EV Zero Today I purchased a used 2013 Nissan Leaf! The original car had a 24Kw battery, but I was able to get a upgraded 30kw battery from a 2016 Nissan Leaf - from EV Rides (used, but still has over 76% SOH (State of Health), which will have almost 100 miles range on a fully charge battery. My work commute is about 25 miles round trip, so this should work fine as a 'second' car. The models years 2013-2015 did not have much difference, so getting a 2013 is a good choice to save a bit of money. I'm excited to learn all about the Nissan Leaf and EV driving! Leaf Spy: Of course one of the first things is to get a Bluetooth ODB2 plug to connect the 'LeafSpy' phone app. This will help track the battery life and usage of the power during driving. http://www.electricvehiclewiki.com/wiki/leaf-spy-pro/ https://flipthefleet.org/resources/nissan-owners-how-to-scan-your-battery/ Battery amp hours (AHr) Battery State of Health i.e. rem...
First generation - 2011-2017 (Frog Eyes 24 kwh batteries - ~ 84 miles 2016 also has the option for the 30 kWh batteries - ~105 mile range Second generation - 2018 - 2022: 40 kWh batteries - ~149 mile range The Leaf Plus has the 62 kWh batteries - ~ 226 mile range How to tell the difference between a Gen 1 and Gen 2 Nissan Leaf and some of the improvements