TennLeafer
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I left my house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with 100% charge in my LEAF. I think it said I had a 108 mile range. Drove speed-limit in ECO mode, with no climate control, straight to a building on Church Street in downtown Nashville (a 36 mile trip for me). Most of the driving was interstate (I-24 and I-840).
On my return, I left I-840 with a purported 4 miles of range. I needed to go 7.9 miles to get to my home charger. I started getting the "plug-in" warning about 5 miles from my house. The range stayed at 4 miles, and CarWings reported a 0% charge when I gratefully pulled into my garage. Interestingly, I never went into "turtle" mode.
I guess the moral is that it is *possible* to make a round-trip to downtown Nashville, you just have to make sure you leave with a full charge and don't make any excursions. Also, the "range anxiety" isn't any fun. I was sweating, and convinced Stones River Nissan was going to have to tow me home.
This is a very common commute for people in my community, and I was assured by my local sales rep that it wouldn't be a problem. I'm pretty disappointed, and won't attempt the drive again without a quick-charger available in Nashville.
-D
On my return, I left I-840 with a purported 4 miles of range. I needed to go 7.9 miles to get to my home charger. I started getting the "plug-in" warning about 5 miles from my house. The range stayed at 4 miles, and CarWings reported a 0% charge when I gratefully pulled into my garage. Interestingly, I never went into "turtle" mode.
I guess the moral is that it is *possible* to make a round-trip to downtown Nashville, you just have to make sure you leave with a full charge and don't make any excursions. Also, the "range anxiety" isn't any fun. I was sweating, and convinced Stones River Nissan was going to have to tow me home.
This is a very common commute for people in my community, and I was assured by my local sales rep that it wouldn't be a problem. I'm pretty disappointed, and won't attempt the drive again without a quick-charger available in Nashville.
-D