This is amazing. This kind of independent repair shop upgrades and repairs must be easy to implement by design; mandatorily. This will save millions of cars from scrapyards and prevent waste of resources. Thank you Dala.
I couldn't agree more. Any authority claiming to be green should legislate against completely artificial digital lock-outs to repair, replacement and maintenance of *all* devices.
Haha if you own a 24 kw/h Leaf and watch you turn on this one, it's quite amazing to see 446 km range after hearing the familiar little startup sound. I suppose we'll upgrade in a few years if the rest of the car keeps holding up.
@@DalasEVRepair Oh thanks! Our local mechanic said the car is completely enclosed from underneath, we don't have to do anything... He said that when I asked him if I should get an undercarriage wash after the winter. 🤔
Brilliant video......I could have watched the whole day's work if it had been filmed. I have just bought a Japanese import Leaf from 2010. It has a maximum range of approximately 70km, has around 70,000km on the clock, but drives beautifully. I would be really interested in doing this upgrade but the question would be where to find a battery?
Great job, no doubt about it. My wife drives a 2011 leaf since Nov 2010. She loves it. However, it only goes 32km (20 miles) at full charge now. I don't wanna mention the range when A/C is turned on. I looked around at the battery swap options. You won't believe how this turned into a business. I called tremendous of a number of junkyards where they get tier cars from the insurance company or directly from the people. Leafs arrive without a battery. Some people just collect them and sell them over the internet and you can tell that it is not cheap at all. This became a good business. You need to do a great calculation that if the swap makes sense, Nissan offers a new battery if you are ready to pay $12,000 CAD if you are ready to pay 2011 GEN1 battery pack. My question to you is: As we all know, there is nothing wrong with the car and there is no need to buy a new car until cars would have full capability to have fully autonomous driving. Why Nissan just produces the new battery pack compatible with their older models; we all know it is simple as producing a laptop battery for older laptops. What do you guys think?
They are probably worried that cheap replacement packs would go straight to stationary storage, so best to simply don't offer it. Also new car sales would be affected.
@@DalasEVRepair Thank you Dala. It is all about selling more cars than selling and providing new batteries. Let me know when you decide to have your vacation/holiday in Vancouver Canada Area. Love to catch up.
I wish you were here and could work on mine! What I would like is an update on the health of the vehicle after 6 months or so to check that the battery and software upgrade have not created a conflict.
Great video! Thansk for the parts numbers as well. A question, though. At 4:50 you said there may be some links to pics of the adapter plates that are sandwiched in. Would be interested to see a bit more about how exactly those were implemented. Not sure you had time to take extra pictures to share, but any that you have to help better visualize what you did would be really appreciated. Thanks again for all that you do for the Nissan Leaf community!
I am in northern Indiana, USA, and there is a 2011 or 12 leaf for sale for nine months. I think he wants 6000 for it. If the OEM battery is kaput, I may consider buying this car and doing the big battery upgrade
it's probably really expensive compared to normal one and here in northern countries, you dont really need the thermal managment most of the time :) Snowy countries are the leaf countries.
I saw that, I think theirs was only 40 kWh, but it's a start! I hope one day to put a 62+ kWh thermally managed pack in my '18 LEAF. Still excited for progress on the CCS mod too!
@@JohnVance EVsEnhanced is going to have 3 different models. The first is 40kWh, the second will be 70kWh, and the 3rd high-performance model hasn't had the capacity announced yet.
Top video maar wie gaat deze uitdaging aan weer een pionier Zou dit ook kunnen met een Zoe van renault uitwisselen van de batterij comuniseerd de techniek met de bms
So , I was thinking , what would happen if you installed a 62 KW battery into a 2011 Leaf? Could the area in the trunk where the original electronics for the battery sat be turned into a way to blow air into and out of the rear battery module for cooling? The Toyota Prius did something similar. It had an air intake in the cabin area of the rear seat. The first gen Prius used air to cool their battery. If 2 or 3 inch flexible hoses could be cut into the top of the rear of the battery pack, they could be fed up into the body behind the rear seat. A fan with an air filter could take air from inside the back area of the car on one side send it through the battery pack and exhaust it back into the car on the other side or possibly out into the inner fender or body on the other side. It might be possible to install a kind of blend air damper. This is all just a thought. I know there are other factors to deal with but the first gen leaf had that hump all the way across behind the rear seat when newer vehicles didn't.
Dala, could a battery update 24 → 40kWh for the ZE0 be done by changing the modules inside the battery housing? So 24 modules 14,4V would replace 48 modules 7,2V?
Yes, of course I will eventually swap my 70% SoC 30kwh battery for a 62kWh if I can source one, but I can't be bothered to all of that soldering stuff. Off the shelf diy adapters kit or it won't happen for me.
hi! first of all thanks for all the valuable information you share, I have now performed battery upgrade from 30 to 40 kwh. In a few days I will receive canbus to program. I tried to charge the Nissan leaf but it does not start. Can you confirm that it depends on the battery change and when I install canbus will I be able to charge regularly? Thanks.
I have the same 62 kWh in my 2014 leaf. It was installed in Poland 2022.02 in Radom, company: "elektryka u Patryka" Problems: For me, it shows the battery percentages wrong, LeafSpy is essential. Only the first plastic under the engine fit.
@@DalasEVRepair For me, the battery percentages are shown on the display in the car in the range of 11-93% 11 is zero 93 is full I have to look at LifeSpy or to the right for available kilometers. The person who assembled it said that it has to be like this and nothing will be done about it 🥴
After performing the final 180Kw power upgrade, will you do some weight reduction, and maybe put on coil-overs, stronger brakes and semi slicks like NS-2Rs? Would be quite a mental machine on the track.
Thats amazing,I am planing to buy battery from scrap. I have read your explaination, i have some concerns, after buying bridge from aliexpress, do we need flash the software, I think so. Can I get support/service from you or someone else? Thnaks
I made instruction videos on flashing and installing bridges, should be enough to follow them! But if you need personal support and get stuck, hop on the Patreon!
Has anyone investigated putting better air cooling on the Nissan leaf battery? I’ve read of ducted air con to the battery making improvement. Edit : found a video elsewhere showing 3D printed duct & hose to connect air conducting dash vent outlet to the battery isolator on floor at back seat. Unfortunately this made little noticeable difference as it was blowing air over the sealed battery pack housing, not through it. I’m thinking dry non humid air blown through the sealed battery pack _might_ make a noticeable difference if the battery-air heat exchange does not leave hotspots. Would be a very experimental process to test.
Hi, dala I have one question . Active pooling to HVBAT in aze0 is working after replacing battery from ZE1? There is different response 7BB ze0 vs ze1 and after checking your code there is no translation for 7BB response.
Hi Dala! How much did cost the big pack? Where did You get it? Also, I live in Latvia and for winter or summer field rides I do put higher profile tyres... At the moment I drive Octavia 06' tdi on high 16' wheels, it looks like 4x4😁 My wife has Note, and we are due to swap it to "old" Leaf.. Solar bought, not installed yet..
@@DalasEVRepair before Ukraine/ork war leafs went for 5-7k, now bout 10er.. still a great family investment, just maybe have to have some ecu battery temperature mesurment on some screen to keep eye on.
hello. about the CAN bridge.... would you elaborate more as to why not using CONSULT 3 PLUS for any software installations. What was the software and where did you installed on? thank you
Consult3+ does not help at all. It cannot be used for upgrades, only direct replacements (24 to 24). I have written my own software for upgrades, source code available for Patreons.
Hello Dala I have two questions: 1.do the inverter handle the load and driving 400 km continuously without stoping ?? 2.do the battery needs cooling since the the old battery doesn’t have a lot of load but now if you drive high range there might be load and need cooling in summer?? Thanks in advance
Hello and congrats for this excellent video. May I know please, is it possible to upgrade a 2021 Leaf 40kw battery to 62kw battery? Will it be easier or harder to replace it ? Also with a new 40kw battery swap to another of 62kw battery how much you thing will be the cost difference?
Hi Dala, you surely got my respect. Great job and happy New Year! I own one of the first 2011 Leaf models without a power charging socket. Which means the battery's life is still quite good. Nonetheless, with everything else in good nick, what kind of upgrade would you recommend since a full charge might take more than 8 hours.
Happy new year! I would be on the lookout for a fresher battery (30/40/62), and keep in mind that you can also add Chademo , I have another video on that topic!
@Dala's EV Repair you mean the massive job video of yours on adding fast charging Chademo to the car. Okay, that's beyond my capability, and Finland is a 2 days petrol ride from my place. Having someone do it for me is probably cheaper to look for a younger model with supercharge already mounted.
We need more Dala's in the world. How do we scale your efforts up? I've liked and subscribed sir. Great work! I have a 2018 w 40kwh and 92k miles on it. How much does a 62kwh run for? I can google it of course but you actually have purchased them. It is a big deal for me as I need to decide what to do as the miles keep creeping up. Thank you!
I realise this is an old video, so you may not reply, but thanks for all your work. As I am just at the start of an EV conversion using Resolve-EV with a 24kWh Leaf, do you have any thoughts on using Chinese new alternatives for 62kWh battery packs? Finding Leaf’s is not easy and I’d like longer range, but I lack confidence in sending so much money for something it is hard to know much detail about.
If you use chinese cells, might be best to skip the Resolve EV and get another BMS for the cells. It is not easy to get the chinese cells to have correct control with the LEAF BMS. Look into the zombieverter project?
@@DalasEVRepair thanks for the response! I’m starting simple to make sure I succeed! Resolve-EV seemed ideal for me for that reason, but inevitably there are compromises. Maybe project 2 will be a bit more in depth and offer more flexibility. As I continued to bounce around the internet, I saw a recent post from Muxsan, suggesting they are imminently offering new batteries for Leafs, so will see where that goes. BTW- You are partly responsible for the growing number of vehicles on our driveway! Started with old VW T2. Then bought v low mileage 2014 Leaf for cheap, just to learn and feel what they’re like, and to see where it might lead me. Then bought a very broken VW T2 and more broken 2015 Leaf to practice merging them together. If it all works out I then migrate the electrification over to my current VW T2. The wife is very tolerating…!
Good Work! 277 mile range for a Leaf is awesome! Is there a resource for transplanting a Leaf motor/batteries/control system into a classic sports car either front engine/rear drive layout? (Subject is a 1965 Triumph Spitfire.) Any help is much appreciated.
Hi, I bought a new 62kw Leaf 12 months ago, it now has 25,000 kilometers & I only ever got 350/360 kilometer range per full charge, nowhere near 440 kilometers. Also because it is now 0 degrees in Ireland my range is showing only 280 kilometers when 100% charged.
As a mechanical novice I just want to clarify something. Using the mounts you showed, a 62kwh battery pack attached directly to a MK1 Leaf, and all the electrics and electronics were just plug and play. Is this correct? And from the point of having the battery removed, this took you just a single day??
Great video! 😀 Wouldn't mind upgrading to a 62 kWh or even a 40 kWh one, but that will have to wait until I won the lottery or something. 30-50 km of range on current 24 kWh pack will have to do for now.
@@chrisE815 My daily trips are a maximum of 35 km so I have learnt to live with it, and to estimate my range at current temperature and use of heater. Under -15 C it however becomes difficult to make it. Turtle mode after just a few kilometers and range anxiety sets in... The battery heats up after that giving some range back, but I usually try to borrow a petrol car in cold weather and obviously for all longer trips.
Yikes! We still get just about 100km from ours, just lost the first health bar. Although it's the updated model (2013?) and built in 2015. Do you have the original/first model? How old and how many km total? Did you kinda abuse it like always charging to 100% and stuff? We love this car and hope to drive it for a long time!
@@DalasEVRepair I ask as I would like to buy only a battery, put it on wheels and charge it . Then untill v2g chargers are available I would look at possibly using an solar inverter to use battery voltage then back to home. But I don't suppose you have schematics of the nissan car layout.
Dala (or anyone), In your calculations, does it cost less to buy a ZE0 leaf and upgrade it to 62 kwh, or to just buy a Leaf+ (new or used) with the 62 kwh battery from the factory?
With lots of manufacturers working on solid-state batteries that would be more energy dense, do you think/would you test if they would work with a Nissan leaf?
Battery health (SOH% reasonalbe for age?). And odometer tampering (km on battery matching kilometers on instrumentation cluster?) Both can be checked with Leafspy Pro
![Nissan Leaf Budget Battery Upgrade [ZE0, 24kWh-30kWh]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Dwsk9lnr6I/mqdefault.jpg)
This is amazing. This kind of independent repair shop upgrades and repairs must be easy to implement by design; mandatorily. This will save millions of cars from scrapyards and prevent waste of resources. Thank you Dala.
I couldn't agree more. Any authority claiming to be green should legislate against completely artificial digital lock-outs to repair, replacement and maintenance of *all* devices.
@@rbettsx Apple.
@@RobertBoston-n4d Tesla.
It's amazing to think that the battery capacity has increased 260% while it has only become 40mm taller. Technology at work!
Can comment on how much it would cost to do the upgrade
And you can buy a kit to put CATL cells in the 24kwh case, to get the same 62kwh
🎉@@stephenhodges2735I would be interested in put something like that in my Chevrolet Spark EV
@@stephenhodges2735 ? link cite? hard to believe
Wow I'm gonna research this thanks
😀 Thanks again for supporting the Leaf community!
Great video! Thank you for all your contribution to the Nissan Leaf 2011-2017 community.😊 Keep up the good work!👍
Great work again as always! Customer is very happy.
Only finding this now... wow. Just wow. NISSAN NEEDS YOU!
Nice work! I'm only hanging onto my 24kW in the hope that I'll come across a salvage 62kW :D
my is down to 70% capacity😩
The 62kw start from what year ?
2019
@@EARTHKEENING
You can buy new cells and put in it.
I have been looking for a good battery to do this. I intend to buy your CAN bridge when I can find a pack. It will be going into a 2013 Leaf.
Haha if you own a 24 kw/h Leaf and watch you turn on this one, it's quite amazing to see 446 km range after hearing the familiar little startup sound. I suppose we'll upgrade in a few years if the rest of the car keeps holding up.
I recommend rustproofing the underside of the LEAF to allowing it a fighting chance 😅
@@DalasEVRepair Oh thanks! Our local mechanic said the car is completely enclosed from underneath, we don't have to do anything... He said that when I asked him if I should get an undercarriage wash after the winter. 🤔
@@adddude7524 unfortunately not true. Sills and wheel arches rust.
Brilliant video......I could have watched the whole day's work if it had been filmed. I have just bought a Japanese import Leaf from 2010. It has a maximum range of approximately 70km, has around 70,000km on the clock, but drives beautifully. I would be really interested in doing this upgrade but the question would be where to find a battery?
I read that you can get them from salvaged damaged Leafs. Need someone to check it.
Great job, no doubt about it. My wife drives a 2011 leaf since Nov 2010. She loves it. However, it only goes 32km (20 miles) at full charge now. I don't wanna mention the range when A/C is turned on.
I looked around at the battery swap options.
You won't believe how this turned into a business. I called tremendous of a number of junkyards where they get tier cars from the insurance company or directly from the people.
Leafs arrive without a battery. Some people just collect them and sell them over the internet and you can tell that it is not cheap at all. This became a good business. You need to do a great calculation that if the swap makes sense,
Nissan offers a new battery if you are ready to pay $12,000 CAD if you are ready to pay 2011 GEN1 battery pack.
My question to you is: As we all know, there is nothing wrong with the car and there is no need to buy a new car until cars would have full capability to have fully autonomous driving. Why Nissan just produces the new battery pack compatible with their older models; we all know it is simple as producing a laptop battery for older laptops. What do you guys think?
They are probably worried that cheap replacement packs would go straight to stationary storage, so best to simply don't offer it. Also new car sales would be affected.
@@DalasEVRepair Thank you Dala. It is all about selling more cars than selling and providing new batteries. Let me know when you decide to have your vacation/holiday in Vancouver Canada Area. Love to catch up.
@@DalasEVRepair Leaf is like WW Beatle. Great classic! Still miss my LEAF, but always with LOVE. Happy with second gen. Ioniq,sorry,
@@m.necatisepetcioglu4391 Yes, the dealer wants to sell more EV cars instead of replacing a new big battery installation. I am in Vancouver too
@@DalasEVRepair Yep, 60kW would go straight to solar storage if a good price
I would like to explore what you could do by modifying the existing battery. Adding modules for more power but also replacing ageing modules.
Did I missed a description for reproducing the bracket / spacer? As mention in the video 😅
I updated the description with a new link!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
You are good person with good vision for the future to make the world a better place.
I wish you were here and could work on mine! What I would like is an update on the health of the vehicle after 6 months or so to check that the battery and software upgrade have not created a conflict.
My own 62kWh upgrade is still doing great after 2 years in service!
What about the software used to pair the new battery with the car?
All explained here: www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=614047#p614047
thanks for sharing. are you sourcing the 62kWh battery from NISSAN ?
Great!! then how fast for how far?
Thanks. Excellent video as always.
Great video! Thansk for the parts numbers as well.
A question, though. At 4:50 you said there may be some links to pics of the adapter plates that are sandwiched in. Would be interested to see a bit more about how exactly those were implemented. Not sure you had time to take extra pictures to share, but any that you have to help better visualize what you did would be really appreciated.
Thanks again for all that you do for the Nissan Leaf community!
My question is what about charging still only sport 50 kw chargers ? How long does it takes to charge
I am in northern Indiana, USA, and there is a 2011 or 12 leaf for sale for nine months. I think he wants 6000 for it. If the OEM battery is kaput, I may consider buying this car and doing the big battery upgrade
Well done Dala. I hope to come across a 62kW one day for mine.
Good luck with the search!
@@DalasEVRepair Would you teach tecnique here in Italy? Nobody offer battery upgrade for Nissan Leaf
how much did the 62kw battery cost?
Easily 18k is my guess
Hi! Where I can purchase this 62 kwh battery?
Daniel, your information, delivery and thoughtfulness are outstanding. I just found your channel and will be a regular here.
Thank you Chris 🙏
Amazing job!!! 446km/277 miles!!! Hey did you see evsenhanced has a thermally managed battery for the leaf?
it's probably really expensive compared to normal one and here in northern countries, you dont really need the thermal managment most of the time :) Snowy countries are the leaf countries.
I saw that, I think theirs was only 40 kWh, but it's a start! I hope one day to put a 62+ kWh thermally managed pack in my '18 LEAF. Still excited for progress on the CCS mod too!
@@JohnVance EVsEnhanced is going to have 3 different models. The first is 40kWh, the second will be 70kWh, and the 3rd high-performance model hasn't had the capacity announced yet.
A great video on installing a bigger fuel tank, it makes a big range difference.
Brilliantly done. I was considering this but then I was rear ended by an old man. Now I'm waiting for an MG4. :)
This is amazing 👏🏾 good work!
Brilliantly done ✅
You sir, are a Wizard !
Good job! Wish I had skills like yours
Amazing work.
Well done, Dala👍
Top video maar wie gaat deze uitdaging aan weer een pionier
Zou dit ook kunnen met een Zoe van renault uitwisselen van de batterij comuniseerd de techniek met de bms
Yes, many on the Discord server have done Renault 20-40kWh upgrades!
I want also change my car battery Nissan Leaf 2012 24KWH To 62KWH how do it
Taattua laatua! Hieno video.
Kiitos 😁
Hello! Replace the 62-degree battery and use this bridge. Do I still need to replace the original 24KW BMS?
Nice tidy job. Well done!
Nice to know the budget
What was it?
Astonishing
Tidy job done ,thanks for the view
I do not see a link to the upgraded springs. thank you!
From the video description: "The part number is 55020-5SJ1B for ePlus rear springs, 2 needed."
Can’t you nothing with the app to get it working again realy miss it
Congrats on collecting a 62kwh pack!
Thanks for paving the way 💪
@@DalasEVRepair hardly... Many thanks to you and Emile
So , I was thinking , what would happen if you installed a 62 KW battery into a 2011 Leaf? Could the area in the trunk where the original electronics for the battery sat be turned into a way to blow air into and out of the rear battery module for cooling? The Toyota Prius did something similar. It had an air intake in the cabin area of the rear seat. The first gen Prius used air to cool their battery. If 2 or 3 inch flexible hoses could be cut into the top of the rear of the battery pack, they could be fed up into the body behind the rear seat. A fan with an air filter could take air from inside the back area of the car on one side send it through the battery pack and exhaust it back into the car on the other side or possibly out into the inner fender or body on the other side. It might be possible to install a kind of blend air damper.
This is all just a thought. I know there are other factors to deal with but the first gen leaf had that hump all the way across behind the rear seat when newer vehicles didn't.
Dala, could a battery update 24 → 40kWh for the ZE0 be done by changing the modules inside the battery housing? So 24 modules 14,4V would replace 48 modules 7,2V?
Yes, but this upgrade is crazy dangerous compared to just installing OEM non-modified packs. I wouldn't even trust myself to do this upgrade!
of course,wo can upgrade to40k ,53k,64k
@@DalasEVRepair Is it possible to upgrade Renault Megane e-tech' s battery to higher ranged (90-100kw..) ones in the future?
@@mrtpsr4430 no clue, best to check with Renault discussion forums!
Yes, of course I will eventually swap my 70% SoC 30kwh battery for a 62kWh if I can source one, but I can't be bothered to all of that soldering stuff. Off the shelf diy adapters kit or it won't happen for me.
Muxsan sells it
Hello you are great I really admire you . I haven't found on your video but did you succeed increasing the leaf's AC plug to 22kwh ? Thank you
Do you do these for others ?
hi! first of all thanks for all the valuable information you share, I have now performed battery upgrade from 30 to 40 kwh. In a few days I will receive canbus to program. I tried to charge the Nissan leaf but it does not start. Can you confirm that it depends on the battery change and when I install canbus will I be able to charge regularly? Thanks.
Yes, CAN-bridge is needed to be able to charge!
mahtava video! nyt harmittaa kun ostin turhaan kalliimman ladattavan kun olis voinut saada samalla hinnalla halvimmman leaffin uudemmalla akulla.
Ei harmita kun muistaa että Chademo poistuu jo julkisista latureista. Paitsi tietysti jos ostit leafin.
I have the same 62 kWh in my 2014 leaf. It was installed in Poland 2022.02 in Radom, company: "elektryka u Patryka"
Problems:
For me, it shows the battery percentages wrong, LeafSpy is essential.
Only the first plastic under the engine fit.
You maybe need an updated CAN-bridge. Ask them what they used, I can also supply these.
@@DalasEVRepair
For me, the battery percentages are shown on the display in the car in the range of 11-93%
11 is zero
93 is full
I have to look at LifeSpy or to the right for available kilometers.
The person who assembled it said that it has to be like this and nothing will be done about it 🥴
After performing the final 180Kw power upgrade, will you do some weight reduction, and maybe put on coil-overs, stronger brakes and semi slicks like NS-2Rs? Would be quite a mental machine on the track.
Yes! Keep following the channel 😉
Thats amazing,I am planing to buy battery from scrap. I have read your explaination, i have some concerns, after buying bridge from aliexpress, do we need flash the software, I think so. Can I get support/service from you or someone else? Thnaks
I made instruction videos on flashing and installing bridges, should be enough to follow them! But if you need personal support and get stuck, hop on the Patreon!
nice upgrade!
Has anyone investigated putting better air cooling on the Nissan leaf battery?
I’ve read of ducted air con to the battery making improvement.
Edit : found a video elsewhere showing 3D printed duct & hose to connect air conducting dash vent outlet to the battery isolator on floor at back seat. Unfortunately this made little noticeable difference as it was blowing air over the sealed battery pack housing, not through it.
I’m thinking dry non humid air blown through the sealed battery pack _might_ make a noticeable difference if the battery-air heat exchange does not leave hotspots. Would be a very experimental process to test.
Do you know of anyone selling the parts to install a 62kwh battery into a 2012 Leaf?
Give all the honors
Hi, dala I have one question . Active pooling to HVBAT in aze0 is working after replacing battery from ZE1? There is different response 7BB ze0 vs ze1 and after checking your code there is no translation for 7BB response.
Active polling is exactly the same for battery
Great video Dala! What are you using for the little anti-crush inserts @1:30 ? Some cut down pipe of some kind?
Yes cut down 16mm? pipe!
What year was the donor pack from and what model rear is the recipient?
2022 62kWh pack into 2016 30kWh LEAF
brilliant! very impressive
Hi Dala!
How much did cost the big pack?
Where did You get it?
Also, I live in Latvia and for winter or summer field rides I do put higher profile tyres...
At the moment I drive Octavia 06' tdi on high 16' wheels, it looks like 4x4😁
My wife has Note, and we are due to swap it to "old" Leaf..
Solar bought, not installed yet..
I've seen 62kWh packs go for anywhere between 8 to 12kE!
@@DalasEVRepair before Ukraine/ork war leafs went for 5-7k, now bout 10er.. still a great family investment, just maybe have to have some ecu battery temperature mesurment on some screen to keep eye on.
Wait for 100kWh next level upgrade.... Lifepo4 battery or better 😎 💪
Puoi farcela!
Mr. Daniel, you are really a wonderful person and you work very professionally. Thanks Daniel
But where do you live, Mr. Daniel?
🇫🇮
@@DalasEVRepair You are the best, Mr. Daniel
@@DalasEVRepair Is there a way to travel with you from Jordan? Finland is my sweet heart
Wish we had someone like you in Germany!👍👍👍👍👍🇪🇺🇺🇦🕊️
Thanks 🙏
And in Denmark doing the Mercedes B250e 😊
Hi
Did you try battery upgrade for BMW i3
If not please make a video on I3 battery upgrade
Yes I have a video on 120Ah upgrade!
hello. about the CAN bridge.... would you elaborate more as to why not using CONSULT 3 PLUS for any software installations. What was the software and where did you installed on? thank you
Consult3+ does not help at all. It cannot be used for upgrades, only direct replacements (24 to 24).
I have written my own software for upgrades, source code available for Patreons.
@@DalasEVRepair oh, okay. Congratulation then, would you explain what is it do? your software....
thank you
Did you buy a new 62kwh battery ?
I need those adaptor rails drawings or images to do my upgrade, where can I get these ?
imgur.com/glATVoP
Hello Dala I have two questions:
1.do the inverter handle the load and driving 400 km continuously without stoping ??
2.do the battery needs cooling since the the old battery doesn’t have a lot of load but now if you drive high range there might be load and need cooling in summer??
Thanks in advance
1. Yes
2. No cooling needed. It wouldn't hurt to have cooling, but it works without!
Thank you so much for answering
How do I get this battery??
I purchased this from a Norwegian scrapyard! Scrapyards are awesome, usually has the best deals!
more weight more power more battery used ?
Hello and congrats for this excellent video.
May I know please, is it possible to upgrade a 2021 Leaf 40kw battery to 62kw battery?
Will it be easier or harder to replace it ?
Also with a new 40kw battery swap to another of 62kw battery how much you thing will be the cost difference?
Exact same procedure on 40kWh LEAF
Hi Dala, you surely got my respect. Great job and happy New Year!
I own one of the first 2011 Leaf models without a power charging socket. Which means the battery's life is still quite good.
Nonetheless, with everything else in good nick, what kind of upgrade would you recommend since a full charge might take more than 8 hours.
Happy new year!
I would be on the lookout for a fresher battery (30/40/62), and keep in mind that you can also add Chademo , I have another video on that topic!
@Dala's EV Repair you mean the massive job video of yours on adding fast charging Chademo to the car. Okay, that's beyond my capability, and Finland is a 2 days petrol ride from my place.
Having someone do it for me is probably cheaper to look for a younger model with supercharge already mounted.
Hello Dela, do you finish modification to use CCS on Nissan Leaf?
Working on it!
We need more Dala's in the world. How do we scale your efforts up? I've liked and subscribed sir. Great work! I have a 2018 w 40kwh and 92k miles on it. How much does a 62kwh run for? I can google it of course but you actually have purchased them. It is a big deal for me as I need to decide what to do as the miles keep creeping up. Thank you!
In northern EU, these go for 9-11k€!
@@DalasEVRepair 9-11k€ is a reasonable price tag. I hope people can do it in Vancouver
@@danielleung4535 i purchased another one last week for 7k
Hi any idea how much for the conversion please .as ev are very expensive in the UK .
62kWh packs can be purchased for 8-12kE in the EU!
Bob, is there new modules that you are aware of to upgrade a 24 KWH 2013 to a 40 KWH?
I wanna ask you about blade battery BYD replacement and if we can do it with liquid cooling
If yes can u describe how
Ask EVs Enhanced, it is their project
I realise this is an old video, so you may not reply, but thanks for all your work.
As I am just at the start of an EV conversion using Resolve-EV with a 24kWh Leaf, do you have any thoughts on using Chinese new alternatives for 62kWh battery packs? Finding Leaf’s is not easy and I’d like longer range, but I lack confidence in sending so much money for something it is hard to know much detail about.
If you use chinese cells, might be best to skip the Resolve EV and get another BMS for the cells. It is not easy to get the chinese cells to have correct control with the LEAF BMS.
Look into the zombieverter project?
@@DalasEVRepair thanks for the response! I’m starting simple to make sure I succeed! Resolve-EV seemed ideal for me for that reason, but inevitably there are compromises. Maybe project 2 will be a bit more in depth and offer more flexibility.
As I continued to bounce around the internet, I saw a recent post from Muxsan, suggesting they are imminently offering new batteries for Leafs, so will see where that goes.
BTW- You are partly responsible for the growing number of vehicles on our driveway! Started with old VW T2. Then bought v low mileage 2014 Leaf for cheap, just to learn and feel what they’re like, and to see where it might lead me. Then bought a very broken VW T2 and more broken 2015 Leaf to practice merging them together. If it all works out I then migrate the electrification over to my current VW T2. The wife is very tolerating…!
Good Work! 277 mile range for a Leaf is awesome! Is there a resource for transplanting a Leaf motor/batteries/control system into a classic sports car either front engine/rear drive layout? (Subject is a 1965 Triumph Spitfire.) Any help is much appreciated.
Jump on the diyelectriccar forum and check out similar builds!
Hi, I bought a new 62kw Leaf 12 months ago, it now has 25,000 kilometers & I only ever got 350/360 kilometer range per full charge, nowhere near 440 kilometers. Also because it is now 0 degrees in Ireland my range is showing only 280 kilometers when 100% charged.
My leaf 2018 40kw in Canada, now I get 250 km in summer but I can only get 150 km in winter.
So where do you procure one of the new batteries? Can you buy thrm directly from nissan or do you have to find a wrecked one
I buy from wreckers, mostly Norway!
@@DalasEVRepairthank you!
As a mechanical novice I just want to clarify something. Using the mounts you showed, a 62kwh battery pack attached directly to a MK1 Leaf, and all the electrics and electronics were just plug and play. Is this correct? And from the point of having the battery removed, this took you just a single day??
Check out the wiki github.com/dalathegreat/Nissan-LEAF-Battery-Upgrade/wiki
Did that new mounting also meant 40 mm less ground clearance? If so might be problem on some speed bumps.
Correct, but with the stiffer springs this shouldn't be a big issue. The LEAF rides very high compared to sportier cars on the market.
Great video! 😀 Wouldn't mind upgrading to a 62 kWh or even a 40 kWh one, but that will have to wait until I won the lottery or something.
30-50 km of range on current 24 kWh pack will have to do for now.
Omg... Range anxiety?
@@chrisE815 My daily trips are a maximum of 35 km so I have learnt to live with it, and to estimate my range at current temperature and use of heater.
Under -15 C it however becomes difficult to make it. Turtle mode after just a few kilometers and range anxiety sets in... The battery heats up after that giving some range back, but I usually try to borrow a petrol car in cold weather and obviously for all longer trips.
Wow. Did that battery get some really bad abuse?
Yikes! We still get just about 100km from ours, just lost the first health bar. Although it's the updated model (2013?) and built in 2015.
Do you have the original/first model? How old and how many km total? Did you kinda abuse it like always charging to 100% and stuff?
We love this car and hope to drive it for a long time!
With such a battery, doesn't it make it more difficult to jump onto the edge?
I would like to know if an ev charger could be connected to the battery only .or does it need any other parts from the nissan .
Totally possible!
@@DalasEVRepair I ask as I would like to buy only a battery, put it on wheels and charge it . Then untill v2g chargers are available I would look at possibly using an solar inverter to use battery voltage then back to home. But I don't suppose you have schematics of the nissan car layout.
@@gino2465 check out mynissanleaf forum, people using the charger standalone there with CAN commands
I wonder what orbs were flying past at 8:40? Vasa UFO sighting 2022
how much it costs to replace batt. ?
Do you do commissions. I have a 24 leaf looking to upgrade to 62?
Sorry nope!
Dala (or anyone),
In your calculations, does it cost less to buy a ZE0 leaf and upgrade it to 62 kwh, or to just buy a Leaf+ (new or used) with the 62 kwh battery from the factory?
In Finland it is cheaper to ugrade old LEAF (10k car + 10k battery), versus 35k native 62kWh leaf
With lots of manufacturers working on solid-state batteries that would be more energy dense, do you think/would you test if they would work with a Nissan leaf?
Depends on EU legislation within X years
Where do you get your CAN bridge and software? I'm just about to do a conversion for a customer
I get them via DalasEVrepair 😁
I’ve been look at the leaf & the battery upgrade but the new MG4 is now so cheap in comparison, what are your thoughts on it in comparison?
No clue, I mainly look at 10 year old platforms 😅
60kwh nissan air cooled battery would work for 95% of drivers in the world.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing!!!
How does the heater work to keep you warm
You switch it on and it produces heat ... it's electric! Do you mean something else?
For someone who is looking to buy a pre-owned Nissan leaf, what kind of things should I be looking for?
Battery health (SOH% reasonalbe for age?). And odometer tampering (km on battery matching kilometers on instrumentation cluster?)
Both can be checked with Leafspy Pro
@@DalasEVRepair thank you so much! That is very helpful :D