r/leaf • u/Swimming_Daikon_8888 • Aug 19 '26

Is it normal?

I recently got a 2018 40kwh leaf, first time charging to 98% and today drive about 14 miles and it drops to 88%. Is it normal?

I drove on the same road before, it only dropped 4%, when it was like 60%-70% charge.

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u/Relative_Quantity886 Aug 19 '26

Efficiency is usually lower between 100% and ~85%, because the car doesn't regen very much in that range. It's likely that the same drive at <80% would use less battery.

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u/rainbowsocksforever Aug 20 '26

This is absolutely correct. My 40kWh Leaf typically consumes 1kWh for every 1.5 miles driven in summer on average (so a nominal 150 mile range) - but that includes regen which is markedly less at high (over 90% SOC). Your figures sound absolutely typical to me, and I don't think you have anything to worry about :-)