400 km "Winter Challenge" with a Nissan Leaf 40 kWh.
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- čas přidán 31. 01. 2024
- How many charge stops will a Nissan Leaf need to do on a 400 km trip in the winter? Are there even that many Chademo DC chargers around on the roads to be able to make the trip without having to AC charge the battery?
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I have a 2019 LEAF and in my experience you get there faster by going slower, I tend to drive about 90 km/h. We are in Canada so probably pretty similar conditions. I can easily drive 500 km in a day.
Ok, Sillekrog is working now, there are new chargers at Karusellen, after that I was lost, only driveing slower will keep the temp down, no more than 85-90 km/h, did you use ABRP to plan your trip? Our 2014 24 kWh Leaf averages 50 km/h going long distans. The Leaf is slow but reliable. I go 900 km in 18 hours once a year in summer time, it works fine, lots of stops to rest.
Hi Martin. Just took a look at the Circle K app and understood that the trip should work out fine, which it almost did except that I misjudged the first stint a bit. 50 km/h was about what I averaged in the winter. With the 40 kWh Leaf, it should average a bit higher speed in the summer but it is not really designed for long distance travel, it is more about Slow Turismo than Grand Turismo :-)
Eco mode? Heating on full?
Eco-mode, yes. Heating on 16 deg C. Did not feel cold.
So you made several mistakes. First you didn't get the car fully charged (Didn't they know you were coming to p/u the car) 2nd You were driving it like an ICE car seriously 110km at near freezing temperatures. 3rd after realizing you can't drive it like you stole it you go and pass several cars and semi trucks on bad roads and bad weather where you trying to get into an accident? What did you think you were driving an American jacked up 4/4 Diesel p/u truck with a stove pipe. Personally I believe the Leaf performed just like it was designed to, The 40KwH Leaf was never designed to be a long haul vehicle, Long haul trips can be done with a Leaf but you need to follow the restrictions like slow and steady wins the race.
Thanks for your comments. Yes I could probably have shortened the time of the trip by going a bit slower, but not a lot. However, it was an interesting and educative trip, learning by doing. The car also behaved well on snow, predictable and easy to handle, maybe the footage looks more scary than it was. I like the Leaf for commuting, it is an excellent daily driver. Long trips, no thanks, then I take another car. But as shown in the video, one can at least "move" a Leaf from one area to the other, if needed.