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> Or you could read the LEAF's fine owner's manual. Search for "Power Meter" and it's described perfectly clearly. That doesn't dismiss the fact that the Power
by cptskippy 8y ago
> Or you could read the LEAF's fine owner's manual. Search for "Power Meter" and it's described perfectly clearly.
That doesn't dismiss the fact that the Power Meter is poor UI/UX.
In most other cars the instrument cluster has clear labels and/or iconography that's identifiable. Even in the Leaf there are signs of thoughtful design, Nissan adapted the standard Fuel Gauge Icon with a Power Plug pigtail to indicate the Battery Level Gauge, though bizarrely it also includes an incorrect port indicator, and they put a battery capacity gauge right alongside the battery level gauge to clearly differentiate the two AND show that they're related.
The Power Meter is fusion of two gauges (i.e. power input/output and available input/output) and there should have been a clearer delineation instead. It's easy enough to infer that the Power Meter is analogous to a Tachometer after observing it for a few minutes but it takes longer to understand the regenerative braking aspect. The disappearing rings based on Temp/Capacity of the Battery are a much harder thing to understand.