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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy
Just wanted to share my experience with my MY18 Leaf.
When I first picked up the car, Aug 18, the car would show 265 km range when fully charged with the eco tires.
This summer, I switched over the Bridgestone RE71R tires and the range dropped to around 254 kms with them pumped up to 45 PSI's.
Now, as the temps have dropped, and I have been using the heat more, the range dropped to 233 and 217 with the heater on.
This morning, the range showed 223 and 201 with the heat on and the tires have dropped to 42 PSI hot.
I'll be switching over to snow tires tonight, can't wait to see what my range looks like after a few days of driving on the snow tires.
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If anything, the range is going to drop further because snows are stickier than regular tires.
One recommendation to optimize range in cold weather is try to keep it warm as in leaving the car indoor/covered as much as you possibly can. The constant heating the car up takes huge amount of energy. By keeping the car in a covered parking, even if it only brings a few degrees of difference, it saves tons of power heating the car up again.
Alternatively, try to make more efficient trips... so, try to not go a place, stop the car for a while, go another, leave the car for a while again. Because you are constantly leaving the car to cool and make it to warm up again. Instead, go to a single place where you can get many things done there.