Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:41 am
A little late for the OP's decision, but here are some of my real world stats driving the 2018 Leaf on Saskatchewan highways:
-climate control was used to keep the car comfortable so no freezing or baking
-car is kept in a garage (around 0C at coldest) and preheated on cold days
-SOC and range (GOM) readings are from the car instruments - Leaf Spy numbers are quite different
-all the trips except #1 are return so elevation changes are negligible
Trip #1 - fairly cold and relatively high winds
Distance: 132 km (110 km/h on highway, reduced to 90 km/h to conserve energy mid way through trip)
SOC: 100% => 10%
GOM: 251 km => 32 km
Average speed: 85 km/h
Efficiency: 232 wH/km
Temperature: -10C
Weather: crosswind @ 30 km/h gusting 50, blowing snow
Trip #2 - typical cold weather trip
Distance: 106 km (mix of city/freeway/highway)
SOC: 100% => 21%
GOM: 200 km => 63 km
Average speed: 72 km/h
Efficiency: 229 wH/km
Temperature: -20C
Weather: crosswind @ 20 km/h, sunny
Trip #3 - high winds, stormy, snow packed/drifted roads
Distance: 106 km (mix of city/freeway/highway)
SOC: 98% => 24%
GOM: 244 km => 51 km
Average speed: 58 km/h
Efficiency: 235 wH/km
Temperature: -5C
Weather: crosswind @ 30 km/h gusting 50, blowing snow, roads snow packed
Trip #4 - warm weather, light wind
Distance: 107 km (mix of city/freeway/highway)
SOC: 100% => 50%
GOM: 295 km => 125 km
Average speed: 66 km/h
Efficiency: 166 wH/km
Temperature: 15C
Weather: negligible winds, mix of sun and cloud
Trip #5 - hot weather (for Saskatchewan), light wind
Distance: 104 km (mix of city/freeway/highway)
SOC: 100% => 56%
GOM: 306 km => 151 km
Average speed: 73 km/h
Efficiency: 152 wH/km
Temperature: 31C
Weather: negligible winds, sunny
Other observations:
-GOM readings are unreliable and fluctuate wildly - thus the "Guess-O-Meter"
-wind, especially when the air is cold and dense, is a huge factor in range - crosswind seems worse than headwind
-the heat pump is very efficient (usually consuming less than 500W) - even at temperatures of -20C, with the spring sun shining, the heat pump was able to keep up quite well - this would be not be the case on a cold, dark night in January though
-in cold weather regen is reduced, but after 10-15 km of driving it is back to normal
-Nissan is quite conservative with SOC, especially at lower percentages
2018 Leaf SL, 19,202 km, SOH - 94.35%, Hx - 121.02, 108.918 AHr