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4. Great graph,

Reply to VMA131Marine (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 02:38 PM

Feb 2019

but,the reality is,battery life is only dependable by ambient air temps. Here in the Desert area of the Southwest,norm battery life is three plus years,and that is only with a high end battery,el cheapo's maybe two years. My neighbor has a Leaf,it is kept garaged and it's run time from middle of June till end of August is cut in half because of the average daytime tempts of near 110 degrees. Great for trips to the Super Market or the shopping center three miles away. Another has Prius and their comments are,similiar only they have a gas engine to bail them out. They do about the same Battery mileage as the Leaf on a good day.

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