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Old 12-13-2011, 04:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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When I started it said distance to empty was 83 miles. When I finished it said DTE was 88 miles. Guess I created energy, LOL! Shut off everything and the salesman riding with me was surprised that I could get the reading to actually rise 1 mile for every mile I drove.
I love imagining the saleman's expression when you boosted the charge while driving. But how did you explain it to him? I also don't know the leaf very well... I assume it has regen braking.
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