The LEAF instrumentation has changed since 2011/12. On the 2013+ LEAF
models, there is a new percentage of charge remaining display option - a
useful improvement. Also, the "guess-o-meter," the miles remaining
display, has an improved algorithm.
Using the percentage of charge display and the miles/kWh display you can
do your own estimating to double check the car's best guess, since you
know more about the upcoming driving conditions, driving style and route
ahead than the car does (it only looks at past performance).
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 3/25/15 2:24 PM, Willie2 via EV wrote:
On 03/25/2015 03:14 PM, Ed Blackmond via EV wrote:
Their instrumentation is not very linear. When fully (100%) charged,
the state of charge gauge indicates 12 bars. The 12th bar lasts for
about 3 miles on residential/commercial (25mph -
bar left. The first 36 miles took 8 bars, the last 37.5 miles took
less than 4 bars. The state of charge algorithm also removes one of
the bars every time the car is power cycled if more than half a bar is
used. That is very annoying. I get out of the car with four bars
remaining, and get back in with just three. It eventually recovers
from this mistake, but it means I have to remember where it was when I
turned the car off. The only thing I will say about the miles
remaining meter is that it is inaccurate. The display is disabled when
the number would go below four, so it wouldn’t even say zero when the
pack was completely
Ed, are you aware of the Android app "Leaf Spy" (I think is the name)? I
don't have any experience with it but I have a similar thing for my
imiev. With a $10-$60 OBD reader, it should give you the straight scoop
on your energy flows.
Have you ever wondered WHY the Leaf's instrumentation is so crappy? It
seems to me that they must have intentionally made it so.
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