borugee said:
Is Nissan aware that we are writing to them. Are they deaf? We wrote. They released 2018 Leaf. No charge level setting there...
Nissan is well aware of the request to even provide multiple choices in terms of % SoC for when the car stops charging.
Someone even asked them in the Phoenix town hall (video at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=9694) in Jan 2013.
Instead, Nissan removed the 80% choice starting with model year 2014, most likely to make the car look more competitive in terms of EPA range rating vs. other EVs at the time since most others (except Tesla) don't give you a choice either. And, probably 99% of US EV shoppers wouldn't know this backstory.
https://insideevs.com/2013-nissan-leaf-rated-at-75-miles-but-84-miles-using-the-old-system/
https://insideevs.com/2014-nissan-leaf-mostly-unchanged-as-range-technically-moves-up-to-84-miles/
Due to the stupid rule, 75 miles in model year 2014 would've looked near bottom of the barrel vs. other similarly priced EVs at the time, while 84 looks ok.
The Bolt has some sort of hilltop reserve mode so that it doesn't charge to full, allowing for some regen after charging has stopped early.