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LEAF Battery Survey: Vehicle 76

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Submitted: October 31, 2012, 07:55 AM PDT

Vehicle
Survey Vehicle ID	76 (4 reports)
Model Year	2012
Manufactured	12/2011
Acquired	2/2012
Level 2 Charger	3.3 kW
Quick Charge Port	Yes
Location
City	Conshohocken, PA 19428
Country	United States
Battery Pack
Odometer	13,554 mi
Capacity Bars	12
Perceived Range	About the same
SOC Meter	No
80% Charge	n/a
100% Charge	n/a
Battery Pack Replaced	n/a
Charging
Charge Method	Level 2 Charging Station (208 to 240V)
80% Charge Frequency	Never
100% Charge Frequency	More than once per day
Top-off Charge Frequency	A few times per month
Parked Charged Frequency	A few times per month
Number of Quick Charges	0
Driving
Driving Frequency	Daily
Typical Trip Distance	75 mi
Portion of miles driven on highways and freeways	80%
Typical Freeway Speed	65 mi/hour
Typical Elevation Gain	n/a
Low Battery Warnings	0
Turtle Warnings	0
Battery Drained	0
Ownership Status
Acquired	n/a
Ownership Status	Own
Date Disposed	n/a
Nissan Battery Report
Report Date	n/a
Frequent Quick Charging	n/a
Frequent Top-off Charging	n/a
Inefficient Driving	n/a
Parked With High SOC	n/a
Comments
My daily commute makes doing 80% charging not really an option for me. I use between 10.5 and 14.5 KWh (depending on weather and traffic conditions) on each morning and afternoon commute. If the external factors were more predictable, I would go with 80% charging.
Carwings Data

Year	Distance Travelled (mi)	Average Energy Economy (mi/kWh)	Electricity Consumption (kWh)
2010
2011
2012	13,049	4	3238.2
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