After several weeks of research on the Nissan Leaf and using Leaf Spy to test battery health on a few local used Leafs, I'm come across what I believe to be a good deal on a 2012 SL, 12 capacity bars, 25k miles, for $9500 OTD. Car fax reveals it was a personal lease from Illinois.
Recently I've noticed many owners reporting SOH and Hx values that are fairly equal with each other. This is making me a bit suspicious of the battery health values of the aforementioned vehicle.
Leaf Spy Pro reveals the following data: SOC=90.4% , 226 GIDs, 17.5kWh, AHr=56.17, SOH=85%, Hx=71.79%, 393.33V 0.61A. Should the Hx value be much closer to the SOH value? If so, what does this reveal about the REAL state of health of the battery?
I test drove this particular car for three days with mostly city driving of 25-45mph, low to mid 70ºF outside air temp (basically ideal conditions for optimal battery performance) and the range was showing upper 80s range in normal mode and mid 90s range in eco upon a full charge.
Alternatively, I've looked into a 2013 SV, 14k miles, with both the LED/QC Port and Bose/Surround View packages, CarFax shows it was a "government" car in Georgia, all for $2k more than the '12 SL. AHr=59.08, SOH=90%, Hx=90.01%. Worth the extra money?
I'd attach screenshots of the Leaf Spy data, but I can't seem to figure it out here. Advice?
Thanks.
Recently I've noticed many owners reporting SOH and Hx values that are fairly equal with each other. This is making me a bit suspicious of the battery health values of the aforementioned vehicle.
Leaf Spy Pro reveals the following data: SOC=90.4% , 226 GIDs, 17.5kWh, AHr=56.17, SOH=85%, Hx=71.79%, 393.33V 0.61A. Should the Hx value be much closer to the SOH value? If so, what does this reveal about the REAL state of health of the battery?
I test drove this particular car for three days with mostly city driving of 25-45mph, low to mid 70ºF outside air temp (basically ideal conditions for optimal battery performance) and the range was showing upper 80s range in normal mode and mid 90s range in eco upon a full charge.
Alternatively, I've looked into a 2013 SV, 14k miles, with both the LED/QC Port and Bose/Surround View packages, CarFax shows it was a "government" car in Georgia, all for $2k more than the '12 SL. AHr=59.08, SOH=90%, Hx=90.01%. Worth the extra money?
I'd attach screenshots of the Leaf Spy data, but I can't seem to figure it out here. Advice?
Thanks.