What is Reddit's opinion of Leaf Spy Pro?

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I believe it is LeafSpy:

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Pro&hl=en_US

iOS: LeafSpy Pro by James Pollock https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafspy-pro/id967376861?mt=8

It would be interesting to see what Leaf Spy says about the battery health. Many leafs with that many miles are at about 86%, the first bar doesn't drop off until you get under 85%. The other bars drop off more quickly. I think that Nissan designed the system so that the vehicle would not show any capacity loss during the first 2-3 years.

from the Google Play store:

Information displayed by Leaf Spy Lite & Leaf Spy:

• Voltage of each of the 96 cell pairs (highlighted if shunt active)
• Minimum, average, maximum cell pair voltages
• Histogram of cell pair voltages
• Battery Temperature readings (4 sensors for 2011/12 models, 3 for 2013 models)
• Battery AHr rating (this will decease with age and is an indication of remaining capacity)
• VIN
• Odometer
• Number of Quick Charge connections
• Number of L1/L2 Charge connections
• EVSE Max available amps
• EVSE voltage

Additional information displayed by Leaf Spy:

• Battery energy level in GIDs & kWh
• Resetable energy usage meter (Wh resolution)
• Graphic display of SOC, GIDs and DTE (Distance to Empty)
• Remaining distance meter (miles/km) to Event (Low Battery Warning, Very Low Battery Warning or Reserve) based on user selectable energy efficiency
• Graphic display of battery temperature with min, avg, max temperatures
• Tire Pressure of each of the four tires with low pressure warning and delta pressure warning alarm (at the moment only for 2011-2017 Leafs)
• Ambient Temperature
• Logging function that records most data and optionally GPS location to a csv file that can be easily imported into excel.

You may want to purchase the "Pro" version which adds the ability to perform functions normally requiring a visit to the dealer.

• Change automatic door lock/unlock settings
• Read Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)
• Register Tire Positions (required after tire rotation or seasonal tire changes so your Leaf knows the correct location of each tire on the car, at the moment only for 2011-2017 Leafs)
• Future ability to reset selected DTCs

> total battery % used/added during the trip (228%)

How are you measuring this and did you account for charging losses? Doesn't sound like a reliable way to calculate it to me.

Get a bluetooth OBD2 reader and Leaf Spy Pro if you are curious about the inner workings of your battery, will get you much better data.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Pro&hl=en_US

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leafspy-pro/id967376861?mt=8

I bought a 14 Leaf with 30k miles and 93% SOH on the battery. I highly recommend springing the $20 for a Bluetooth OBDII reader like this LE Link one and using Leaf Spy. LeafSpy has a steep learning curve, but I now use it on every trip in my car

Thanks! I noticed the beeps and wondered what the trigger was. I use Leaf Spy Pro to monitor pressures while I'm inflating them.

First, some background: The percentage display on the dashboard is only loosely related to the actual state of charge of the battery, because the battery management system reserves a buffer at both the bottom and top end of the charge range to protect the longevity of the battery. When you charge up to 100%, there's 38-39 kWh in the battery rather than 40 kWh. The highest I've gotten the true SoC (state of charge) of the battery to when it showed 100% on the dashboard is 98.2%, but 95-97% has been more common. Similarly, when it says 4% on the dashboard, there's a good bit more than 4% of actual charge still in the battery. It's like how you can drive many miles after the meter reads "E" (empty) in a gas car. After 0% it'll show "--%" if it's like previous year Leafs while driving quite a few more miles, then you'll get a turtle icon and reduced power for a final mile or two to safely pull over. At that point, the car will stop moving, but there's actually some kWh of power still in the pack, because running a lithium ion battery down to real 0% permanently damages it and the car won't let you do that.

THAT SAID, I am slightly concerned about what you've said. I did a 60 mile highway drive yesterday with the A/C on full blast in 90 degree weather and >70 MPH most of the way, and still averaged 4 miles per kWh. I don't think I've ever gotten only 3.2 miles per kWh in the new Leaf. I've had many trips with more than 5 miles per kWh on 35-45 MPH roads. I am easily getting the 150 miles per charge, so if you're only getting 80-120, that sounds wrong.

This sounds silly, but what are your tire pressures at? The difference between underinflated and overinflated tires can easily be 10% or more on your miles/kWh efficiency. I have mine at 42 PSI right now. When a new car shows up at a dealership, one of the things they do to prep it for sale is to let air out of the tires, because they're shipped overinflated. If they let out too much, you'll want to pump them back up above 40 PSI (well above the 36 PSI the sticker says to inflate them to, I know) and go on another long drive to see if that improves your efficiency.

If that doesn't work, the next thing I'd do is get on Amazon and order this OBDII scanner and download the Leaf Spy Pro app on your phone. That will let you see the real State of Charge in kWh for your car whenever you want, which will help you figure out if there's a real issue here.

• Typical Leaf Spy Pro screenshot near 100% charge
• New battery stats
• 4 mi/kWh was my average over the first 220 miles I put on the car, which gives you 150+ miles range as advertised
• High efficiency on local trips shouldn't be too rare

You can see the recommendation for this adapter, and against others, in the app's description:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Turbo3.Leaf_Spy_Pro

I use the LELink with Android.

Leaf Spy Pro is the most popular one (Android), and there is a Lite version if you want to test compatibility before paying.

If you want to use this adapter with other non-EVs, check out Torque, which lets you do some cool things as well (but isn't EV friendly).

I have a LeafDD (but you could also find out using a cheap Bluetooth OBDII dongle and Turbo's Leaf Spy Pro app).

The low battery temp got my attention as the unit will display 32F, even when the battery temp is lower (due to a glitch in the LeafDD firmware).

I'm also testing the myEV logger, but don't have access to the temp data yet.

So I don't know if it has hit -1F, but these last few months have been so cold, I can't imagine the battery not getting that cold, especially when the car sits there for a few days.

Try LeafSpy.

Is there anything like Leaf Spy for the 500e?

I use the LeafDD, Leaf Spy Pro, and the mycarma myEV.