I now have a thousand more miles on my Leaf and much more experience at hypermiling. We have had a leased Leaf for three years but my main technique was going slow. I found out you don't have to just go slow. A better technique is to play energy consumption and go as fast or slow as the car will allow. It's surprising how fast you can go on 5 miles per kwh especially with a tail wind so some of it is luck. Going down I made a mistake a CSU Fresno. Couldn't figure out the system. Spent hours there till a kind soul helped me. The trip took 24 hours from SF to LA(Hollywood). I then had my trusty beast to carry me to and fro from my daughters apartment. I spent three days at the 2016 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium at the Colburn School caddy corner to the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Disney hall charges 9 dollars flat fee on the weekends and charging is free. During the week LA Water and Light gives free charging for four hours around the corner on Hope street. On the way back I stopped at Kia of Valencia Chademo, then Nissan of Valencia, which is not on Plug share, to top off. Then Nissan of Bakersfield, Nissan of Visalia, CSU Fresno(exactly follow the directions. **** are very important as well as ####. Then Atwater, Tracy and then home with 15 miles left. These were all quick charges except in Valencia going over the pass and Bakersfield going over the pass. I topped off using level 2. All were free except Tracy and Atwater. Coming back I did it faster in speed keeping it to one ball and looking at the instant readout and keeping it at 5miles or more per KWH. My average was 5kwh. This is 45 to 60mph most of the time. I coasted when I could and used regen when I went past 70. Moved between eco and regular drive depending on traffic. Eco can slow you too much except going down into the central valley when you can really fly.I reached Bakersfield with 25 miles range left. the other way with 18 miles. I switched from Eco to Drive to coasting for about 15 miles in the valley. Didn't hurt to have a tail wind as a storm came through. You can only do this trip in a Chademo vehicle down the 99 Freeway. Going North I did it in 19 hours with all the experience I gained going down. You need to go down the 101 if your car is CCS. Lawrence Rhodes Lovin the Leaf _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
