CCS to LEAF [Part 0]

[@Evbmw]

Gonna be fun:)

[@PlanetCypher_]

Love your gom🐈 videos Damien

[@PlanetCypher_]

Dala's new boss calls him up "we have had a charge cabinet and CCS head go missing, have you seen it?" 🤓👍

[@steffenfrkjr1424]

Love this.. hope to do this to my LEAF one day... and upgrade the onbord AC from 3.7kW 1fase.. to a 11 or 22kW 3 fase Charger

[@PerHeld]

Very much needed project. I would love CCS in the near future and some years down the road upgrade to 60kwh battery and my leaf would live for so many years. :D

[@kennethsimbapuppyeyes6857]

Can the base 2023 battery be upgraded that might be a replacement battery idea but I think this has a 10 year warranty

[@BlackThorne]

Hi Dala. Ended up switching my ICE car for a used 2011 leaf. Loving it so far.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

I didn't know that CCS implemented to ISO 15118 standard provides for bi-directional charging/discharging of EV's! That is great news - that means that your car can supply power to the grid and fill the hole created by supply and demand - time to get rid of those fossil fuelled power stations. What a great project Dala!

[@jeremyloveslinux]

Bidirectional charging is still in draft form for CCS, unfortunately. Unlikely to be supported by the LIM

[@DalasEVRepair]

Yes we will see, the 2017+ LIM allows for negative discharge according to the CAN-data, but we'll see in a few years what happens with CCS V2X. Chademo is just plug and play, so that wins in this situation!

[@lelandhetrick205]

I read from the Spanish "Wallbox" Quaser2 will be using CCS as a bi-directional to home. It is on the company website. However, I understand that there are plans to build a factory in the U.S. to the North American market. I do not know if the Spanish factory is making them yet for the European market.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Truthfully, I can't believe that this doesn't already exist considering that A) There are still hundreds of thousands of CHAdeMO cars (not just Leafs)* in the world and B) Many charging station companies are slowly phasing out CHAdeMO or only have one node per location currently, so if that one is out of service you are in trouble! * I have a 2016 Kia Soul EV that uses CHAdeMO.

[@downix]

Soul EV owner here as well, and I am with you. I worry for the day that my local fast charger upgrades, which would remove the single CHaDeMO charger.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@downix From what I understand, CHAdeMO's protocol is very similar to Tesla's (I have not confirmed this), so maybe someone could create a Tesla->CHAdeMO adapter. Luckily I do more than 95% of my charging at home, but still.

[@douglasalanthompson]

Dala you are amazing.

[@epatto]

So... you basically need a few relays to control CHAdeMO signal wires and then a CHAdeMO CAN-bus to CCS protocol converter. This is ofcourse very simplified. I bet there is a lot of potential pitfalls with timing etc...

[@BLVDFR3ND]

Absolute legend. This is amazing work.

[@tarrantfarm]

This is what we really need, can't wait to see it and sign me up for one.

[@PlanetCypher_]

A franken leaf with CHAdeMO and CCS would be the ultimate coverer of all bases. (I believe London ev taxis have both connectors too.)

[@yvs6663]

imagine building an ultimate 1st gen frankenleaf with a 62kWh battery, CCS, Nismo tune and Carplay.

[@Milkshakman]

and the 140kW inverter :)

[@meganwinters5163]

OMG I'm so excited!!!! CCS 🤩🙌

[@DalasEVRepair]

So am I 🤩

[@kapitievs]

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing Part 1, Part 2, ...

[@Xyquest]

Looking forward to this. Stay safe.

[@fernandinand]

Will support this for sure!

[@bekimetal444]

This will be fun! But your right, chademo is starting fights while 10 CCS stand empty 🤣 Especially in winter for our poor old trendsetters 🤣

[@joshuaducheny7544]

I'm fine waiting on other chademo cars, but when a css car parks in the only chademo spot then spends 2h in Walmart half of which is past the tome the car was charged makes my blood boil

[@villekiv]

The cats in a mirror will love this project!

[@ernestw827]

Looking forward to see more on this! Please keep pushing this forward.

[@pawpawbandit3871]

Hey Dala, your leaf work is 2Legit! Honestly thank you so much for this valuable reverse engineering work. I’m hoping to start building an EV soon and I feel like I know enough about engineering and costs to fully appreciate intelligence that’s actually ‘solving’ real world problems that could enable leaf components to be a real big deal! Thanks.

[@pawpawbandit3871]

Also, if you wanted to make a CCS kit someday and sell it - that would only be fair for the work you’ve done, but donations is also cool

[@jeremyloveslinux]

To test DC charging you don’t really need high power. The communications is the same if you’re doing 5kW vs 50 kW. If you can get one of the seatec dc chargers or maybe a Delta wallbox (if they sell it in Europe) and just turn the max charging current way down, you should be able to use your existing panel board

[@DalasEVRepair]

My new dayjob is hooking me up big time here ;) So I got it coming already :)

[@jeremyloveslinux]

@@DalasEVRepair sounds good. Can you say what station you’re going with?

[@pashko90]

@@jeremyloveslinux Hi got hired with a company ehat makes a chargers.

[@DalasEVRepair]

@@jeremyloveslinux Kempower 😎

[@henriksjogren9727]

@@DalasEVRepair bummer, I thought you were going to build one. Would be cool to have one in my garage, but I don't think it's in my budget to buy one.

[@idrisddraig2]

Watching with interest. I don't drive electric yet (I only buy cars when they hit

[@JanSevera]

Looking forward to see the process and result.

[@paperstreetsoapltd]

Just joined Patreon to support this. The Electrify America CHAdeMo chargers are failing and not getting repaired in a timely fashion. Thanks for your efforts Dala. 👍

[@DalasEVRepair]

Thank you 🙏☺️

[@Windraver]

This sounds like fun. I'll definitely be following along.

[@saeedmardani3900]

What a great work, thanks Dala (y)

[@LukeBiddell]

Cats rule. You rule. Watching this with interest.

[@hawedehre]

Coolest and most desperately needed ever 🤩

[@DaleKlein]

Hah!! I have my junkyard Christmas shopping parts list!! Thanks Dala and Damien.

[@carltonpiercey9220]

It just so happens I am into mains electrical systems in other countries. I'm a Leaf driver in the US of A. I have a typical household mains of 120/240 split phase. CCS1 I think is the American version with Europe CCS2. And CCS seems easier to find over here as well, so it would be good if I could build a converter device like this for but for American use.

[@djsparky6777]

Awesome! Thanks for the hard work. I need that error message on a t-shirt.

[@eliprotiva222]

Any update?

[@en3rgy187]

I just subscribed. Thank you so much my friend!

[@krzysztofpiechowiak4676]

Greetings from Poland! Any progress with CCS in Leaf?

[@illya_od_ua]

Enthusiastic enough. Good luck! 🤞

[@sheepcute]

Wouldn't it be better (even financially for you) to work on an adapter instead, or is that more difficult? From a business perspective you could make quite a substantial amount selling it, while for us owners, it's way more convenient. Just a thought which you've probably already had :)

[@DalasEVRepair]

About 100x more difficult. Will explain more in next video.

[@shemmo]

actually, what about moving the CCS port to tha back? I am not big fan of charging ports in the front from practical perspective.. .so this will be a chance to have Chademo and CCS at the same time and two different options to charge (back or front)

[@DalasEVRepair]

Anything is possible! For this project I don't wanna modify the chassi (and keep wiring to a minimal), so I'll most likely mount it under the hood.

[@mwahlgreen]

Interesting. Hope we can figure out to do the same thing for the i-MiEV

[@samusaran7317]

That would be nice

[@mjk8019]

Just upgraded from 18kW to 35kW 3phase. It cost around 200 EUR in LT. Of couse I got lucky that they recently installed a new transformer near my location and pulled up new thick cables to each distribution panel in the street. I have 7kW + 22kw AC chargers. (of course if you full utilised both it would trip the breaker. But my ID charges at 11kW and leaf at 7kW which is right what it can handle (I have one phase reserved for the leaf charger).

[@DalasEVRepair]

Nice!

[@mjk8019]

@@DalasEVRepair btw, the 22kW one is Tesla gen3 charger. I was surprised it costs so low compared to other brands. The cable is long and you can adjust power limit over wifi. All for around €540.

[@airevalleyclassics]

Awesome. I will watch with interest.

[@ernestw827]

Any news on this important project? Keep pushing!

[@niklasolsson4269]

I hope you fixing it, good luck.

[@illya_od_ua]

In Ukraine most chargers are equipped with chademo because most abundant ev is leaf.

[@xdellavedova]

this is super upgrade p.s. suggest project for solar energy system: V2H inverter with chademo

[@airevalleyclassics]

Or V2H....

[@xdellavedova]

@@airevalleyclassics yes this is better idea

[@Alex-je6od]

0:50 - Chademo going fast out of style? Lol.. Chademo has been on its death bed for *years*. Nissan should have moved to CCS much sooner lol. 3:18 - Surprised Pikachu face. Gives $4 / month

[@DalasEVRepair]

Thanks Alex :)

[@naaberhallo1]

and dala, nothing new heard from you, what is projects state?

[@jaroslavjaroslavssonlive7192]

I have one a little bit long note. If you will translate charging requests from Chademo CAN to the BMW module, you might consider an improvement that adds power that is consumed byt heater. If I charge 8kW and start heating which is needed nowadays I am charging only 4-5kW from DC. I do not know it the car request voltage or current or both but many cars can increase charging demand for heater but not LEAF. Do you think it can be done also into battery CAN bridge as new feature? This might be another way to improve it. I considered buying CAN bridge just because charging with 4.1V is incredibly slow with old battery. If it also allows heating with charging without loosing speed it would definitely buy it. Or you can add it to CCS plug only that I want to follow.

[@khalidmahmood8420]

Good luck!

[@zforce69]

Not just leaf, my new outlander has Chademo, and my silly state government is spending millions rolling out CCS2 chargers.

[@DallasHerrmann]

Oohh, this shows promise. Didn't realize CHAdeMO was deprecated in the US before I bought my 2018 Leaf. Might just have to do something like this.

[@cdav_io]

Can ChaDeMa change to CCS? if you succeed, let me know

[@TheExtraleague]

Hello Dala, will you consider more repairs with Leafs? I have Z0E Leaf and have bad rubber moulding from passanger side windshield up by side to the roof. I have asked at dealer and he told me that is common problem with gen 1 Leafs. Never seen single videi about it at youtube. Can you do one? Its partnumber 73852Q. Thank you and keeo going 😊👋

[@robert52429]

I hope you will be able to do it and create a kit, I found on different sites solutions that cost over 2000 EUROS, I think it's quite a lot. Good luck!

[@Kazooie]

I'm considering buying Nissan Leaf gen2 model and know it has CHAdeMO connector. Do you know the state of CHAdeMO is in Finland? Especially with the new charging station installations? I couldn't find any official information about this is anywhere. Tried even going through law to see is there anything that states that the charge stations need to provide this X years to come etc. Thanks for you answer! And actually I also got interested about your CSS to Leaf project. As a software developer this really piqued my interest. Great work man!

[@DalasEVRepair]

Around 9/10 new stations opened now are CCS. So it is slowly going away, but it won't be a drastic change. Most likely we'll have a few chademo locations still in 2030 😁

[@RetroClinic]

Would it be possible to do it as an adapter cable, rather than hack the car? Along the lines of the Tesla Model X adapters? That way you not void any warranty that may be left on the car, but you can then use it for any Chademo equipped vehicle, Mitsubishi PHEV, Lexus UX300e etc?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Short answer, no. Long answer, legendary difficulty level. Adapting station Chademo->CCS is easy, the other way around, not so much. Google for the longer explanation why it is so hard!

[@RetroClinic]

@@DalasEVRepair Thanks, yes I did look at it, issues with the charging protocols being so different. Good vid, I'll still look forward to the end result.

[@nolongerwritesforhumans]

I've noticed the patreon site doesn't have a membership tier for "please move to my home state of Tasmania." And I feel sad.

[@miscbits6399]

I wonder if this can be shoehorned into an iMIEV?

[@19820921xxxx]

any update on this ?

[@ThanosSustainable]

Thanx man! Awesome project!… However, isn't MUXSAN already working on it?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Yes(and I applaud them!), but that is closed source (and quite expensive). This will be a community effort!

[@ThanosSustainable]

@@DalasEVRepair didn't you use to work with them in the past?

[@DalasEVRepair]

@@ThanosSustainable Still do! However, Muxsan is a company that will sell you a quality product. I run an open source reverse engineering effort. There's quite a difference 😅

[@akf2000]

The thing I found strange is MUXSAN replace the type 2 with CCS!

[@MattFromAmerica]

You bad ass, sir!

[@anthonycraig274]

OK, lets do it.

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

This good but im so excited to see the inverter upgrade to 160kw! In theory the fastest leaf in the world ?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Fastest production LEAF yes! (There's also the 240kW Nismo, but you can't buy that one)

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

@@DalasEVRepair - there was also a prototype leaf with front and rear motors, Nissan was testing it for the ariya.

[@pawpawbandit3871]

@@jestronixhanderson9898 that's particularly interesting! I was wondering about that

[@kennethsimbapuppyeyes6857]

I have a 2023 already ripped the door panels and stereo out to upgrade so I'm willing to help if pic's or testing questions come up. I was thinking there has to be a way to pull parts from.css car and swap. Damn nissan for not spending the extra time to just build their 2023 right. They really stripped the s down and the chademo is killing their sales. I Installed a type 2 at home and love the car but fear going far with it :c

[@achim.t]

Did you abandon the project or is it still alive?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Oh I am plotting about this every day. Slight update in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXyWYZybls2MaLM

[@restfulplace3273]

Has this project died with the availability of the chademo to ccs2 adapter? I’m torn The adapter is expensive but can be swapped between vehicles. I like the idea of reusing parts from an existing ev. Either way, bravo to Dala

[@DalasEVRepair]

Yes no point in developing it further, we'll just see more adapters on the market, and hopefully cheaper too!

[@Chrizu86]

Oh man!! Ser fram emot det här mannen!

[@DalasEVRepair]

Tack, jag med! :)

[@douglasalanthompson]

Anythought of starting a kickstsrter campaign? 100K US Leaf Owners would be very thankful I think.

[@DalasEVRepair]

Start looking for a garage that will take on this mod :)

[@douglasalanthompson]

@@DalasEVRepair I was hoping you would build a converter unit or kit we could buy. You will be seen as savior to the Leaf community when successful. We are all watching eagerly.

[@-tsvk-]

What's the ballpark price estimate for the parts of a complete modification kit? Do you foresee any availability problems for the BMW part that you are planning to use, in case lots of Leaf owners plan to source one for themselves? Is it readily available from BMW as a spare part, or do you need to scavenge the second-hand market for used parts?

[@DalasEVRepair]

About 700€ in parts. Readily available from BMW, I don't forsee any shortage.

[@ericgold3840]

Awesome project -- Good luck ! Is there a way to send a one-time donation from the USA ? I'm not a fan of subscriptions. Too bad you are not in N. America, I think the signaling for CCS1 is more CHAdeMO like.

[@DalasEVRepair]

The same procedure should work for CCS1, by using an US-spec BMW i3 LIM instead of the EU-spec one! Sorry I only have Patreon, you can't accept direct donations in Finland due to tax reasons!

[@pashko90]

ccs 1vs ccs 2 is only phisically different, signals are the same. Chademo vs ccs ai a big difference.

[@lushbeard]

Nice radio!

[@DalasEVRepair]

Thanks, doesn't work though 😅

[@Jamie-re9cv]

Wouldn't you have to limit supply at lower speed???

[@TMH3210]

Hi Dala. The CCS project is a good initiative. If I want to make a one-time donation - how do I do that? Best regards

[@DalasEVRepair]

No other way than Patreon ( www.patreon.com/dala ) , so if you want to make it one time, just join and quit within a month 😊

[@Prodigious1One]

I just want to know if the ccs to chademo converter works.

[@JP-sw5ho]

Any progress on this playlist ?

[@andreibondarev6520]

Any progress so far? Could you, please, explain how are you planning to tackle this project? Damien Maguire built the whole stack for his converted ev (with lim, contactors and other stuff). But considering leaf with ChaDeMo charging, there are already many parts of the whole stack present. Are you planning to "inject" BMW lim in a current stack as ccs2 communication provider, using existing leaf parts (contactors, etc)? Or are you planning to build the whole stack as in Maguire's approach?

[@DalasEVRepair]

New vid should be up within a month

[@andreibondarev6520]

@@DalasEVRepair Great!

[@KorberRichard]

Is there a Link for the new Video?

[@marcg1686]

Hi Daniel, have you given thought to the charging speed? I've only had my 40kWh ZE1 for 6 months but my experience has been that 47kW charging speed is useless. 35kW I believe would allow for a compromise between charging speed and heat build up. If I had to choose between 50kW CCS2 and 22kW AC, I would choose the latter.

[@DalasEVRepair]

10steps ahead already, adjustable DC speed will be included, like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5q9oHp_mqejrdk

[@marcg1686]

@@DalasEVRepair I assume this challenging mod will be ZE0 specific? Good that you will be throttling the charging speed. Do you think it would be feasible to mount an internal fan that would circulate the warm air inside the case more efficiently? Have you ever considered some kind of air cooling system for the battery?

[@DalasEVRepair]

@@marcg1686 This mod will be for ALL leafs. See this video for more thoughts on cooling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5_Wi2Zpnc2BeJo

[@junjloc3774]

Crazy question can you take a CCS to Tesla then tesla to j1772 and charge like that?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Nope

[@peterbradley4916]

brilliant!

[@Patchworkdaddy007]

......you make me speechless! When will you open your "pimp my leaf" shop?

[@DalasEVRepair]

There's no time :D I just closed my local battery upgrade service, just to make time for this!

[@ThantNyunt]

Hi, Great Project.. I want to help too..

[@Whereswally606]

So is the lim something which can be bought from bmw direct or are we stuck with pulling lims off written off i3s. Cause surely that is going to become the same scenario to battery swaps in that they are prohibitively expensive due to lack of supply and too much demand. Also i wonder whether muxsan are doing it this way or rolling their own.

[@DalasEVRepair]

LIM can be purchased directly from BMW, price is about 250€ for a brand new module. Junkyards take ½ the price!

[@Whereswally606]

@@DalasEVRepair thanks Dala, i read the open inverter forum threads after i posted that comment. I am keen to have my muxsan leaf on ccs too. I will be playing along at home too.

[@Whereswally606]

@@DalasEVRepair just bought a lim from a 2015 i3 today. So i can play along at home too.

[@Whereswally606]

For the evc135 relays do we need one or two?

[@Whereswally606]

Also will duosida ccs ports work instead of genuine i3 bmw ones?

[@JohnVance]

Take all my money

[@DalasEVRepair]

I'd rather not 😅

[@pablosotomayor]

Im a leaf user from brazil. How can i donate to support this ccs development?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Share the videos, like, subscribe and if you really want to put down actual money, I have a patreon page here: www.patreon.com/dala Thanks!

[@capitaincrunchaga]

Hello dala's EV repair, you have make a converter combo ccs to chademo finaly? If you have a fonctionaly converter, do you make a video demo. Please. Cordialy.

[@DalasEVRepair]

Yes, see the latest community post, working on it!

[@jenkinseric2]

In North America it is a rare home that has access to 3 phase power.

[@DalasEVRepair]

Most of our modern saunas and heating is electric, so 3 phase is a must! (Sure there are other reasons also 😂)

[@jenkinseric2]

@@DalasEVRepair true but we almost exclusively use a single phase and split into 120/120 or 240 volts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH7QhqKQnZh7p5Y Alec is in the US, I am in Canada.

[@piaskownica7648]

do you plan to replace type1 to ccs? And have possibility to charge chademo and ccs?

[@DalasEVRepair]

I will keep it all, making this a Cha/CCS/type1/type2 car!

[@piaskownica7648]

@@DalasEVRepair You are my Hero! I'm saving money for my leaf!

[@arekfpv3631]

Hi. Do you have any update about the subject?

[@DalasEVRepair]

Soon™

[@davidew98]

If you can make this work with CCS1 in the USA I'l support you. I have a 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV with aftermarket Chademo looking to swap it over to CCS1

[@DalasEVRepair]

The BMW i3 LIM also works with CCS1 if you snag it from a USDM model!

[@davidew98]

@@DalasEVRepair since the Toyota rav4 EV already has a tesla gen 1 on board charger I’m thinking of swapping out the j1772 port for a tesla NACS port and trying to wire it for super chargers some tesla is opening super chargers but I don’t think that would work either!

[@釣魚_釣魚_釣到什麼魚]

Hello dala i have some AC TO DC Equipment do you need that？

[@DalasEVRepair]

I have all parts I need, only time is missing :)

[@capitaincrunchaga]

Hello, I'm want a combo ccs type 2 to chademo. I'm contact elecWay in china. But just have convertor combo to GB/t, chademo to GB/t and inverter. But no comercialize combo to chademo ... Your project is very interesting to make it. Cordialy ( sorry for m'y Bad english wroting)

[@DalasEVRepair]

Hopefully this series will help :)

[@capitaincrunchaga]

@@DalasEVRepair hello, an office in Europe purpose a leaf upgrade. - AC 22 kw - add port combo ccs type 2 un to more 100kw - additional battery pack Finaly have possibility full compatibility leaf type 2 AC 22kw, CHademo 50kw (or 100kw in leaf 62) and more 100kw combo ccs type 2. MUXSAN is realy great purpose tu upgrade leaf Cordialy.

[@mettethillerup8486]

Damn.... Think I´ll just sell that damn car and get a Tesla ...

[@kayak_1]

The next step would be CCS1. :-)

[@DalasEVRepair]

No CCS1 chargers in EU, only CCS2 :) BUT, you can follow the exact steps as me and get CCS1 by using an US-LIM!

[@kayak_1]

@@DalasEVRepair You videos are very inspiring. I don't think that I will ever add CCS to my leaf as it's not used for road trips (we have a long-range EV for that). Once my leaf gets to the end of life I think that I will take the batteries and make ~48 packs (adding a new BMS etc) to replace my AGM batteries on my solar. I can't wait to see how the CCS2 build goes. CHAdeMO is getting to end of life in the states, we have a CHAdeMO adapter for our other car and look forward to a CCS1 adapter soon. Thanks again for the great content.

[@8bitbender495]

what if you take the CSS from the new Nissan Ariya model ? when parts are available

[@DalasEVRepair]

That will be *much* harder since we don't know squat about the tech there. Doubt it will even resemble anything from the LEAF

[@8bitbender495]

@@DalasEVRepair time will tell :-) nissan is in financial trouble so they save where they can

[@8bitbender495]

@@DalasEVRepair or just take all the parts from BMW i3 to you leaf

[@DalasEVRepair]

@@8bitbender495 new video on leaf ccs coming soon!

[@8bitbender495]

@@DalasEVRepair here www.muxsan.com/English/products.html?fbclid=IwAR02N3nkxMviZY0GTY3rqVOnRGszYv5Qy2IwIlEr23ltURN-4JdWhxN-wHA#ccs-upgrade

[@UnknownIdaho]

15 seconds in and all I can see is a cat in the mirror!!!

[@DalasEVRepair]

🐈‍⬛

[@jonathanrose829]

pesky fluffy cat!

[@dennislindqvist5461]

Du borde nog tänka på att skaffa en bra mick (gärna en mygga), så att ljudet blir någorlunda bra när du spelar in. Ljudkvaliteten gör mer än man tror i videos.

[@DalasEVRepair]

Absolut, har en rejäl mikrofon för inspelning vid datorn, men den som jag använder i garaget (inbyggd i kameran) kunde förbättras rejält :D

[@dennislindqvist5461]

@@DalasEVRepair Røde har bra grejer. Bara att plugga rätt in i lightning-porten. Har inte kollat priserna, dock.