What about the cabin heating? If you have an older model (I have 2011),
it's resistive heating. One recent day, I got just 45 miles of range
before hitting 1 bar (outside temp around 45F). A lot of that poor
range was due to climate control (including defrost).
I did a quick google search but didn't see any posts on how to upgrade
the heater to a heat pump. Don't even know if it's possible without a
good deal of customizing and ripping out stuff.
However, if possible, I think it would be a good gain for in-city trips
where air drag is not so much an issue. Another plus would be, I
presume, quicker supply of heat. The stock heater takes nearly 10
minutes to warm up the cabin.
Peri
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Another small (if rather more difficult to live with!) would be to
convert the original paintwork to a rougher (Matt) finish, the purpose
being to reduce the laminar flow development over the body... A very
minor -and expensive- improvement(only difference at highway speeds)
but almost certainly no-one else has it!
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Lawrence,
Google is your friend:
There is a thread for Aero mods on MyNissanLeaf
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=19181
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Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 3:10 PM
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Subject: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.
I had some thoughts on Improving the CD of a Leaf. Moon hubcaps &
fender skirts. I was thinking these two simple additions might help.
Any other ideas other than a tail cone. Lawrence Rhodes
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