Miles per Charge/Gas Mileage Equivalent

[kerrton]

This forum wouldn't be complete without a discussion of real-world gas mileage, but since the Leaf runs on electric power only we'll have to report your experiences in "miles per charge" or another reasonable alternative.

Please post your Miles/Charge or Km's/Charge and please be sure to state your driving conditions as this is essential and efficiency is heavily dependant on these details, for example 70%city driving vs. 30% highway, warm summer conditions or cold winter etc..

[xpumper]

The statistic corresponding to gas mileage is Miles per Kilowatt-hour. Usually around 4. Mine is currently 4.1.
I easily get 100 miles to a charge; I put the car in eco mode and drive as if it were gas powered. I use the AC, but the climate is mild here. My driving is probably 20% hyway, 10% city, and 70% suburban streets. For me, 100 miles is alot; I rarely drive over 50 miles in a day.

[kerrton]

Thanks for the info, hopefully we can get more owners reporting their real-world numbers.

[BadQ45t]

I need to RTFM to remind myself how to put it into eco mode....I haven't used that yet. My wife is the daily driver of the car and she gets a comforable 90 miles to a charge. My issue is I have over in Half Moon Bay, and to drive to Palo Alto I need to go on 280 for 30 miles, that is what kills the battery.