Guys and Gals,
I'm looking to buy my first leaf. I've found a 2011 SL that looks pretty good cosmetically and is very attractively priced but the battery is hammered and only has 9 capacity bars remaining. I bought an OBD dongle and hooked it up with leaf spy...it shows AHr = 42.38, SOH = 64% and Hx = 43.4%.
From what I read on the forum this battery is right at the tipping point for loss of the 4th capacity bar and qualifying for a battery replacement. Other forumites report that they have lost the 4th capacity bar with the above stats (or even slightly higher AHr).
Carfax shows that the vehicle was registered in May 2011 (I'm going to call the EV hotline on Monday and confirm the warranty expiry date). It's got plenty of miles left. So my question for the collective wisdom of the forum...do you think I can degrade the battery enough over Texas winter and spring to drop my final capacity bar?
Things to note:
-Free L2 charging at my apartment (if I need to implement power-wasting strategies)
-There is a CHAdeMO charger at Walgreens around the corner from where I live. I'm happy to pay to degrade the battery if necessary.
-Vehicle has spent most of it's life in LA.
-I'm in Texas.
-This leaf has been sitting on the lot for around 30 days. It was at 85% SOC when I test drove it, so I assume it's been sitting with a high SOC possibly for a while.
I would really appreciate if you can share your experiences with real world battery degradation over the cooler months.
I'm looking to buy my first leaf. I've found a 2011 SL that looks pretty good cosmetically and is very attractively priced but the battery is hammered and only has 9 capacity bars remaining. I bought an OBD dongle and hooked it up with leaf spy...it shows AHr = 42.38, SOH = 64% and Hx = 43.4%.
From what I read on the forum this battery is right at the tipping point for loss of the 4th capacity bar and qualifying for a battery replacement. Other forumites report that they have lost the 4th capacity bar with the above stats (or even slightly higher AHr).
Carfax shows that the vehicle was registered in May 2011 (I'm going to call the EV hotline on Monday and confirm the warranty expiry date). It's got plenty of miles left. So my question for the collective wisdom of the forum...do you think I can degrade the battery enough over Texas winter and spring to drop my final capacity bar?
Things to note:
-Free L2 charging at my apartment (if I need to implement power-wasting strategies)
-There is a CHAdeMO charger at Walgreens around the corner from where I live. I'm happy to pay to degrade the battery if necessary.
-Vehicle has spent most of it's life in LA.
-I'm in Texas.
-This leaf has been sitting on the lot for around 30 days. It was at 85% SOC when I test drove it, so I assume it's been sitting with a high SOC possibly for a while.
I would really appreciate if you can share your experiences with real world battery degradation over the cooler months.