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Hi there. I start a new job soon and it involves a 110 mile round trip commute from near Bath to Andover.
I was considering replacing my ageing Honda Jazz with a 40kw Leaf but wanted some opinion on if the Leaf is suitable for my commute? At the moment it would involve charging at home and I don’t know if there is the possibility of charging at Andover as I am not yet sure of my work location.
I have read the forum and wasn’t sure if I would run into long term issues with range if the battery degrades would in capacity. Some owners are saying to keep topping up overnight and not going past 80% to preserve battery life and to not regularly discharge until it’s empty. Basically, don’t drive it like you would an ICE.
My concern is that I would be wanting to run the car long term, so 5-10 years and didn’t know if the type of journey I would be doing (A roads at between 50-60mph) each day would shorten the battery life more than say a user who was doing 30 miles of urban travelling. Also if I was only topping up to 80% charge would I run into range issues in Winter and also if/when the battery life has reduced the available range?
I am wondering if my commute is more suited to a car with 60kw? The issue is I can’t afford one of those at present so would need to wait.
Thanks for any advice
I was considering replacing my ageing Honda Jazz with a 40kw Leaf but wanted some opinion on if the Leaf is suitable for my commute? At the moment it would involve charging at home and I don’t know if there is the possibility of charging at Andover as I am not yet sure of my work location.
I have read the forum and wasn’t sure if I would run into long term issues with range if the battery degrades would in capacity. Some owners are saying to keep topping up overnight and not going past 80% to preserve battery life and to not regularly discharge until it’s empty. Basically, don’t drive it like you would an ICE.
My concern is that I would be wanting to run the car long term, so 5-10 years and didn’t know if the type of journey I would be doing (A roads at between 50-60mph) each day would shorten the battery life more than say a user who was doing 30 miles of urban travelling. Also if I was only topping up to 80% charge would I run into range issues in Winter and also if/when the battery life has reduced the available range?
I am wondering if my commute is more suited to a car with 60kw? The issue is I can’t afford one of those at present so would need to wait.
Thanks for any advice