Driving Nederland to Buena Vista in 2015 Leaf (24kWh)

[Tom Plant]

Hey there - I thought some folks might be interested in this. I have a 2015 Nissan Leaf (24kWh) - it was between 55 and 65 degrees for the most part. I started in Nederland with 100% charge. Recharged at BeauJo's in Idaho Springs, Whole Foods in Frisco, at the CMC in Leadville (didn't really need to, but...) - I recorded mileage and percentage battery at key points along the way. With a 30kWh Leaf you could easily do it with one stop in Frisco....

LEAF - NEDERLAND TO BUENA VISTA	MILES	Percentage Charge	KW/MILE
NEDERLAND	0	100%
1.     Hwy 46 Intersection:	14.6	75%	1.71	Up and down
2.     Blackhawk Intersection:	20	79%	-0.74	Decent
3.     Central City Pkwy & I-70	29.8	74%	0.51	Up to top of Central City then down to I-70
4.     Idaho Springs (Beau Jo’s)	33.4	68%	1.67	Steady gradual up
Charged at Beau Jo’s – up to 91% (40 min charge)
		91%
5.     Georgetown	45.5	72%	1.57	Steady gradual up (high speed)
6.     Loveland Ski Area	57.5	37%	2.92	Steady steep up (high speed)
7.     West side Eisenhower Tunnel	60.4	30%	2.41	Steep up then flattening (high speed)
8.     Silverthorne	68.5	36%	-0.74	Steady descent
9.     Frisco Whole Foods	72.6	29%	1.71	Mostly up (high speed)
Charged at Whole Foods, Frisco – up to 97% (2h 35 min charge)
		97%
10.  Copper Mtn Turnoff	80.5	83%	1.77	Steady moderate up (high speed)
11.  Freemont Pass Summit	92	58%	2.17	Steady steep up (moderately high speed)
12.  Leadville main st.	104.8	52%	0.47	Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)
13.  CMC Campus Charger	106.7	51%	0.53	Generally downhill
Charged at CMC Charger – up to 75% (45 min charge)
		75%
14.  Twin Lakes turnoff (hwy 82)	121.7	62%	0.87	Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)
15.  Buena Vista	141.7	48%	0.70	Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)
		AVERAGE:	1.17

[Parag Andleigh]

wow. Thx for sharing this

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[Tom Plant]

My original post was mis-identiying the miles/kWh - that was actually %battery/mile.Here's an update: 

BATTERY SIZE:	24	kWh

LEAF - NEDERLAND TO BUENA VISTA

TOTAL MILES	MILES	Percentage Charge	% Battery/MILE	Miles/kWh
HOME	0		100%

1.     Hwy 46 Intersection:

14.6

14.6	75%	1.7%	2.43	Up and down
2.     Blackhawk Intersection:	20	5.4	79%	-0.7%	-5.63	Decent

3.     Central City Pkwy & I-70

29.8

9.8

74%

0.5%

8.17

Up to top of Central City then down to I-70

4.     Idaho Springs (Beau Jo’s)

33.4

3.6	68%	1.7%	2.50	Steady gradual up
		33.4	32%	1.30%	4.37
Charged at Beau Jo’s – up to 91%, left at 11:25 (40 min charge)
			91%
5.     Georgetown	45.5	12.1	72%	1.6%	2.65

Steady gradual up (high speed)

6.     Loveland Ski Area

57.5

12

37%

2.9%

1.43

Steady steep up (high speed)

7.     West side Eisenhower Tunnel

60.4

2.9

30%

2.4%

1.73

Steep up then flattening (high speed)

8.     Silverthorne	68.5	8.1	36%	-0.7%	-5.63	Steady descent

9.     Frisco Whole Foods

72.6

4.1	29%	1.7%	2.44	Mostly up (high speed)
		39.2	62%	2.15%	2.06
Charged at Whole Foods, Frisco – up to 97% left at 3:00 (2h 35 min charge)
			97%

10.  Copper Mtn Turnoff

80.5

7.9

83%

1.8%

2.35

Steady moderate up (high speed)

11.  Freemont Pass Summit

92

11.5

58%

2.2%

1.92

Steady steep up (moderately high speed)

12.  Leadville main st.

104.8

12.8

52%

0.5%

8.89

Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)

13.  CMC Campus Charger

106.7

1.9	51%	0.5%	7.92	Generally downhill
		34.1	46%	1.24%	5.27
Charged at CMC Charger – up to 75% left at 4:30 (45 min charge)
			75%

14.  Twin Lakes turnoff (hwy 82)

121.7

15

62%

0.9%

4.81

Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)

15.  Buena Vista	141.7	20	48%	0.7%	5.95

Gradual downhill (moderately high speed)

		35	27%	0.78%	5.38
			AVERAGE:	1.46%	4.09