Durandal
Well-known member
I will be looking at a 2012 Leaf SL this week, 23,000 miles and 10 capacity bars left on the battery health gauge. I've purchased an ODBII bluetooth sensor (Veepeak VP11) in hopes of using LeafSpy on the Leaf when it arrives to look at battery health and such. My daily commute is 20 miles each way, and the GoM says a range of 70mi, but from my lurking on here, I should ignore the GoM. If it has lost 2 bars, then I should estimate a 15% loss in capacity? That would leave me with 20kwh? Anyhow, I'm guessing usable range to be 57-60 miles, depending on speed, etc, etc.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to joining the EV crowd. This is honestly to hold me over for about 4-5 years until I can buy a used Tesla M3. I've got a beater Honda Accord to drive when I've got to do longer trips. Sadly no charging available at work, but for emergencies there is a ChargePoint that's about 8 blocks away that I could park at if I had to.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to joining the EV crowd. This is honestly to hold me over for about 4-5 years until I can buy a used Tesla M3. I've got a beater Honda Accord to drive when I've got to do longer trips. Sadly no charging available at work, but for emergencies there is a ChargePoint that's about 8 blocks away that I could park at if I had to.