I'll see your B.S. and call you on double B.S. Your estimate of 25 miles is one-third of the EPA rated range, which is a fraction that has never been reported on for any electric car.
Can you site a source, any source, any at all, that shows someone getting one-third the rated range in an electric car? Just one will suffice.
Can you site a source, any source, any at all, that shows someone getting one-third the rated range in an electric car? Just one will suffice.
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You’ve seen reply 4 yet? Read it?
This was an honest review of somone who WANTED to like the car. Who was PAID to write nice things about the car.
And as much as he tried to sugar coat the Leaf; it was clear this is a useless toy.
Then we get into the Socialism aspects of the Leaf. How can you justify taking my tax dollars to subsidize your buying this little play thing?
At some point this winter (maybe during the current cold snap) I’ll run my LEAF as hard as possible (freezing temps, heater & AC on, lights, 80MPH, etc) and see how the mileage drops. Running worst case, I expect no less than equivalent of 50 miles for a full charge.
My estimated full range frequently nears 100 miles. Question is whether you drive for performance or distance.
“That’s because an EV’s operating range on a charge can be diminished by an average of 57 percent based solely on the ambient temperature, according to the results of a study conducted by the AAA Automotive Research Center in Southern California. That could leave, for example, the owner of a Nissan Leaf with an EPA-certified range of 84 miles with a depleted battery after driving a mere 36 miles in cold weather.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2014/03/24/the-cold-truth-icy-temps-can-slash-an-electric-cars-range-by-more-than-half/