Nissan LEAF Battery Charging Difference Explained - Torque News
I just "love" it when my GOM starts off at 80 miles and when I drive 8 miles, it goes up to 88. Or, if I go up a steep hill (e. g. highway 17), GOM drops by 40 miles after giong only 10 miles. Ed Mellinger explains that battery charging differences depend on owner's previous driving pattern. It "depends how you were driving before you stopped to plug in. I assume you're looking at the guess-o-meter, the affectionate name for the mileage estimate that's displayed on the dash as part of the "fuel gauge". It looks at your recent driving and resultant energy economy, and predicts how far you can go with available charge if you keep driving the same way. Fast on the freeway, slow on a secondary road, stop-and-go traffic, all have very different energy efficiency and thus different mileage estimates. She charged it the night before from practicality dead (got the find a charger message), and it only went to 77 miles at 100%. "I only drive it around town so far, and just two trips about 35 miles one way. I'm using the home charger with thoughts of possibly getting a home L2 charger," Butterfield says. "As for 'practically dead,' there are 3 warnings: LBW, VLBW (Very Low Battery Warning) then turtle, replies back Chiang. Source: www.torquenews.com
