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Post by Feng on Dec 2, 2016 10:50:36 GMT 11
The other week I did 113km on a full charge, starting and ending from home. I reckon I could have pushed it to 120km. This is with a combination of moderate A/C usage and half the drive doing ~90km/h on the motorway. I expect the car to last me at least a decade. Or the battery at least. See where I find myself in 2023!
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Post by 4wardthinking on Dec 3, 2016 8:33:23 GMT 11
You are at around the 70% mark too. I'm viewing this "worthless" if a bar or two is missing as merely twaddle. We are getting upwards of 125k's too. My iPhone battery lacked 15% some four years ago... it is my phone I use now. It never became spares only back then, and not very likely to be. To me, the thoretical massive distance to present has negligible impact on our useage. We took the car with the "75%", and did take note that it's a possibility it could affect use... then realised it doesn't. Nissan said that if I had concerns about range, then I should see their franchises about it.
It's all about planing, rather than random traveling just for the sake of it, which is an often overlooked emissions reduction facet once more with an EV. Many see the obvious, but the far reaching EV effect is immense. I was speaking with quite a few that didn't fully understand EV's last night. They have taken my minuscule insight away with them to ponder. We are waiting for a call from someone that wishes her son can see an EV. These are the people of the future. Their planet, and it's environment need to see & touch vehicles like the LEAF. They thought about the distance it could travel between charges, and then realised its real impact. The positives stood out regarding this. Great to see our LEAF's getting so much from a charge, when well travelled. We have 48,000km on ours.
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Post by jake on Jan 29, 2017 12:13:05 GMT 11
40,000 km done. 11 bars, 1 year 3 months owned.
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Post by chuq on Jan 29, 2017 17:14:49 GMT 11
August 2012 - Original build date I bought it in May 2016 - 28795 km Now in January 2017 - 36093 km (or 912 km / month)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 23:35:32 GMT 11
I3 REx 86,521 on EV 101,534 total Since December 2014
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Post by leaflongandprosper on Apr 22, 2017 0:49:41 GMT 11
Bought 2nd hand Feb 16 with 26000kms. Now at just over 60000kms. 1st bar went at 28000kms and 2nd at 58000kms.
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Post by gregleaf on Apr 25, 2017 18:46:03 GMT 11
Bought 2nd hand Feb 16 with 26000kms. Now at just over 60000kms. 1st bar went at 28000kms and 2nd at 58000kms. My LEAF now has 55,000 kms on it. I bought it 12 months ago with 35,000. My second LEAF has 95,000.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 16:43:09 GMT 11
99,240 Imiev since 11/11/11 Still my favourite albeit only ev now
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Post by southernvolt on Apr 30, 2017 10:53:19 GMT 11
99,240 Imiev since 11/11/11 Still my favourite albeit only ev now Did you sell the i3? I've sene a couple of cheap iMievs every so often and have thought about picking one up until the Model 3 arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2017 11:31:03 GMT 11
I3 written off Volt sold
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Post by pharmadave on May 2, 2017 22:29:40 GMT 11
I bought my LEAF with 26,000Kms on it, it's just about to reach 33,000Kms after 7 months of ownership. Lost the first bar at 32,000Kms, knew it was coming as Leafspy said the battery was on 86% SOH and I read somewhere that once it hits 85% that's when the first bar is lost.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 15:19:21 GMT 11
100k kms in Imiev passing by peppermint grove in Perth last weekend
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Post by EVangelist on Jun 3, 2017 11:28:00 GMT 11
I can't compete - 2.5 years in the Leaf, just about to hit 25,000 km. Bang on our 10 Mm/year average.
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 5, 2017 11:49:39 GMT 11
I dropped off my LEAF at the dealer today. Is having its battery replaced. They said probably Wednesday it should be ready.
les
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Post by pharmadave on Jun 5, 2017 15:13:02 GMT 11
I dropped off my LEAF at the dealer today. Is having its battery replaced. They said probably Wednesday it should be ready. les It'll be great to have fresh pack. Should last a few more years without losing bars. Let us know how you go.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 15:14:08 GMT 11
With Lizard cells ?
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 5, 2017 22:51:24 GMT 11
No idea which cells, they don't say. But I know that have to use an adaptor kit to use the old battery management with the new cells. It will be nice to do the daily travel without needing a 100% charge.
les
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 6, 2017 17:56:07 GMT 11
Battery is replaced. Waiting for the car to work out a more accurate range. les
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Post by Feng on Jun 6, 2017 18:16:49 GMT 11
Must be nice to see all the bars again! Did it cost you anything in the end or did they warrant the replacement battery?
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Post by caroline on Jun 6, 2017 19:21:36 GMT 11
I have 22,000 on the clock... bought new in April 2015. Lost 2 bars... 1st at 6400km and 2nd at 18,000km. Can I get the battery pack balanced at Nissan Moorooka? Is it part of the standard 20,000km service?
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 7, 2017 22:25:45 GMT 11
The battery was partially under warranty due to my kilometres, but not the labour. Cost me $1000 to have it replaced. But $0 if completely under warranty. It is just like when I first bought it.
Battery loss is not part of a standard service. But make sure you tell them when you book it in. Then they will check for sagging modules. In another booking the modules can be removed and checked with a separate machine. One module can take over 5 hours to check. If Nissan say replace, then the those modules will be ordered and replaced when they arrive (3 month wait usually). Otherwise you will need to lose four capacity bars to trigger a whole battery replacement.
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Post by empowerrepower on Jun 14, 2017 16:40:42 GMT 11
Hi Lesmando,
Perhaps you should start a new thread on battery replacement, as you appear to be the first person in the country to get one replaced, so it is an interesting topic that could get lost in this thread. Reading what you've written above, if there are sagging modules that get replaced, will that actually lead to improved range? Isn't that what Nissan first attempted with your car, and it didn't work?
Anyways, congrats on getting a new battery, and I'll look forward to any more details. You certainly had to be extremely patient to get through the saga that has been involved, quite saint-like!
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 17, 2017 10:10:43 GMT 11
Another person had their battery replaced before mine at Moorooka Nissan.
I think module replacements only work when there is a fault that restricts the usage of all the other modules. In my case, some modules would drop voltage when the current increased, causing the battery management to limit regen and restrict how much it could charge. But once they were replaced, the other modules did not have the capacity, but I got back regen (but was a little flakey). I suspect once you battery gets to a certain age, replacement modules is not worth it. You fix the fault (ability to draw kW without the voltage sagging), but not capacity (ability to store kWh).
I have seen others where a module replacement fixed their issue. But that was usually on new cars (under a year old).
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Post by jeffjl on Jun 22, 2017 17:26:06 GMT 11
Another person had their battery replaced before mine at Moorooka Nissan. I think module replacements only work when there is a fault that restricts the usage of all the other modules. In my case, some modules would drop voltage when the current increased, causing the battery management to limit regen and restrict how much it could charge. But once they were replaced, the other modules did not have the capacity, but I got back regen (but was a little flakey). I suspect once you battery gets to a certain age, replacement modules is not worth it. You fix the fault (ability to draw kW without the voltage sagging), but not capacity (ability to store kWh). I have seen others where a module replacement fixed their issue. But that was usually on new cars (under a year old). What were the symptoms of the limited regen?
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Post by lesmando24 on Jun 22, 2017 22:17:31 GMT 11
The regen would not be available when I start driving. When braking, it would give you one bubble after a few seconds. Sometimes it would let me have two regen bubbles until I stopped. When I started driving, the bubbles would be unavailable again. It would keep doing this over and over. Sometimes I would get three bubbles when I was down a large long hill.
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Post by jeffjl on Jun 29, 2017 22:10:06 GMT 11
The regen would not be available when I start driving. When braking, it would give you one bubble after a few seconds. Sometimes it would let me have two regen bubbles until I stopped. When I started driving, the bubbles would be unavailable again. It would keep doing this over and over. Sometimes I would get three bubbles when I was down a large long hill. Thanks Les. Mine is slightly different. Almost never the full 4 bubbles even when there are only 3 bars of battery left. 26k and second bar lost.
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Post by caroline on Jul 12, 2017 18:34:56 GMT 11
Another person had their battery replaced before mine at Moorooka Nissan. I think module replacements only work when there is a fault that restricts the usage of all the other modules. In my case, some modules would drop voltage when the current increased, causing the battery management to limit regen and restrict how much it could charge. But once they were replaced, the other modules did not have the capacity, but I got back regen (but was a little flakey). I suspect once you battery gets to a certain age, replacement modules is not worth it. You fix the fault (ability to draw kW without the voltage sagging), but not capacity (ability to store kWh). I have seen others where a module replacement fixed their issue. But that was usually on new cars (under a year old). After having a chat with Graeme at Suzi Auto I called Moorooka hoping to be able to take it in for cell balancing. They (Mark) said it's considered repair work not maintenance and they only do that if the health drops below 9 bars. So just booked in the 20k service my local nissan. I'll take it to Moorooka next time... they have no idea at von bibra (Southport). I didn't even get the battery health check results (not that it tells me anything) - had to ask them to email it to me. Must have been the big service too as it was over $300 (20k km). I'm not sure about limited regen - but I've noticed that the the range drops a lot faster between 70-30km.
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Post by jeffthewalker on Sept 15, 2017 8:26:06 GMT 11
Now at 43,000. Purchased new at Moorooka Nissan in September 2015 so right on 2 years old. SOH 78% and full charge goes to 16kWh. I can count on 100klm range traveling at a maximum of 80k/h. Love my LEAF. I have not yet removed the signwriting but have to soon as it must be taken off within three years. I regularly put it on display at local shows like last Saturday at the Capella Machinery Show and the Anakie gemfest earlier this month. At Capella, the LEAF was next to a display of three operating steam engines. Announced over the PA as the past and the future. Nice.
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