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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Have you tried coasting in neutral in the Leaf? You can hold the "shifter" in N for 2s or above 7MPH, just shift into R and it will beep and go into neutral.
Does it still have the stock Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 tires? If so, pump them up to 42-45PSI and coast with the best of them! They are very low rolling resistance tires.
Congrats on the EV. We are thoroughly enjoying our two EV's (Leaf S and e-Golf).
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I know that tire pressure makes a big difference, I'll check it out.
Thanks for the neutral trick, too. What kind of range increase are you seeing with this?
I did try to take a short trip out of town. I discovered that steady travel gets lower mileage than city... go figure.
My Leaf doesn't have a GPS, and I don't have a smart phone for an app. I do have an inexpensive GPS that I set up a 'button' on, to search for the nearest ChargePoint location. Pretty useful.
Any other tips?
-AC