The regen on the 2013 LEAF results in much more efficient driving than previous models, ime. I find it easy to get 4.1 kWh/Mi driving much less mindfully than I used to in the 2012 I traded in, where I'd be happy to get 3.6-3.8. I ran about 40psi tire pressure on both cars. Regen is much stronger and is present even at 100% SOC in the cold. The 2012 took several miles of driving before regen would come into play and would rarely light up 5 circles, the 2013 lights up all 5 much more quickly. Modulating the 2013's brake pedal is much more difficult though, it's harder to drive smoothly so I sympathize with the taxi occupants already.
Combined with the vastly more efficient heat pump climate control, 80 miles in the city is certainly possible, I get that with combined city/highway driving. The 2013 version is what Nissan should have released in the beginning, though I don't know if that would have been possible given the learning curve. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
