It's 2 degrees outside today, and it would appear the Leaf really does not like the cold (I know that's no surprise here). A few things that I noticed:
1. Charging finished more than 2 hours before my end time this morning. I wonder if the battery was not able to accept a full charge.
2. During the freezing rain yesterday I had to crank the defrost heat in order to keep the windshield from icing up. At the end of the day all the ICE cars in the parking lot were dry (the heat of the cars melted the ice), but my Leaf is still covered in ice today.
3. I burned 55% of my charge in just 23 miles. I think this is a combination of really bad m/kwh (about 2.7) and the battery not being able to fully charge in the cold.
4. I pumped my tire pressure up. When you guys say you keep the pressure at 42psi, is that after driving or before? I noticed my pressure started the drive at 39 and ended it at 42 (according to leafspy).
5. When I ran the heat this morning with the Leaf still plugged in the three charging lights never came on. Does the Leaf draw power when warming up if the charging cycle is complete? Should the lights have come on?
1. Charging finished more than 2 hours before my end time this morning. I wonder if the battery was not able to accept a full charge.
2. During the freezing rain yesterday I had to crank the defrost heat in order to keep the windshield from icing up. At the end of the day all the ICE cars in the parking lot were dry (the heat of the cars melted the ice), but my Leaf is still covered in ice today.
3. I burned 55% of my charge in just 23 miles. I think this is a combination of really bad m/kwh (about 2.7) and the battery not being able to fully charge in the cold.
4. I pumped my tire pressure up. When you guys say you keep the pressure at 42psi, is that after driving or before? I noticed my pressure started the drive at 39 and ended it at 42 (according to leafspy).
5. When I ran the heat this morning with the Leaf still plugged in the three charging lights never came on. Does the Leaf draw power when warming up if the charging cycle is complete? Should the lights have come on?