dndrich
Well-known member
Leafpals:
I have had my 2013 SV with QC for about 2 weeks now. I just love the thing. The more I drive it the more I appreciate some very smart things that were done. So, it has been really fun.
Today my wife and I drove from our home in Sonoma County to San Francisco just for the fun of it, and to get a sense of the range and experience. The trip from my home to the Civic Center garage was about 56 miles, mostly highway, but some mixed. It went very well. I drove in D in my usual mellow fashion, and used cruise control at about 63 mph in stretches. Cruise seems to really even things out. It was a hot day, so I used the climate control. The cabin was very comfortable, and the range was minimally affected. I arrived at the garage with probably 30 miles range left. Easy. I found the free L2 charger, and began charging while we were at the museum. I have to say, the 6.6 kW charger is very nice. You get many miles of range back in an hour.
We then went to the Sutter Stockton garage at Union Square and once again found the free L2 charger and plugged in. We shopped at Union Square and had a nice dinner. The Leaf emailed me to let me know that 100% charge had been reached. Gotta like the speed of the 6.6 kW onboard. We drove home in comfort with a stiff headwind, but once again keeping speeds reasonable we arrived home with plenty to spare and about 30 miles of range left per GOM.
This was a good confidence builder for my wife, although it might have been good if we had hit the low battery warning so she could see that all was well. Anyway, really nice to see that this car is so capable, even for a trip like that. All told we drove 116 electric miles today.
I have had my 2013 SV with QC for about 2 weeks now. I just love the thing. The more I drive it the more I appreciate some very smart things that were done. So, it has been really fun.
Today my wife and I drove from our home in Sonoma County to San Francisco just for the fun of it, and to get a sense of the range and experience. The trip from my home to the Civic Center garage was about 56 miles, mostly highway, but some mixed. It went very well. I drove in D in my usual mellow fashion, and used cruise control at about 63 mph in stretches. Cruise seems to really even things out. It was a hot day, so I used the climate control. The cabin was very comfortable, and the range was minimally affected. I arrived at the garage with probably 30 miles range left. Easy. I found the free L2 charger, and began charging while we were at the museum. I have to say, the 6.6 kW charger is very nice. You get many miles of range back in an hour.
We then went to the Sutter Stockton garage at Union Square and once again found the free L2 charger and plugged in. We shopped at Union Square and had a nice dinner. The Leaf emailed me to let me know that 100% charge had been reached. Gotta like the speed of the 6.6 kW onboard. We drove home in comfort with a stiff headwind, but once again keeping speeds reasonable we arrived home with plenty to spare and about 30 miles of range left per GOM.
This was a good confidence builder for my wife, although it might have been good if we had hit the low battery warning so she could see that all was well. Anyway, really nice to see that this car is so capable, even for a trip like that. All told we drove 116 electric miles today.
