The EPA average for the Nissan LEAF is 75 miles on a full charge. But an average of what? The average of 65 and 85 is 75. 65 will get us both to work and back (a little more comfortably for me). But 75 is also the average of 45 and 105 and 45 will leave me somewhere in Sudbury on my way home.
And then there's battery degradation. If it's anything like my history with laptops and cellphones sure I'll be able to get to work and back this week but I'll be lucky to make it the three miles to Whole Foods and back by next Christmas.
And to top it off we're in New England not the Pacific Northwest. The thermometer in my Maxima once dropped to -2. And another time showed 101. What's the range with the heater or A/C on?
And if we are running low are there any chargers at or near work or on the way home?
There's certainly a lot of answers on the internet but as anyone whose gone onto the web with indigestion and ended up (self) diagnosed with terminal stage 4 metastatic liver cancer knows, it can be hard to figure out which answers are relevant to you.
So where are the answers? We have some educated guesses. And contingency plans. And will mostly be answering them over the next 24 months of this adventure.
Tomorrow will be the big day. The first day I commute to work in it. Wish me luck!
Yesterday's Statistics
- Description: Back roads and around town
- Starting Range: 88 miles
- Miles Driven: 23.3 miles
- Ending Range: 47 miles
- High Temperature: 27
- Low Temperature: 19
- Wind: 30
- Average MPKWh: 3.7
- Average MPG: 24.5
- Energy Cost/KWh (Wind): $0.0899
- Delivery Cost/KWh: $0.092
- Unleaded Regular/Gallon MA: $3.3888
- Savings/Mile: $0.089
- Total Savings: $2.08
- Lifetime Savings: $6.60
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