My Nissan Leaf Forum

Here is a summary of four common receptacles you'll find in your home, and what to expect using them to charge your EV. The video is intended for those new to EV charging at home, and want to do this with the least expense. I cover the scenarios as below, and also provide a real world demo of how dangerous a loose connection on a typical 15A NEMA 5-15 receptacle can be...

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice regarding a charging and "no-start" issue on my 2014 Nissan Leaf.
A while ago, the car suddenly stopped charging and wouldn't go into "Ready" mode. I tried replacing the 12V battery first, but the diagnostic codes pointed to an interlock error. After some research, I suspected the common issue with the heater/heat pump cabl...

Hi all, I'm in the market for my first EV to commute about 100km round trip per day and have settled on a Leaf to fulfill that role. I looked at a 2018 SL today but have some questions about the battery health, specifically the capacitance (Hx) values which was about 60%, overall battery health was 89%. The car drove nicely and did not suffer any performance loss at a high SOC (...

I acquired 4 first gen battery packs, which I plan to tear down and test all of the cells. The goal is to make a battery pack for my camper. I'm not sure what to do with the rest of the cells. Is anyone on here rebuilding battery packs? Need internal parts or cells?

My name is Wolfe. I'm an engineer/ battery enthusiast.