For me, replacing the Leaf battery isn't worth the cost. I'd rather put
that money into a new vehicle where I can get substantially longer
range. In other words, if I were to get 150 mile range with a new
battery (and I don't think that is possible for the 2011 Leaf), that is
still to short for out-of-town trips so would I gain little additional
value.
My best option, if my wife agrees, is to get a small van capable of at
least 250 miles with heat and defrost on. Then we could be a one car
household. A small NEV for local errands might be worthwhile, too. There
are no such vans available at the moment (or even large SUVs aside from
Tesla X, which is too expensive). The closest would be Phil's Promaster
conversions, but they are too large for my needs and (I think) not quite
enough range.
Peri
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Lee Hart via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Peri Hartman via EV" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lee Hart" <[email protected]>
Sent: 25-Mar-21 10:13:50 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Leaf range (Tesla-Y constant humming)
Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
Our 2011 Leaf has about 35-50 mile range, depending on weather. That's pretty
minimal, I know, but completely adequate for everything in the city and even a
bit further. Depends where you live. (Still, I want to replace it, but - you've
seen my other posts - it's not so easy to find something that will replace both
our cars with one.)
We have a 2013 Leaf with about 35K miles on it. So far, no noticeable
degradation in range. There must be some, but it can still do 80 miles on a
charge in warm weather.
There may be extenuating circumstances. I'm an old hand at driving EVs, and
drive like an old man (I *am* an old man)! We live in a small town, so trips
are short and we've never stressed its range. We don't get hot weather, so heat
degradation should be minimal. And we normally charge to 80% (the 2013 gives us
that option).
Peri, have you looked into what it would cost to replace your Leaf's battery
with a newer one?
Lee
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