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Interesting--the higher end numbers on many of these ranges with the fuel light on in an ICE car is further than the best-case range on my EV! I own an older N

Interesting--the higher end numbers on many of these ranges with the fuel light on in an ICE car is further than the best-case range on my EV! I own an older Nissan Leaf and set it to charge to a maximum of 80% per Nissan's recommendation. That gives me an indicated range of 68 miles when I start my trips. Range is never an issue for me personally (and we have a gas car for long drives) but I tell people that if they are the type to stress about driving around town with a fuel light on, they should avoid shorter-range EVs like the Leaf.

outworlder 10y ago
Newer Nissan Leaf (Leaves?) do not have that option. I guess this buffer is now built in? Mine has just passed the 12k mile, I don't notice any degradation. Indicated range is usually 100+ miles, which is meaningless. Once highway driving starts, it's more like 80 miles and is pretty accurate if doing 65MPH. Higher speeds will decrease that range. Fun anecdote: I went to a park late at night to watch the perseids meteor shower. A arrived near the park with 20 miles remaining. Which was fine, as there was a quick charger nearby. Me and my wife decided not to waste time and just hit it on the way back. Due to unfamiliarity with the area, I was misled by the GPS and went to the other side of the park. So I had to circle back and go uphill to reach the rendezvous point, a parking lot inside said park. Estimated range showed "---", 7% state of charge. We had about 8 miles to go to reach the charger. We added 2 more miles by taking a wrong turn in an area with no phone and GPS reception. So 10, which took two times the amount of energy I figured I had. Since it was almost 3 am, I just drove at the slowest possible speed I could, 15 MPH. Arrived at the charger with 4% remaining(dash showed "--%", still one bar lit). I doubt I would have made it at normal speeds. Now, this is only possible because EV battery charge is extremely accurate, compared to fuel gauges in ICE cars.

outworlder 10y ago

Newer Nissan Leaf (Leaves?) do not have that option. I guess this buffer is now built in? Mine has just passed the 12k mile, I don't notice any degradation. Indicated range is usually 100+ miles, which is meaningless. Once highway driving starts, it's more like 80 miles and is pretty accurate if doing 65MPH. Higher speeds will decrease that range. Fun anecdote: I went to a park late at night to watch the perseids meteor shower. A arrived near the park with 20 miles remaining. Which was fine, as there was a quick charger nearby. Me and my wife decided not to waste time and just hit it on the way back. Due to unfamiliarity with the area, I was misled by the GPS and went to the other side of the park. So I had to circle back and go uphill to reach the rendezvous point, a parking lot inside said park. Estimated range showed "---", 7% state of charge. We had about 8 miles to go to reach the charger. We added 2 more miles by taking a wrong turn in an area with no phone and GPS reception. So 10, which took two times the amount of energy I figured I had. Since it was almost 3 am, I just drove at the slowest possible speed I could, 15 MPH. Arrived at the charger with 4% remaining(dash showed "--%", still one bar lit). I doubt I would have made it at normal speeds. Now, this is only possible because EV battery charge is extremely accurate, compared to fuel gauges in ICE cars.