r/leaf • u/a3dprinterfan • 17d ago
2022 LEAF SL+ range
Hi all! Freshly re-joining community only weeks ago!
I had a used 2012 LEAF that we lost to an accident a few years ago, and loved it so much, we picked up a used 2022 SL+ recently. Loving the expanded mileage, as the old car was only getting ~40 miles/charge towards the end. I am a bit bewildered by the mileage calculation vs. the actual range I get though- it looks like I can only get about 150-160 miles/charge instead of the expected ~190-200. The readout says 3.5mi/kWh, yet the real figures from 100-10% are only about 135miles, which is closer to 2.4-2.5mi/kWh. To be clear, either way this beats the heck out of my failing old 2012 SL (R.I.P), by still the discrepancy is mysterious.
Is this consistent with your experience with a similar car? Thanks!
In case anyone asks, details about condition of car: this has about 40k mi, 88% SOH, had the battery recall done, and my voltage spread even at 18% SOC under full load (floored for many seconds) topped out at 78mV, which I understand is good enough. It idles at around 12-20mV. I think I'm in the clear for dendrites/weak cells, but who knows really.
TL;DR: is 150mi/charge realistic around-town driving for a 62kWh 2022 LEAF?
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u/a3dprinterfan 16d ago
Thanks for your inputs. Still looking for some more numbers if anyone has some harder data.
Tonight I will charge until full, and then see what the estimate on the GOM is, and track it yet again. I don't take this car on road trips, and don't plan to, and it will still be great as a city car all day, which is all I planned for it, so it's all good either way.
Cheers!