[Oeva-list] Leaf range vs. heat

[Chris Arnesen]

I do know that the dealer discount on the Leaf includes the tax credits and Nissan's Summer Sale on all their vehicles.

Checking my Leaf, I've now racked up 27,735 miles in 15 months of ownership and haven't noticed any reduced range, still getting an estimated 90-100 miles per charge.

Nissan has made a number of software changes though since I bought the car that makes the estimated miles remaining gauge less optimistic.

Sincerely,
Chris Arnesen

Nick <nickgaladay at msn.com> wrote:

>It may be pretty serious if Nissan can’t find a quick solution to the Leaf
>range vs. heat issue.  Apparently range for some Phoenix owners is half that
>normally expected.  The local PHX CBS affiliate aired a piece where a Leaf
>owner called his new Leaf a “boat anchor” if he can’t get more than 44 miles
>range on a hot day.  This could be a serious setback for Nissan and EVs in
>general.  The 110° days in Phoenix are not that unusual anymore, and not
>just in the South, and that’s not likely to change.  I wonder if there’s a
>connection between this and the story about an LA dealer cutting Leaf prices
>by $5,000 to clear them out of his floor-plan.  I expected to first hear a
>range vs. temp. complaint come out of Minneapolis in the winter, not due to
>heat in Phoenix!
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>Nick Galaday
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>The day is fast approaching when we’ll look back on burning stuff in our
>cars to make them go, as quite quaint!  
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>Like a Stanley Steamer or riding a horse to school!
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>What about a “well regulated militia” don’t they understand?
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