My 2022 40kWh leaf has a good GOM - very linear. My short commute always costs me about 3% indicated battery charge each way.
We just bought a 2016 24kWh leaf for my wife and the GOM drains nonlinearly. It falls quickly in the upper percentages and slowly at the bottom. For example, if it's at 80% it will drop to 79% after just 0.5km, at GOM readings of 30-70% it will drop about 1% per km, and at the bottom, if it's at 20% GOM it might stay stuck there for 1.5km or more. It's not from driving conditions because I've observed the same behaviour over many months and a wide variety of roads.
So, question 1 - is there any way to improve the linearity of the GOM?
Question 2 - I've heard that draining the car to turtle mode might help recalibrate the GOM at the bottom. In this case, would I have to actually drive the car or could I drain it in the garage using the A/C? According to leafspy, with a GOM reading of 20% I have 3.5kWh remaining in the battery. With the AC set at max temp drawing 1.5kW, that's under 3 hours to totally drain the battery, and I can do it in the comfort of a garage with a charge point instead of risking getting stranded on the road. Would this idea work?
We just bought a 2016 24kWh leaf for my wife and the GOM drains nonlinearly. It falls quickly in the upper percentages and slowly at the bottom. For example, if it's at 80% it will drop to 79% after just 0.5km, at GOM readings of 30-70% it will drop about 1% per km, and at the bottom, if it's at 20% GOM it might stay stuck there for 1.5km or more. It's not from driving conditions because I've observed the same behaviour over many months and a wide variety of roads.
So, question 1 - is there any way to improve the linearity of the GOM?
Question 2 - I've heard that draining the car to turtle mode might help recalibrate the GOM at the bottom. In this case, would I have to actually drive the car or could I drain it in the garage using the A/C? According to leafspy, with a GOM reading of 20% I have 3.5kWh remaining in the battery. With the AC set at max temp drawing 1.5kW, that's under 3 hours to totally drain the battery, and I can do it in the comfort of a garage with a charge point instead of risking getting stranded on the road. Would this idea work?