10 years of Nissan LEAF Battery Evolution (2010-2020)

plus discussion on the affordable, uncompromised and easy-to-use battery upgrade solutions created by EVs Enhanced to help older LEAFs become better than new. Please visit evsenhanced.com/products/batt... for more information.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Good!! We need more companies like this to extend the life of a perfectly serviceable car.

[@raven4k998]

that's the joke that is Nissan hehe

[@nicholaskeenan898]

most Nissan leaf's, env200 on the road are still in reasonable condition. I only wish a aftermarket alternative to nissan cells where available, so we could just recondition the packs.

[@EdgyNumber1]

@@nicholaskeenan898 problem is your right to repair will be stifled as progress in automotive electric traction moves along. Lack of engineers manuals, software lockouts etc etc. Apple are bastards for that with their phones and macbooks. Can you imagine their cars?

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yeah i drive a 2019 leaf 40 kwh battery pack

[@mariamejia936]

@@raven4k998 only people who charged with tesla taps and dc fast charging have degraded their batteries. I'm looking at leafs for sale with 100-150 range for 2010 models

[@dougabbott8261]

First time I have seen all the Leaf batteries presented and explained. A helpful and interesting video . Well done. Thumbs up.

[@wyattnixonlloyd8570]

thankyou for working so hard to continue to get life out of these vehicles. great to see so much energy and creativity put towards making sure they don't go to waste!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. That pretty much sums up our point of view too.

[@PetrikNZ]

@@EVsEnhanced There needs to be some taxes or other consequences for companies like Nissan to try and get them to be more "open source" if you like. We are meant to save the planet but we are still living in a throw away society. That can't continue. We are looking to get a e-NV200 but battery/distance is an issue for us as we need to do a long distance round trip which the current NZ available models fall short on achieving.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@PetrikNZ Yes it is a shame that we can't source the 40kWh e-NV200 battery in higher volumes currently this upgrade really transforms these vans. Solutions are coming though, just not as fast as we would like.

[@TheHavoc09]

I own a 2016 leaf with the 30 kWh bug. Lost 2 bars in 6 months and another 2 the following year. The problem and fix is widely reported yet I can't find a dealer willing to flash the BMS for me. Poor customer service! Look forward to your fix :)

[@snowcrazed1]

Sensational, I really enjoyed the walkthrough of all the changes in battery models, and it's so great to hear you've built translators for them. I was considering a used LEAF and thought I'd have to build some kind of translator circuit myself (I'm a programmer after all!) but that would be a pretty massive hobby project with a car off the road for a long time, it's good to see you've got a ready to go/easy to install product already! Well done!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thank. Yes, it has been a big project, but an enjoyable one and it's great to now have the uncompromised end result we set out to achieve.

[@computersales]

I love how well thought out everything is in this video. Great job extending the life of a product the manufacturer doesn't want to support.

[@RaglansElectricBaboon]

Excellent video. Congrats to Barry & Sam & of course the elusive Mr L! I wish you guys the best of luck for the 2nd decade of the Leaf.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks Mr D :)

[@Kallenator1988]

Brilliant video guys, thank you very much for doing this! And, happy new year!

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. We just finished it in time to sneak it in for 2020 :) Glad you liked it and have a happy new year too.

[@malcolmstreet1]

FANTASTIC!!! Just the sort of information I was looking for trying to unravel different LEAF versions.

[@EVsEnhanced]

We're happy to hear that you found this useful.

[@raystone4673]

Fantastic. And this was made 3 yrs ago. A great collection of knowledge that I appreciate would have been very hard to gather. Your video would make someone dismissing a tired old Leaf, to rethink its future and possibilities. Well done.

[@TheUnojoe2]

Keep up the good videos! I appreciate the level of overview you included, for Nissan Leaf battery version understanding.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks.

[@xx0mrnugget0xx72]

Great video, thank you so much for the info!!!!! ( btw the guy with the glasses at the beginning of the vid is awesome!) 👌🔥👑

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Good to hear that you enjoyed it and we've told Barry that we've received feedback that he is awesome :)

[@Rhaman68]

In 2017 in the USA Nissan offered a new 24KW battery to replace 2011/2012, a battery that seemed to decay mostly by aging, not use/abuse/lack of temperature control features. I purchased one for my 2011 Leaf. 5 years later, at 80% charge, the Leaf shows 65 to 70 miles of range. As my daily needs are in the 5 to 35 miles of driving, this EV is going strong. The only failures have been the electric coolant system pumps. Not cheap but for a 10 yr service life, quite minimal. At 78,500 miles, earlier this year, the rear brake pads/rotor/parking brake needed service. Front brakes are still good. Thanks

[@PiefacePete46]

My son has just purchased an early 24 kW/h leaf. Your video answers a number of unknowns... particularly related to options available in New Zealand. Many thanks, Liked & Subscribed.

[@Tron-Jockey]

I'm so glad to see the Leaf getting much needed attention. These are incredibly well engineered and well built vehicles that deserve to be kept on the road as long as the bodies hold out (which all the empirical evidence suggests could be a very, very long time). Listening to my teenagers talk about these cars one would think these are becoming cult cars, kind of like the old VW bugs. I hope that happens. They just refuse to die even when the batteries are near death they just keep on going. Now if I could just figure out how to turn one into a dune buggy :-) By the way I have a 2015 Leaf and I live in the US near Washington DC. I absolutely love this vehicle and would love to have it upgraded to a 40kWh battery pack. Is EVs Enhanced represented in the US?

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. We've also thought that the original Leaf has a lot of similarities with the original VW Beetle and could develop the same sort of following. We agree that most of the car is very well engineered in terms of reliability - battery capacity loss being the exception. We don't have a US representative yet, but these guys in Canada should be able to help you www.precisionautoservice.com/ev/

[@EVsEnhanced]

@Rickie j Perfect.

[@Qrail]

Very nice presentation. I own an extra early 2011. (The 300th one built). So any information is wonderful.

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Glad you liked it.

[@czecsaba]

It's a perfect training for a leaf owner who ever thought about upgrading

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks

[@davidrobinson5581]

Thank you for restoring my faith in EVs. And a Christchurch company I am so proud. Excellent work!

[@ricardomota3347]

Wonderful job !!!!!!!! cheers from 🇯🇵

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thank you.

[@InnovativeSustainableSolutions]

This is the most comprehensive video I'm aware of on the different iterations of the Leaf battery. Nice work guys! The only thing that I would have liked to see was the packs opened so we could see some of the internal modifications, but I understand that opening and resealing 9 different packs would have been quite a bit of work. Very helpful video, thanks EVs Enhanced team.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. Thanks. Yes there is a lot of more detailed content that we wanted to include, but even with the quick mention of each pack we're at 12 minutes which is longer than we were targeting. As a result, lots of things got chopped from the script. That leaves plenty of content for future videos of course.

[@InnovativeSustainableSolutions]

@@EVsEnhanced Big fan of you guys work. May very well be a customer in the future. I know making these videos is a huge time sink, but you guys should try and post atleast once every 2 months or so. It's good free advertising.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@InnovativeSustainableSolutions We totally agree with everything you said. Targeting a new video every 2 months is probably a pretty realistic goal. We've certainly got more than enough content.

[@nickschultz1244]

Great information, thanks guys!

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@kmoorman2008]

Excellent video. Keep up the good work, from the UK

[@EVsEnhanced]

Will do. Thanks.

[@eamonstack4139]

Excellent video - really appreciated the demonstration of all the Lesf and eNV200 packs . We Range Therapy, install pack upgrades and battery extensions in Ireland, using Muxsan developed CAN-BRIDGE and battery packs. Delighted to see the products you have developed to keep these great EVs on the road. May 2021 be electric, Eamon

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks for your comments. We just referred someone in Ireland to you :)

[@eamonstack4139]

@@EVsEnhanced Great to make contact with innovative, creative and active members of the EV community in NZ. In our Vectrix battery upgrade work we partner with Matt Lacey in Perth, Australia. Small world indeed - a small blue dot! Thanks for the referral. Eamon and Barry

[@NZSpides]

I'm planning on using your services early next year to get a replacement 24kW battery for my 2012 Leaf.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Sounds good. We're happy to help when you're ready.

[@edcochran714]

All good with me, your awesome

[@knifejames8163]

fantastic! I have a env200 i will upgrade later down the track!

[@WobblyAdam]

Excellent - very informative. I'm impressed.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks very much.

[@sybamunki]

Fantastic, and in NZ too!!

[@Sjalabais]

Great video, thanks for uploading! Loving the NZ English talking about "battery repeers" and "ecto cooling". We just sold our 2012 from Norway to Ukraine. Norwegian authorities are making any modifications difficult, even if extending the life of a zero emission vehicle like this should align perfectly with national politics. I salute your efforts and hope your business finds loyal customers who see the bigger picture. As for us, we got a 2023 39 kWh that we intend to keep forever.

[@david.thomas.108]

Awesome work guys.

[@stanleychung88]

Love your work.

[@markkunes9711]

Vey informative, love the accent and hope you soon find a decent plasterer to smooth out your background wall.

[@zxggwrt]

I'm happy you all are working on these issues. They are good cars so it's a shame to just abandon them when the batteries just need replacing.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. We feel the same way.

[@timothykeith1367]

Consumer Reports recently said that other than the batteries the Leaf has fewer problems than Teslas

[@anthonp.pasaribu1093]

Very good information regarding Nissan Leaf battery pack up grade👍

[@billsmith810]

Great video! Good to see the level of effort being put forth to keep the older Leafs rolling. I wish I could upgrade my 2016 Chevy Spark EV to go 100 miles or more on a charge because at this point that's sufficient for the foreseeable future. You guys make me wonder if I should've gone with an older leaf instead.

[@EVsEnhanced]

The Spark EV was never sold in our market so we've never even seen one in the flesh. Is there nobody anywhere in the world putting a solid effort into playing with these?

[@billsmith810]

@@EVsEnhanced thanks for the quick reply. Nope I don't think anyone is putting the time into low volume compliance cars like the Spark EV. I'm not really suffering with it's 82 mile range but you gotta plan your usage, however, with 327 lb ft of torque it's a lot of fun. Good to see companies putting in upgrades for older EVs like you guys maybe we'll see a similar effort from some companies here in the US.

[@NB-ld1qt]

Thanks for all the great work you guys have done. Any thoughts yet on repacking the battery box with after market cells. That would be a game changer.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Yes. There are quite a few companies working on this and we are assisting some of them. However, we don't want to endorse anything that we haven't fully evaluated and gained confidence in ourselves, so for now we'll just say there are both good and bad options coming and it will be a very interesting space to watch.

[@diannesprott1249]

Thanks EV's Enhanced. A very informative video.

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Glad you liked it.

[@craigruchman7007]

Thumbs up. An upgrade is far better than getting a new car and sending the old one to the scrap heap. I hope they can get 500k+ miles out of them through these upgrades.

[@adrianflower3230]

Top job, thank you. Now I understand what's going on with these vehicles. 👍

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Good to hear it.

[@NissanNut74]

Excellent video! We love our 2011 LEAF. Would love to upgrade one day to a 62k pack. Glad to see Nissan is constantly evolving and improving the service able packs. Just wish the aftermarket would make packs also. The LEAF is still in excellent condition with only 72k miles. Just need a battery that will last as long as the car.

[@EVsEnhanced]

There are aftermarket battery packs already being made. Just none that we're happy to endorse yet. Some are downright scary while others are much more promising and worth further evaluation.

[@NissanNut74]

@@EVsEnhanced I have not been able to find any in the USA. I am in Texas if you know of any. I would like to install myself with your kits. I would drive up to 500 miles to pick up a battery. Thanks for the work you do. Looks like nice products!

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@NissanNut74 If you can source a good battery locally then we recommend you contact these guys who stock many of our products www.precisionautoservice.com/ev/

[@divobravo3133]

Very clever stuff. Well done. Christchurch ingenuity strikes again 😀

[@daniluchison]

Outstanding job guys!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. We have plenty of new and interesting developments to come.

[@xiziz]

With the first hyundai Ioniqs starting to come out of warranty this year I'm hoping to see some upgrades for it too (especially 3 phase obc)

[@slartybartfarst9737]

As a complete petrol head and an engineer selling into big auto the world I have close recent experience with a most electric vehicle power trains. Its evident that these vehicles will go on for years and years the only component needing any sort of upgrade due to the improving technology or gradual degradation being the battery. Great to see your enabling what is the new hot rodding, so useful to see the battery evolution walkthrough.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. Not to mention that new ICE powertrains are getting worse and worse in terms of reliability in an effort to increase efficiency on something that is inherently inefficient. Fuel pressures keep getting pushed higher adding more stress, more speeds are crammed into already overly complex automatic transmissions or worse they go to a CVT. Continuously variable camshafts, exhaust gas recirculation, DPF or catalytic converters for exhaust treatment. It goes on and on. That's a big part of what triggered us to go all in on EVs several years ago when their dominant future was less obvious to most.

[@slartybartfarst9737]

@@EVsEnhanced I design and manufacture test equipment for the electrical systems of new ICE engines in the manufactures I see the complexity and to be honest its provided a very good living for 38 years. On the flip side Im also involved in the test of electrical drive trains and as an electrical engineer its striking the reduction in complexity which I always knew, been into electric vehicles for 25 years. Obviously bought a Tesla and the shares in 2015 to hedge my bets....good idea! And now added a Zero SRF electric motorbike to my collection of ICE bikes...same thing here they are going to win out, thing thing is a missile!

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@slartybartfarst9737 Yes, buying Tesla shares in 2015 will have worked out very well for you :) Your Zero SRF looks like lots of fun - we haven't seen any of those down here yet.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@Rickie j That's quite a concern. To be fair, EVs aren't immune to design or manufacturing defects either though.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@Rickie j Yeah, we agree. The general reliability of the Leaf is impressive.

[@katikati113]

Very informative! Thanks guys are such an asset to the EV community.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks very much. We're just part of a aftermarket EV community that is coming along nicely. There are lots of interesting new things appearing for many different EV models around the world on a routine basis now.

[@MrAlan1828]

Very detailed video info, Considering upgrading my 2011 Leaf with only 5 bars left, afraid to drive in Winter , WOndering if the battery back can be shipped to Canada, we desperate need a battery replacement

[@noslrak2000]

Guys, it is great to hear about E-NV200 batteries mentioned here. I wonder if you could dedicate some time to the subject of a range extender for e-NV200. These have ample space and could possibly house a small generator to help charge the battery whilst driving. I know some may not agree with me on the Green spirit of things but charging stations are not quite up to scratch in some countries and whilst driving Green for the majority of time, I would have liked some reassurance for longer journeys. Is this even a viable idea to use an AC/DC high voltage converter to charge the traction battery whilst actively using it?

[@captlarry-3525]

You can bet I will be buying translators and hardware !

[@SkaterStimm]

I love videos like this. So important for the community. Can you do a similar video for the e-golf from Volkswagen?

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. Sorry we don't offer anything for the e-Golf at this stage as it is such a rare car in our country and we have no experience with it.

[@SkaterStimm]

​@@EVsEnhanced no worries. Thanks for what you do! I need to find places around me selling these leaf batteries for a decent price.

[@tashalee666]

Very informative, I enjoyed this very much 😋

[@xx0mrnugget0xx72]

I agree hehe (hi mum) ☺️😋

[@xx0mrnugget0xx72]

Also look at my comment 😋

[@mikiethebikie]

Thanks guys, damn good work.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks.

[@DavidRichardOwen]

Great to see. Hope these become commonplace in Australia too!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. We sell our battery translator kits to Australia already. The main issue in Aus is such low availability of good used battery packs. However, we are working on solutions to address this.

[@DavidRichardOwen]

@@EVsEnhanced great to hear. australia has been slow on the uptake for EVs but I’m sure this will change and so there will be loads of older ones in due course..

[@ttinnovations3310]

Thanks for the video, thinking of buying a used 2013 Leaf in US California area

[@nogaysallowed95]

California fucking sucks

[@RobSchofield]

Excellent - informative and simple. Now, if only you were in the yUK!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. We supply our tools to the UK. Our solutions make it possible for any competent mechanic to complete Leaf battery upgrades with only a small amount of upskilling required.

[@badchefi]

Great information! Thank you! The eNV-200 van has an active air cooled system (40kWh) whereas the upcoming Ariya uses an active liquid cooled battery system. they are not the same as your video implies.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. Fair comment. Yes of course we know that the cooling system design between the e-NV200 and Ariya is quite different. There were a lot of technical details that we kept out of this video in the interest of trying to prevent it getting too long. The main point is that all Leaf battery packs really have no cooling system - even calling it passively cooled is a stretch. In contrast with the e-NV200, Nissan at least made an effort to implement an active cooling system. It may not be the greatest solution, but it is better than nothing.

[@badchefi]

@@EVsEnhanced thank you for your reply, very informative. Do you think that it would be possible to add an air cooling system to the existing Leaf pack without compromising safety? I guess the easiest solution is to drive within its limits.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@badchefi Possible, but not very effective. The design of the modules in the pack are the biggest problem in our opinion. Aftermarket modules designed for cooling from the outset would allow for a far better result.

[@madmotorcyclist]

Still using my 2011 Nissan Leaf (#712) on the original battery pack. Still getting in the mid-60s miles on it.

[@japexpress3586]

Well done Great job guys

[@mikecarter2737]

Adding a chart with packs on one axis and cars on the other would be nice so one can see compatibility at a glance. 2016 model year was confusing. Good work, guys.

[@EVsEnhanced]

We have actually got exactly that on our website, although it needs to be updated as we've got a few more models available now. evsenhanced.com/products/battery-translator/

[@EVsEnhanced]

@Rickie j Your Lizard battery equates to the last of the last revision of the 24kWh in MY2014-MY2016. Definitely the best of the 24kWh versions.

[@brianhornung1685]

Love it. I’ll keep you in mind when it’s time to upgrade. Good info

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks.

[@musicspinner]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Glad you liked it.

[@mewym527]

Very nice. This is going to save a lot of cars from ending up at the scrapyard.

[@64jcl]

Got a Gen2 Leaf 2014 model that is turning 7 years old now in January and has all battery state bars intact although I am sure its close to loosing the first. Been an amazing car so far and I personally feel everything around the battery (the car itself) will likely rust before that battery goes bad. :)

[@EVsEnhanced]

It probably depends on where you are in the world, but it sounds like you're doing a little better than most. Also, as shown in the video, your 2014 has better cells than a 2010-2013 car. There are plenty of 2013 Leaf around where the cars themselves are in great condition and they battery has not faired well at all. It actually looks like the 2013 (AZE0-0) battery may be worse than the 2011-2012. also a much better b

[@ElmaOrkestra]

Yes, Im in Ireland. Mild weather generally all year round. 2014 Leaf with full bars and 68,000 miles. Awesome car for the money on used market.

[@64jcl]

@@ElmaOrkestra , I am in western Norway so same kind of climate I'd imagine. Mine has only gone 64000 km so I cant say it has been driven for much (although use it almost every day) and only do fast charging around 10-15 times a year. Also only been charging up to 80% most of the time. No doubt the careful handling of the battery has stretched it further than some. But I can imagine heat being the killer as I see US import Leafs from the same year not faring so well.

[@aljudy01]

I'm finding the general condition of my Leaf is still amazing after 7 years. I put that down partly to the lack of coolants, lubricants, fuel, exhaust gasses, etc. Well done for doing so well with your battery. I think your Leaf could go on for 15 to 20 years. Certainly the cooler climate helps.

[@gregandkaruna6674]

@@64jcl I am jealous we have the same year Leaf however we have lost 2 bars or 78% health although it has not fallen any further for about a year now, also has done 88,000 km. I probably abused it a lot with lots of race the sports cars at the lights as well as always charging to 100%

[@ScottWaddle]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing. The EVs Enhanced products are excellent and work well for our clients and our projects.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks Scott. Also, thanks for your efforts in helping to bring these products to the North American market.

[@ScottWaddle]

@@EVsEnhanced It is a great partnership. For customers in North America visit our EV page: www.precisionautoservice.com/ev/

[@eurotechgeneralengineering1435]

Well done! Keep up the good work.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks.

[@iamshawngriffin]

Wow thanks for all the great information. Can you also comment on the US leaf models future ability to use CCS charging vs CHADMO via a conversion kit?

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Yes, we are aware of a CCS kit for the Leaf that is in development.

[@MrStevealvey]

Excellent video and thank you to your service to Nissan Leaf owners everywhere. Maintaining/replacing battery packs is a vital part of making the Leaf a viable option and it is embarrassing that the manufacturer abandons owners - or holds them to ransom. I own a 2013 Smart EV and have the same issue. It is a fabulous city EV but, when a battery issue of any kind is encountered, their are no repair options available from Mercedes Benz and the cost of a replacement battery module is $ 17,000 or more, if it is available at all. Do you have or intend to offer similar services for Smart EV battery packs? If not, do you know anyone that does? Thank again for your service.

[@EVsEnhanced]

I'm not sure if your 2013 Smart ED is the same as the 2014, but these have a design problem where the BMS discharges all the cells until dead and unrecoverable if the car is sitting for too long. It is very unfortunate and pretty unacceptable in our view that the manufacturer hasn't done more to help owners in the cases we've seen. Unfortunately particularly in our country these cars are too rare for us to invest the required time to come up with a solution. However, we heard a rumor that there is a company in Europe who was working on an aftermarket option for these, but that's about all we know.

[@MrStevealvey]

@@EVsEnhanced Thank you for your prompt response and Happy Christmas and New Year to you. I am a retired Electrical Engineer and very familiar with Lithium Battery packs; I've engineered and fabricated a number of packs for marine use and solar storage, using individual LFP cells and a smart BMS. My ED battery is 'third generation' and to date, I am unaware of the 'design problem' that you describe. But this ED battery pack design (93S2P), a single bad cell 'bricks' the entire pack. Knowing the lack of support (and Daimler horror stories from other Smart ED owners) I have researched the ED pack design and am capable (and prepared) to remove and disassemble the pack, open and diagnose faulty cells and replace them as necessary - provided I can find a 'donor' battery pack to harvest them. My ED's battery is in good condition at present and I use and maintain it properly so I am not concerned about over-discharge. The Catch-22 in making DIY repairs on a Smart ED is being able to 'reset' the fault condition in the BMS, which is required for a repaired battery to be re-installed. The BMS is matched to the serial number of the car. I have found an excellent Smart ED technical resource: www.eqpadssion.de - this may be the one you've heard of. Moritz provides a 'BMS reset' service, similar to yours for the various LEAF battery pack versions. I hope that I do not have need for this service, but I'll be motivated ($17,000+) to repair my own pack when it 'bricks'. Thanks again for the valuable services you provide to LEAF owners.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@MrStevealvey Ok. It's good to hear that your Smart ED isn't having a problem and it sounds like you're up to fixing it if an issue should occur.

[@rrs1912]

Excellent video!! Congratulations on a real carbon reduction effort!!!!

[@bobdionne4625]

Great production! Very concise. And a valuable service. But please tell me that you ship to North America 🤞

[@NissanElectricClub]

Great work !

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thank you.

[@PeaceChanel]

Thank You for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth...... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮ ❤

[@nogaysallowed95]

What the fuck

[@michelledaouk8540]

Love your video! I would love if your products were available in the US

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. They are. For example, check out leosons.com/nissan-leaf-battery-service/

[@patrav5542]

Very good information, thank you.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Glad you liked it.

[@gary3074]

Great video - thanks!

[@EVsEnhanced]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@mrjaynielsen]

Lots of companies talking about upgrading early model Leafs but no one has actually made it commercially available. I have a 2013 Nissan Leaf, I'd love to upgrade the battery to 40 kWh pack. I'm located in Alberta Canada

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. We recommend you contact these guys www.precisionautoservice.com/ev/

[@t.shonoiki563]

Excellent video.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thank you very much.

[@msul78]

We use your products in Sri Lanka for 40kwh convertions. Cheers!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Great to hear it. Thanks for your support.

[@matthewgallagher4913]

Well done. It makes you wonder what is wrong with Nissan as a company.

[@Islamisthecultofsin]

They want you to buy a new car.

[@sunsirsunvision5670]

I drive a Nissan Leaf.🇱🇰

[@hamfish225]

Gosh... seeing this just makes me wonder why Nissan didn’t include the air conditioning cooling loop on the leafs as well. So disappointing!

[@Cosmycal]

Saving costs of course, now that batteries are cheaper to manufacture than a decade ago Nissan will include active cooling starting this year for new EV models.

[@chrishunt2636]

That would be Renaults influence I recon.

[@Cosmycal]

@@chrishunt2636 Not really, it's because starting this year Nissan has finalized its new CMF-EV platform that allows easily to put active cooling on the Ariya and future electric vehicles.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

It's planned obsolescence so you will want to buy a new one

[@lanceareadbhar]

@@johnfitbyfaithnet It likely will backfire as anyone that has a bad battery out of warranty will likely not buy another Nissan. It does seem like there are ways to mitigate the degradation to the battery, but it would have been much better to have the liquid cooling.

[@TheTwick]

Good on ya, mates.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Cheers.

[@mayflowerlash11]

This is an excellent presentation. Information is clearly expressed. I am considering purchasing an early LEAF and I know they have their issues, mainly with the battery, this information gives me more confidence that if I buy a LEAF with a degraded battery there is a path to repairing or even upgrading it. Many thanks. One last question. I am in Australia. Do you do business with Australia customers?

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. Yes. We have a good relationship with several Australian companies, but we haven't sold many of our translators there due to a supply problem sourcing good used battery packs there currently.

[@mayflowerlash11]

@@EVsEnhanced Thanks for that. I will keep my eyes open. This could be a long term plan as well.

[@JBoman32768]

Another 2011 LEAF owner here in Australia - keeping a keen eye out for battery replacement options. Great innovation shown in your kits, looking forward to rejuvenating the LEAF when batteries can be found.

[@edvoon]

@@EVsEnhanced I just got a 2016 24kWh Leaf! The SoH bars look pretty poor but it was a great price, and the fact that I know from your videos that there is a professionally done upgrade path that gave me the confidence to go ahead and purchase it. Looking forward to when you have a partner in Sydney that I can bring my newly purchased Leaf to get the upgrade done.

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@edvoon Hi Edwin. We hope you enjoy your new Leaf. When the time eventually comes, fortunately the 2016 cars actually have native dual compatibility with the 24kWh and 30kWh battery. So you could upgrade straight to a 30kWh without even needing one of our translators. Only battery pairing would be required which can be done with our battery pairing tool. You could go to a 40 or 62 using one of our translators though.

[@Ponyhof90]

Great!! Thanks for this good company!!

[@EVsEnhanced]

You're welcome. Good to hear you enjoyed this.

[@gramamg100]

Great video, very interesting,

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks.

[@scottm5425]

Great video thanks

[@EVsEnhanced]

Glad you liked it thanks.

[@seaplaneguy1]

What is the volume, weight and kwh of the last battery at 9:38 minutes?

[@palladen1933]

Well certainly no expense spared on the background 😅😅 great work but please a little color, 🙏

[@adsheff]

This video is satisfying the geek in me! Great work, shame Nissan aren't helping!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Good to hear it. Yes, it is a shame that Nissan doesn't want to be part of the solution.

[@daviddrake7003]

EVs Enhanced Compliance car.

[@danielhockin6705]

Love to hear what options there are for 2017 30kwhr leafs and the firmware issue. Mine in down to 10b and 72% soh via leaf spy. 56k odo. Great video- thanks!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Sure. Not all 2017 30kWh cars received the revised type battery. Do you know if your battery is the revised type with LBC firmware version 4NN6A or 4NR6A?

[@danielhockin6705]

@@EVsEnhanced Not sure no. Will look into it... Thanks for reply!

[@TurboDodgeXVI]

Hey there. I'm an autobody tech right now and I'm curious. Usually when welding we disconnect the 12v battery. Do you think it would be important to do the same for the big battery as well? Also - do you need to unplug the plug inside the car AND the plugs underneath at the battery do disable or just the one inside the cabin? Thanks

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

The cabin disconnect is simple and wouldn't hurt.

[@davidvanniekerk356]

Dankie/ Merci Kiwies 4 this video. I have seen not one Nissan Leafs on ZA roads. How do your recharged a Leaf if the power is out?

[@aljudy01]

There are only about 100. Despite Nissan claiming to market the Leaf in SA, they have only brought in a tiny number, and no new models. I own one and in 4 years have never charged it anywhere but in my garage from a 3 pin plug. Eskom power outages are not an issue at all. The car is first generation tech (2013) and now has a range of only 100km. Hence it is our town car, but since 95% of our journeys are less than 100km, it is really our most used car. In 4 years it has never broken down once, it has saved us R50,000 in fuel costs and the only service work done has been to change the pollen filter on the aircon.

[@mastarce]

Hi, great video. I was hoping to hear if it was possible to swap the 40kw battery on the 2017/2018 Leaf for the 62kw one or is the difference in size too big to make it possible?

[@EVsEnhanced]

The 62kWh battery can go into any LEAF that had a 24, 30 or 40 battery, but due to the different mounting brackets it requires a custom mounting kit in addition to one of our translator kits. It also adds a lot of weight which needs to be considered

[@nissanleaf795]

Весьма познавательное видео

[@racer98]

GOLD!

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@grandpaseed]

great idea good video keep it up

[@EVsEnhanced]

Thanks. It's always a challenge to find time for videos with everything else we've got going on, but given that we had one of every JDM Nissan EV battery pack sitting in one place at one time it was too good of an opportunity to not make one. We've got some other interesting videos in the pipeline to make as soon as we get a chance.

[@douglasalanthompson]

Thank you. Fantastic video. Any way of routing the Leaf AC to the battery like the eNV200 and drill a couple holes in the battery pack case? We love our 2 Leaf Plus-es and thermal issues haven't been an issue with our journeys with the car..but if you really wanted to push it, it wouldn't hurt.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Adding active thermal management to existing Leaf battery packs is certainly something that we have considered. However, our conclusion is the the original module design really doesn't allow for a very effective cooling system. The system used in the e-NV200 takes up space not really available in the Leaf pack and while being better than nothing, certainly isn't a great design. It is very possible to do something more interesting with aftermarket modules designed from the outset with cooling in mind though. Yes battery overheating on long journeys is certainly far less of an issue with the 62kWh compared to the 40kWh. Yes the 62 can still be overheated if you're really trying, but with most Chademo chargers still only able to deliver 50kW the situation is pretty reasonable.

[@douglasalanthompson]

@@EVsEnhanced agreed. As much as there is noise about the passive cooling, its rarely an issue with Plus drivers (except those doing aggressive cross country journeys). Here in the states we have many new 200 amp Chademos appearing, so guessing even the Plus units will be getting a little toastier.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Yes, 200A Chademo may change the situation. We do have a solution for ZE1 Leaf owners to limit charge power at will though.

[@IP-wc9qk]

Very well explained video , well done guys, I've got an Env200 year 2015 , wonder if any company does same job in UK ,installing 40kw will save my car to be scrapped . Thank you very much.

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XafXSloq1qnpI. We sell this product as a kit here evsenhanced.com/product/nissan-e-nv200-hv-battery-translator-40-2-me0e/

[@neilthurlow9158]

Oooh...interest peaked at the comment about later 30Kwh pack issues, looking forward to that video as our Dec 2016 30Kwh Leaf with 4NN6A firmware is at 76% SOH already and there seem to be a lot of owners in a similar situation. Hoping you have some news on this?

[@philking5740]

Have a 2017 same firmware. About 80%SOH. It really seems like that factory version is dodgy too. 5-7 percent per year is ridiculous. The old 2011 I have only lost about 2-3 doing the same job..

[@EVsEnhanced]

A few months ago, we developed and released an LBC firmware update to fix cars with 4NN6A. With so much going on, we just haven't had a chance to explain and advertise it. We've upgraded a lot of car already though.

[@neilthurlow9158]

@@EVsEnhanced Is that the update for fast charging temp increase issues or a different update? Can you provide any more info or advise when the new vid will be uploaded? Many thanks

[@EVsEnhanced]

@@neilthurlow9158 It is a different update specially for cars with cars with the LBC firmware versions 4NR6A or 4NN6A. It's only available in our Christchurch-based service center and a couple of places at the moment so we need to work on making is available everywhere before advertising it.

[@al8565nz]

Hi, really informative video. Thanks for uploading. Any signs the 40kwh Leaf needs a battery firmware update?

[@EVsEnhanced]

No worries. Yes there are several firmware updates available for the 40kWh Leaf battery. The earlier 'Rapidgate' update is pretty well known about, but there are other updates that have been released more recently. We are quite interested in these but haven't had a chance to do much investigation and learn what has changed.

[@MakingBusinessesBetterAgain]

@EVs Enhanced - great video, can you disclose your Nissan Leaf batter supplier's website, Manufacturer Part Number, any wholesale warehouse options to make a purchase for the battery upgrade, and any possible discounts for doing the battery update beside personal benefits as the owner with getting more drive time per charge....? THANK YOU for the great video and information as well, keep up the good work.

[@MrBlockingspider3]

Do 2023 battery packs have the same layout as the 2018 battery packs?

[@andreyradovski8514]

That Leaf you got parked next to the batteries looks so cool! Is that a Nismo package?

[@EVsEnhanced]

Hi. Good spotting. Yes it is indeed a rare ZE0 Nismo Leaf we imported from Japan.