing a level 2 charger in my garage. So I would be driving 45 miles in the morning from 4:45 am to 5:30 am and then 45 miles home at approximately 2:30-3pm daily. When I arrive at work we have 12-14 charging stations and none are in use yet so I am not worried about charging the car at work as I will always be there before anyone else. I also work a few minutes from a fast charger at Pinnacle Nissan and my house is 10-15 mins from a fast charger at Auto Nation Nissan in Chandler and there are an additional 2-3 fast chargers on my route home. So am I pushing it to close to the max range everyday or should I be fine? I have a second car that I drive for long distances/weekends. My interest in the Leaf is just to commute back and forth to work. I spend $216 a month on gas currently and the leaf would save me a lot of money vs the car I am currently driving.
I have read all the info on what to look for (Dc fast charger, level 2 charging port) how to check the batteries using leaf spy and an OBDII tester, etc.. Is there anything else to watch out for?