Nissan Leaf Tidbits
Nissan LEAF S 2019
Nissan Leaf purchased before 2019-07-07 enjoys free charging from EVgo which customer service is excellent thought their fast-charging stations are relatively sparse right now (2019). One can drive a Leaf from Boston to Montreal (500 km) with 0 charging cost by using EVgo or Nissan Dealer charging stations.
The battery consumption by elevation gain can be calculated. It is about 0.5KWH/100m
For example, to energy needed to elevate a LEAF from Intervale, NH at 169m above the sea level to Pinkham Notch at 619m is about 2.3 KWH. It uses 8 KWH rom the Scenic Vista at 3654 White Mountain Highway, Intervale, NH, 03845 to Pinkham Notch.
On a earlier fall day with moderate temperatures (11°C - 13°C), a trip from Ipswich to Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch (619 M elevation gain, 220 km) used 43 KWH, the return trip (10°C) used 32KWH (this low number can be attributed to heavy slow traffic on a fall Sunday).
On a late fall day with cold temperatures (-3°C - 5°C), the same trip to Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch used 50 KWH without heating. The return trip (-3°C - -2°C) used 45KWH with the heating on for 1/3 of the trip.
Driving from Port City Nissan to North Conway uses about 28KWH.
On the Christmas return trip from Joe Dodge Lodge with temperatures of -4°C - 3°C, it used 35KWH to reach Port City Nissan for charging, and additional 13KWH to reach home.
It uses 15KWH to travel from Ipswich to York with the temperature at 2°C. It uses 34KWH to reach Pinkham Notch from York.
Drag coefficient Cd=0.28. The most aerodynamic cars such as Mercedes-Benz A-Class have Cd around 0.22.
On March 22, 2021
Walmart, Seabrook to Port City Nissan: 12%
Port City Nissan to Settlers Green: 24 KWH
Settlers Green to Pinkham Notch: 9 KWH
Pinkham Notch to Cisco Brewery: 24 KWH
Cisco Brewery to Ipswich: 13 KWH (The initial 30 KM consumes 30%).
Charging Time:
Level 1 (regular wall outlet) charging rate is about 1.4 KW, so charging a 40 KWH battery pack takes about 28 hours.
Level 2 (J1772) charging rate is about 6.6 KW, so charging a 40 KWH battery pack takes about 6 hours.
Level 3 (CharDeMo) charging rate varies widely. It may start at 50 KW, but drop to 3 KW when the battery pack is charged to 95%. I may take 1.5 hours to charge a 40 KWH battery pack fully.
Charging stops from Ipswich, MA to Ovid, NY:
- Charlton Service Plaza Westbound (125 KM).
- Lee Service Plaza Westbound (246 KM).
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center - Westbound(386 KM) (3 CHAdeMO stations)
- Ovid, NY (627)
The app LEAF EZ-Charge has an outdated map missing many charging stations. One should use other apps such as EVgo, ChargePoint. ChargePoint appears to have the best updated map.
https://openchargemap.org is great.
PlugShare app, carstations.com miss many stations.