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mike w (not verified)    May 24, 2014 - 2:10PM

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Hat Jay good choice on the Volt. We bought a 2011 Leaf and after 1 year of ownership we lost one bar/dot on the battery capacity gauge. I live in Virginia so the rapid capacity loss can not be blamed on heat-ditto no DCFC. after 2 years of ownership the battery capacity is at 82%. at the current rate of capacity loss we will NOT qualify for the battery warranty. At 7000 miles the front brake rotors warped and had to be cut. A new set of brake rotors will, ,I think, be required just after the warranty expires.
Our current full charge range is down to 47 miles ( no heat no A/C) and a 3.3 kw charger can completely recharge a dead battery in 3 hours flat, not 7 like the owners manual suggests.
Bottom line we are not having a good experience with this car or NISSAN so I will not buy another and will not recommend the LEAF to anyone.

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