FYI: The 136" wheelbase low-roof is the smallest Van we can convert. If it's not loaded it gets way better mileage. Probably not 250, but close!
On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 10:23 AM Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ 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 > > > >-- All children are born engineers. Watch them at play. They're not > >just playing; they're experimenting, building and learning. That's > >engineering! Then we get them in school and squash it out of them. > >(Geoffrey Orsak, Southern Methodist University dean of engineering) > >-- > >Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > > > >-- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Address messages to [email protected] > >No other addresses in TO and CC fields > >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > >LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210325/b2e9b3b9/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
