It is best to dive into the maths here, so bear with me. The original Nissan LEAF 24kWh battery has 21.3kWh of usable capacity, of which 4kWh are your 'reserve' capacity (when the car will warn about 'low battery'). This means that in practice, you are able to use about 17kWh of your battery. The MUXSAN range extender (large model) adds 17.6kWh of usable capacity into the boot of your car, roughly doubling the range. The smaller version adds half of that - 8.8kWh, adding about 50% to your effective range.
If your car is already not at full capacity - almost a given considering eligible Nissan LEAF cars are between 2-7 years old - the gains are even greater. Here is a table of the range you can expect based on an average consumption of 15.5kWh/100km:
MUXSAN 17.6kWh extenderHealth bars | Usable main battery | Range | Range with extender |
---|---|---|---|
12 | 21.3 | 137 km | 251 km |
11 | 18.1 | 117 km | 230 km |
10 | 16.8 | 108 km | 222 km |
9 | 15.4 | 100 km | 213 km |
8 | 14.1 | 91 km | 205 km |
7 | 12.8 | 82 km | 196 km |
MUXSAN 8.8kWh extender
Health bars | Usable main battery | Range | Range with extender |
---|---|---|---|
12 | 21.3 | 137 km | 194 km |
11 | 18.1 | 117 km | 174 km |
10 | 16.8 | 108 km | 165 km |
9 | 15.4 | 100 km | 156 km |
8 | 14.1 | 91 km | 147 km |
7 | 12.8 | 82 km | 139 km |