1. Use a paint touch-up kit for small scratches?
2. We do not yet know how the LEAF's "SOC" is derived.
3. Several people have reported noticing lower "Bar" (or "SOC") values after charging to 80% (or even 100%).
Some seem to have been due to "mistakes" in the charging.
One possibility is that the battery has finally gotten enough out-of-balance that there is significant after-charging balancing going on.
Correlation to battery pack temperature seems inconclusive.
Actual Pack Aging, and real Capacity Loss MIGHT be a factor, but most have only reported "bars" and not the more definitive "SOC-Meter" values.
In the next version of the SOC-Meter firmware, I will try to include the "Capacity" number (similar to the LEAFs "SOC" number).
