Nissan Leaf

[NeilBlanchard]

I think that solely basing it on weight is not accurate.

[freebeard]

If you follow the link, you'll find it's a DIY 'rule of thumb'. Backed up by the average of the OEM numbers.

But I've got you covered. The chart shows a 50%/200% difference between the Tesla and the Smart EV. That's due to everything else.

[sendler]

The Mercedes electric always gets a bad rap because (the opposite of Chevy which is way optimistic) it reports a very pessimistic consumption which is supposed to account for the wall to wheels losses.

[NeilBlanchard]

I set a new personal best: just under 217Wh / mile, or ~155.5MPGe or ~4.61 miles / kWh.

The air temperature gets higher, and energy consumption gets lower.

Edit: the dash display was 5.6 miles per kWh, which is ~21.5% higher than the actual efficiency - so either the Leaf is significantly more lossy in charging vs the e-Golf, or the display is a lot more optimistic, or both.

[Daox]

Very nice Neil.

[NeilBlanchard]

I drove almost 103 miles on a charge:



This is with the stock Ecopia tires again, and I checked the calibration, and for whatever reason it is over by less than before - now I reduce the mileage by 1.7%. (See my fuel log for details.)

And this is a big drop in the consumption - down to just under 207Wh/mile or 162.8MPGe! Very nice indeed. Forest is a much better coaster than Number 7, with their respective tires. I am running the e-Golf's Continentals at 50PSI, and the Ecopias (and the Hakka R2 this winter) at 45PSI. The Leaf is likely higher aero drag than the e-Golf, so the difference in the tires seems to be the difference.

[Daox]

Interesting deductions and comparisons. Thanks for sharing Neil.

[Piotrsko]

At 50 psi you cant have much of tire contact patch, and it must be noisy & bumpy as all get out.

[Daox]

Lots of people here run higher than normal tire pressures. It is more bumpy, but not really that bad at all IMO. Think sports car and you're pretty close.

[gasstingy]

I ran just over 50 psi in my Rio. I didn't think it was too bad. My wife has back problems and complained about it nearly every time we went somewhere. She hated that little car's ride.