Just got my Leaf 10 days ago and I have a couple of questions on charging it. First, I live in Andover MN where it's very cold in the winter (minus 20F not unusual), mildly warm in the summer (80s). The car is garaged and the garage is heated in winter to 40F. The garage is not air-conditioned in the summer. Right now I'm using the L1 trickle charger that comes with the Leaf. I expect to have an L2 charger installed in the garage in a couple of weeks.
Should I NOT charge the car to 100% overnight as I have been doing on the trickle charger? What is a good target level? 80%?
How often should I deplete the batteries to 'turtle' to condition them?
Any recommendations for the L2 charging unit?
Also: why does using the Cruise Control drop the available mileage by 6 to 7 percent, but using the headlights, seat warmers, and just about every other accessory have no affect on available mileage?
Is the NissanConnectEV worth the trouble of getting it working?
I have done a bit of searching on these questions but have not found any definitive answers (lousy search engine?).
Thanks for any assistance with these questions.
Kevin (radarguy)
Should I NOT charge the car to 100% overnight as I have been doing on the trickle charger? What is a good target level? 80%?
How often should I deplete the batteries to 'turtle' to condition them?
Any recommendations for the L2 charging unit?
Also: why does using the Cruise Control drop the available mileage by 6 to 7 percent, but using the headlights, seat warmers, and just about every other accessory have no affect on available mileage?
Is the NissanConnectEV worth the trouble of getting it working?
I have done a bit of searching on these questions but have not found any definitive answers (lousy search engine?).
Thanks for any assistance with these questions.
Kevin (radarguy)