cwerdna
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Hope this hasn't been asked before...
I'm trying to do some ballpark calculations to figure cost per mile (based on my electricity rates) but since I have no Leaf, I don't have a good sense of what are typical miles/kwh figures for driving efficiently vs. very poorly (high speeds, heavy heater or AC usage, lots of stop and go, etc.)
Consumer Reports for example at http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/09/nissan-leaf-full-test-results-are-in.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reported "On average we consumed 3.16 miles/kWh." Unclear to me if that's "good" or "poor" driving and whether that's energy coming out of the wall (I'd think so).
Can anyone give me a good sense of values like these below?
- hypermiling, trying to go as far as possible
- having a mostly highway trip doing 68-75 mph w/o using AC and heater
- figures that fast driving proponents at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5350" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; were getting
- driving very poorly for efficiency
Please indicate if these are figures from the trip computer, Carwings or something else (e.g. Kill-A-Watt). I'm actually most interested in the amount of energy coming out of the wall socket when charging at 120 volts (no, I'm not going to install a 240 volt EVSE).
If the figures aren't from out of the wall, what correction factor should apply to trip computer or Carwings results?
I'm trying to do some ballpark calculations to figure cost per mile (based on my electricity rates) but since I have no Leaf, I don't have a good sense of what are typical miles/kwh figures for driving efficiently vs. very poorly (high speeds, heavy heater or AC usage, lots of stop and go, etc.)
Consumer Reports for example at http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/09/nissan-leaf-full-test-results-are-in.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reported "On average we consumed 3.16 miles/kWh." Unclear to me if that's "good" or "poor" driving and whether that's energy coming out of the wall (I'd think so).
Can anyone give me a good sense of values like these below?
- hypermiling, trying to go as far as possible
- having a mostly highway trip doing 68-75 mph w/o using AC and heater
- figures that fast driving proponents at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5350" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; were getting
- driving very poorly for efficiency
Please indicate if these are figures from the trip computer, Carwings or something else (e.g. Kill-A-Watt). I'm actually most interested in the amount of energy coming out of the wall socket when charging at 120 volts (no, I'm not going to install a 240 volt EVSE).
If the figures aren't from out of the wall, what correction factor should apply to trip computer or Carwings results?