DaveinOlyWA
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One month tomorrow on my 2016 S30 and the first 1700 miles I have struggled to match the efficiency seen in both the 2011 and 2013. So wondering if anyone else who had previous LEAFs who upgraded to the 30 kwh LEAF (with same size wheels) have noticed a difference in performance?
What I am using for comparison is that I reset the "miles per kwh" meter every morning. So its a long term average drop I am seeing. Obviously there is a lot of variance to driving conditions and found out quickly that Cruise control is not very efficient but even after I stopped using it, my performance is still not up to where I was before.
I am using B mode Eco for the first time ever along with less neutral but I find that is hard to believe that would make a difference so my question is did Nissan tweak the formula used to determine the miles per kwh figure? I do know in my 2011 SL which had 2 sets of numbers (one on dash, one on center energy screen) that did not match so wondering were my previous figures inflated and the 2016 is more accurate or do I have some sort of alignment/bearing/suspension issue?
**edit** all my comparisons were made during the same mileages of the two previous LEAFs so tires are not a factor. keep in mind, the larger the wheel, the lower the efficiency so if you are not running 16" ecopias, you will have differences
What I am using for comparison is that I reset the "miles per kwh" meter every morning. So its a long term average drop I am seeing. Obviously there is a lot of variance to driving conditions and found out quickly that Cruise control is not very efficient but even after I stopped using it, my performance is still not up to where I was before.
I am using B mode Eco for the first time ever along with less neutral but I find that is hard to believe that would make a difference so my question is did Nissan tweak the formula used to determine the miles per kwh figure? I do know in my 2011 SL which had 2 sets of numbers (one on dash, one on center energy screen) that did not match so wondering were my previous figures inflated and the 2016 is more accurate or do I have some sort of alignment/bearing/suspension issue?
**edit** all my comparisons were made during the same mileages of the two previous LEAFs so tires are not a factor. keep in mind, the larger the wheel, the lower the efficiency so if you are not running 16" ecopias, you will have differences