You can have a perfectly good battery (100% Capacity, for example a new car) and still have it needing a charge after driving a hundred miles

So there are two gauges ... for buying a used Leaf, the 2nd gauge is the important one

So the state of charge is just deceiving in the graphic form
as its best to look just at the range after a full charge?

Also whats the left side gauge is that the regen?

The state of charge and the capacity have little to do with each other

SOC: How charged the battery is (fully charged vs needs charging)
Capacity: How good the battery is (like-new vs worn out)

Quote:Looks like it is down 3-bars, in other words, battery is getting worn out. As I recall when I researched a few months ago, most of the oldest leafs in USA are only down 1 or 2 bars

Quote:You can look at the range any time. At full charge (100% SOC), you get max range. At needing charge, there are less miles/kilos you can drive until it requires a re-charge

Quote:Looks like battery temperature???

Im still not fitting into the party :(
so whats the best way to tell if the battery
has lost some of its original virility
by looking at the small bars on the far right?

Yes, the bars on the far right are a direct gauge of virility of the battery. Wouldn't it be nice if all batteries had this feature?

nicer if the had a cutout to protect them too
on these cheaper Leaf's I can see they are abuse
rentals where no care was given for charge needs
Nissan should really have a built in guidance to
nearest charge station before batts are compromised