electriffic
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I recently paid attention to two trips: one 6.5 miles and the other 8.8 miles. On both trips I returned the car to the garage with 50% charge. Assuming the same use the caused it to arrive at 50% charge, is 13-18 miles a fair range estimate?
More details: The temperature has been hovering just above zero for the last few weeks; maybe 5 degrees F. Today it was a balmy 18 degrees F. I operate the car using the defroster (A/C + heater) for 90% or more of the drive time. The car is garaged at about 40 degrees F and charged on the stock L1. The starting range estimate is usually around 39 miles w/climate control. The LEAF model year is 2011 and the mileage is about 44k. My city is small and hilly. I run studded snow tires because otherwise the vehicle would be useless in a Helena, Montana winter. This is my first winter with a LEAF and I find that I'm constantly looking to plug in outside of my normal overnight 120V charge.
Because I live in a small town and my trips are quite short, I have the luxury of tolerating reduced winter range. However, my range seems lower than anything I've ever heard of.
To come back to the question: is my estimation of a 12-18 mile range fair?
More details: The temperature has been hovering just above zero for the last few weeks; maybe 5 degrees F. Today it was a balmy 18 degrees F. I operate the car using the defroster (A/C + heater) for 90% or more of the drive time. The car is garaged at about 40 degrees F and charged on the stock L1. The starting range estimate is usually around 39 miles w/climate control. The LEAF model year is 2011 and the mileage is about 44k. My city is small and hilly. I run studded snow tires because otherwise the vehicle would be useless in a Helena, Montana winter. This is my first winter with a LEAF and I find that I'm constantly looking to plug in outside of my normal overnight 120V charge.
Because I live in a small town and my trips are quite short, I have the luxury of tolerating reduced winter range. However, my range seems lower than anything I've ever heard of.
To come back to the question: is my estimation of a 12-18 mile range fair?