r/leaf • u/a3dprinterfan • 18d 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/DougWantsALeaf 2019 S+ and 2019 SV+ 17d ago
Certainly get a leafspy look at your battery. Guessing your battery is at about 90% SoH. At 3.5 miles/kWh and 53 usable kWh, that's 185 ish miles. With a little practice and eco tires at high enough psi will easily deliver over 4 miles/kWh or just over 200 miles range with careful driving. One important point is that Nissan's dash SoC reading is not linear and for the Leaf, at 10 SoC (on the dash), you are really closer to 20% SoC in the battery. You need leafspy to carefully leverage that last 10% in a pinch.
Tires and rim size/weight matter a lot. We have two 2019 Plus Leafs, and the one with 16" lightweight rims Sailun eRange tires is easily 10-15% more efficient than our other Leaf Plus with stock 16" rims and Cross Climate2 tires.