Just took delivery of a new MY22 40kWh N-Connecta leaf. I'm in Malta so the dealer specced an interesting set of accessories that are different to what you usually see - it came with a spare tyre slung under the car, the boot liner, boot boxes and a cargo tray (parcel shelf in UK lingo).
I have a couple of questions after my first few days driving it -
1. What apps and methods are there to show internal info on the car? I heard of the leafspy app, are there others? I want to look at things like real SOC, real-time power consumption numbers etc.
2. I know longevity is harmed by fully charging the battery, but is it also harmed by fully discharging the battery? The car was at 100% charge when I got it. I've been driving all week, put 180km on it and I'm now down to 15%. I want to drive until very close to zero to see the real range under my local conditions, then from that point on I intend to charge it to 70%, drive, and recharge only once it falls below 30%. Like that it should take about a week between charges with my typical mileage of 15km daily.
If a more optimal charging strategy exists please let me know!
3. Which app/s let you turn on climate control remotely and control charging? I haven't connected the car to WiFi yet.
4. Is there a way to power things like a microwave with the leaf? The Ioniq 5 and Honda E have native V2L for example. The chademo based units seem to be extremely expensive (more than a petrol generator) so they're out. I read I could put an inverter across the 12V battery - does anyone know the max power rating of the onboard DC-DC converter that supplies the 12V power?
5. Is there a way to turn off the reversing chime and the pedestrian-warning faux motor noise?
6. When manoevering in my garage complex I have to pass through extremely tight spots where the parking sensors go off, despite there being a gap of several inches still. Is there a way to tune that? The near/mid/far sonar settings on the car's main display don't seem to do much.
7. My car doesn't have pro-pilot, but it does have a button that looks like a car with two concentric circles around it (button is on the dash near the button for opening the charge port). The instruction book says it activates lane assist. I haven't noticed a difference between the button being on and off. Does anyone know what it actually does?
8. Does stronger regen (for example Eco mode, B mode or e-pedal mode) help or hinder battery longevity? It charges at an appreciable current in e-pedal mode, I've seen up to 35kW with the onboard information display function.
I have a couple of questions after my first few days driving it -
1. What apps and methods are there to show internal info on the car? I heard of the leafspy app, are there others? I want to look at things like real SOC, real-time power consumption numbers etc.
2. I know longevity is harmed by fully charging the battery, but is it also harmed by fully discharging the battery? The car was at 100% charge when I got it. I've been driving all week, put 180km on it and I'm now down to 15%. I want to drive until very close to zero to see the real range under my local conditions, then from that point on I intend to charge it to 70%, drive, and recharge only once it falls below 30%. Like that it should take about a week between charges with my typical mileage of 15km daily.
If a more optimal charging strategy exists please let me know!
3. Which app/s let you turn on climate control remotely and control charging? I haven't connected the car to WiFi yet.
4. Is there a way to power things like a microwave with the leaf? The Ioniq 5 and Honda E have native V2L for example. The chademo based units seem to be extremely expensive (more than a petrol generator) so they're out. I read I could put an inverter across the 12V battery - does anyone know the max power rating of the onboard DC-DC converter that supplies the 12V power?
5. Is there a way to turn off the reversing chime and the pedestrian-warning faux motor noise?
6. When manoevering in my garage complex I have to pass through extremely tight spots where the parking sensors go off, despite there being a gap of several inches still. Is there a way to tune that? The near/mid/far sonar settings on the car's main display don't seem to do much.
7. My car doesn't have pro-pilot, but it does have a button that looks like a car with two concentric circles around it (button is on the dash near the button for opening the charge port). The instruction book says it activates lane assist. I haven't noticed a difference between the button being on and off. Does anyone know what it actually does?
8. Does stronger regen (for example Eco mode, B mode or e-pedal mode) help or hinder battery longevity? It charges at an appreciable current in e-pedal mode, I've seen up to 35kW with the onboard information display function.