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

[EdgyNumber]

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

[dougabbott]

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

[davidrobinson]

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

[Rhaman]

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

[raystone]

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.

[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.

[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.

[wyattnixonlloyd]

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!

[davow]

Thanks folks. Love your work. As I see it, after sales support is the key to a successful and smooth EV transition; as it is for any major purchase, and yet it appears to be totally absent from the bulk of EV vehicle manufacturers and Government regulatory frameworks needed to make the transition happen. Especially here in Australia.

[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.

[snowcrazed]

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!

[TheHavoc]

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 :)

[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.

[PiefacePete]

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.

[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.

[slartybartfarst]

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.

[czecsaba]

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

[NissanNut]

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.

[Qrail]

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

[eamonstack]

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