Just picked up our new Nissan LEAF Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, 6pm, and getting it home was SCARY and took 12+ hours.
Does Zero miles TRULY mean Zero. Are you dead on the road? Or is there some buffer?
Dealership was 126 miles from home. Weather was raining and freezing, so to keep windows clear of condensation, needed climate control ON and window wipers.
Thank goodness for ChargePoint.
1) At 41 miles, started getting nervous. Getting to a change station left us with just FOUR miles remaining on dashboard. In a somewhat scary area.
2) Charged for 2 hours at a ChargePoint L2 pedestal. Hobbled to a Nissan dealer, in a safer locale, plugged into L2 charge station and slept in the LEAF for ~5 hours to get 100% charged up. Nearly froze in the process. Apparently, the heater does NOT work while plugged in (even intermittently to warm up the car's interior).
3) Got back on the road, hoping for the best, but wishful thinking. TWO miles remaining on dashboard. Yet again, managed to get to a ChargePoint pedestal in a really bad locale to L2 charge for another ~2.5 hours.
4) Drove into our driveway with ONE mile remaining on dashboard.
In that one experience, we had a lifetime of trip range anxiety.
Does Zero miles TRULY mean Zero. Are you dead on the road? Or is there some buffer?
Thanks for any advice. Don't know if buying the LEAF was one of the smartest things I've done or STUPIDEST.
Does Zero miles TRULY mean Zero. Are you dead on the road? Or is there some buffer?
Dealership was 126 miles from home. Weather was raining and freezing, so to keep windows clear of condensation, needed climate control ON and window wipers.
Thank goodness for ChargePoint.
1) At 41 miles, started getting nervous. Getting to a change station left us with just FOUR miles remaining on dashboard. In a somewhat scary area.
2) Charged for 2 hours at a ChargePoint L2 pedestal. Hobbled to a Nissan dealer, in a safer locale, plugged into L2 charge station and slept in the LEAF for ~5 hours to get 100% charged up. Nearly froze in the process. Apparently, the heater does NOT work while plugged in (even intermittently to warm up the car's interior).
3) Got back on the road, hoping for the best, but wishful thinking. TWO miles remaining on dashboard. Yet again, managed to get to a ChargePoint pedestal in a really bad locale to L2 charge for another ~2.5 hours.
4) Drove into our driveway with ONE mile remaining on dashboard.
In that one experience, we had a lifetime of trip range anxiety.
Does Zero miles TRULY mean Zero. Are you dead on the road? Or is there some buffer?
Thanks for any advice. Don't know if buying the LEAF was one of the smartest things I've done or STUPIDEST.