The slew of class action lawsuits in the $Billions of dollars over unrealized fuel economy says differently. And guess what ? Unless the manufacturer cheated on the EPA testing (or its equivalent), the lawsuits are decided in the manufacturer's favor.sthbeach said:It's not like a gas car where people go read the sticker and it says 27/32mpg city/highway, buy it and then 6 months later realize that they are realistically getting 22/26.
Nobody is up in arms about it and selling their car because of it. As a matter of fact, most accept it pretty reasonably.
sthbeach said:Yes, but there is a huge difference between ice and EV you said it....TIME.
sthbeach said:This sucks.......I never would have bought the car if i might need to charge in the day or that I have to dramatically change my driving habits to accommodate.
The way I look at it is that I bought an EV with a range of over 80 kms more than my daily commute and without me making any serous adjustments, it just doesn't work out well.
The funny thing is that my wife has the 2017 Leaf SV with the same amount of kms. Her commute is on the same highway just a little shorter, she totals between 130+140kms daily. She drives in eco and usually B mode all the time and does a consistent 110-115 kms/h and has about 10-18% battery left.
I just purchased and recieved the Leafbox and was planning on installing it on her car but now I'm thinking I might have to put it on mine instead!
SageBrush said:.DougWantsALeaf said:As you see in LeafSpy, the car keeps 8-9% of your range hidden so you don't run out of juice.
Wrong. I have explained this to you before. NO USABLE RESERVE EXISTS
sthbeach said:Yes, sorry, I meant kwh.
Interesting read on the link.
It explains everything a little further.
I wish I was on this forum before I bought the 2 Leafs, I probably wouldn't own either of them right now....lol
EVs have a lot of upside, gassers only have one; quick EXPENSIVE refueling.
LeftieBiker said:EVs have a lot of upside, gassers only have one; quick EXPENSIVE refueling.
I seem to recall something about emissions...
LeftieBiker said:You're right - I'm not fully awake yet. I read it as "gassers" having expensive refueling as a downside. Sorry about that. To be fair, ICE vehicles also usually have much more range before refueling, and they have better fueling infrastructure.
sthbeach said:Yes, I think so too. I figure 110kph and I should be ok in winter......... Now in a few years from now....maybe not.
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