Nissan leaf battery spy7/26/2023 Some LEAF owners run the tires at the maximum rated pressure of 50 PSI. Higher tire pressures are more fuel efficient, extending the range of the LEAF further. LEAF tires tend to wear out quickly at the edges, while the center tread remains good, more pressure will help even the wear across the entire tread extending the tires life. I set them to 40 PSI when cold instead of 36 PSI. You may also notice I run my tires at a higher pressure than recommended. Low tire pressure saps range and wears the tires prematurely. If I get a slow puncture (which has happened), I’ll know long before the low tire pressure warning lights up on the dash. Tire Pressure – You may have noticed in the LEAF Spy Pro screenshot above that it displays the tire pressure for each of the tires. Never again will you worry if you can make your destination or not, nor will anxiety cause you to make an unnecessary recharging stop. If however you notice the range isn’t quite adequate by 1 or 2 miles, you can slow down a few miles per hour and watch as the range converges on the destination distance as displayed by Waze. You get to use every mile the battery has rather than mentally create an unnecessary reserve you never use.Īs you drive you may notice that you have a few extra miles to spare, and if you are in a hurry you can afford to drive faster to make up time. Knowing with great precision at any instant what your current range is and if that is enough to get you to your destination via multiple routes is very useful. I can focus on the drive to work without having to check my range or make any mental calculations.ĭistance to work – 27 miles. I know I have an extra ten miles after low battery warning to empty, there’s the buffer to cope with the unexpected. Doesn’t sound like much, but I am so confident in LEAF Spy Pro it’s as good as having many more miles to spare. Notice the range remaining to low battery warning as displayed by LEAF Spy Pro is 29.7 miles and the distance to work is 27 miles. If the new route is significantly quicker then I take the diversion and add a charging stop, typically at a convenient Nissan dealer or eVgo rapid charge location.Įxamine the next two images. If the new route saves just 1 or 2 minutes but adds 10 miles I may choose to drive the original route and put up with the congestion if it avoids making an extra recharging stop. Is it worth adding a charging stop to avoid a traffic hold-up? To answer this question I get Waze to calculate and display the three fastest routes to my destination. If the diversion is much longer I may no longer have the range to make my destination. However diversions often add extra miles. I know instantly if I can make it on the current battery charge or if I will need to seek out public charging.Īs I drive Waze may alert me to a better route due to traffic congestion ahead. On each journey as I head out I will compare my current range on LEAF Spy Pro and compare that to the distance remaining to my destination. How I use Waze and LEAF Spy Pro together. You could use Google Maps, but I prefer Waze. It also warns you of hazards ahead such as an object on road, accident or even police. The best features of Waze include dynamic routing and re-routing based on traffic conditions ahead, so you can avoid an accident ahead that hasn’t been announced on the radio yet. As with many navigation applications such like Google Maps, Waze guides you to your destination.
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