Yes, but it sounds like you are right on the edge of losing the first capacity bar.myleaf wrote: I finally built my SOC kit and measured after 100% charge. I got 227. I ran the climate control using CW for 30 mins and it went to 229. This level of degradation maybe consistent for Phx. I normally charge to 80%. What is odd is that I still have all my capacity bars.
Yes, they are at a 14% loss right now. They will lose it soon. One other driver that I tested was at 14%, and the next day he lost the first bar.Stoaty wrote:Yes, but it sounds like you are right on the edge of losing the first capacity bar.myleaf wrote: I finally built my SOC kit and measured after 100% charge. I got 227. I ran the climate control using CW for 30 mins and it went to 229. This level of degradation maybe consistent for Phx. I normally charge to 80%. What is odd is that I still have all my capacity bars.
.Unless those buyers are on some LEAF forum, they won't know to ask about capacity loss in hot climates. Most of their questions are: How far can it go on a charge?, How long does it take to charge?, How much does it cost to charge?, and How fast does it go?camasleaf wrote:I am just wandering what the dealers in hot climates say to the prospective buyers when they are asked about capacity loss
At 228 I had all 12, next 100% charge after losing the top bar was 225 so yeah, any day now.Stoaty wrote:Yes, but it sounds like you are right on the edge of losing the first capacity bar.myleaf wrote: I finally built my SOC kit and measured after 100% charge. I got 227. I ran the climate control using CW for 30 mins and it went to 229. This level of degradation maybe consistent for Phx. I normally charge to 80%. What is odd is that I still have all my capacity bars.
I think it would be very useful to also tally up all the cars in Phoenix > 12months that *have not* yet lost a bar. I realize it won't be a proper random sample since you could argue folks who have not lost a bar are less likely to post/vent (I, for example, only became active last October when I started to suspect something amiss) but it would be nice for those folks to speak up to try to get some perspective on the severity of the issue.leafkabob wrote:1. Azdre - Reported bar lost mid April to early May, 2012. 17K miles/14 months ownership. Phoenix
2. bturner - May 12, 2012. 13.6K/12 months. Phoenix
3. turbo2ltr - May 18, 2012. 13K/15 months. Phoenix
4. TickTock - May 20, 2012. 14K/12 months Phoenix
5. Volusiano - May 20, 2012. 16.5K/12 months. Phoenix
6. Mark13 - May 22, 2012. 15.7K/12 months. Phoenix
7. Leafkabob - May 26, 2012. 9.5K/12 months. Phoenix
8. Cyellen - __________. ___K/14 months. Phoenix
9. RickS - June 10, 2012. 11.3K/13 months. Phoenix
10. Pipcecil - June 17, 2012. 20.2K/12 months. Dallas, Texas
Not reported by owner, but by others:
1. Opossum has reported of two cars in Phoenix that have lost 2 bars.
2. Leafkabob reported a street encounter with a Leaf owner who stated he lost a bar after about a year.
3. Skywagon approx. May, 2012. Phoenix
Just in case you don't know, losing capacity will not affect your efficiency/m/kW h. You could be down to 85% or even 70% battery capacity and the effect on your efficiency is nil.phxsmiley wrote:My Leaf officially lost a capacity bar today, after less than 10 months of ownership and 13,745 miles. I charged to 80% and noticed one bar missing this morning. I usually charge to 80%, but at 100% 1-2 times per week. I've quick-charged about 8 times since I've owned the car. The car is garaged and charged at night with an end timer ending shortly before I go to work. During the day, the car is almost always outside in a parking lot. My average efficiency over the last several weeks has been 4.4 mi/kwh