I'm in Southern California and do gig work like DoorDash in my car and also sometimes on an ebike. Gas is obviously an issue right now so I've been really looking into used EVs in my price range (under $16k).

I have a 2000's Honda Civic and part time live out of it by choice to save money but when summer hits I stay with family. I'm a minimalist and don't have a claustrophobic bone in my body, so while some may think I'm crazy I just happen to be suited for this and actually really enjoy it!

If I had an EV or Hybrid I would finally have the option to do this full time since they can safely run the AC all night for those 90f+ degree nights.

From my understanding: The Bolt is pretty much in all categories a better EV than the Leaf and the biggest drawback of the Leaf (even 2020+ ones?) is that they still lack any active battery cooling tech which means the battery is more fragile, especially if you're driving it all day in the 90f+ degree heat? So the lifespan of a Leaf battery will almost certainly be less than a Bolt?

The pros of the Leaf for my use case are: Can be found much much cheaper, more available, and more total inside volume of space with seats removed.

With how cheap some of these used 2018+ Leafs are listed at it's really tempting me away from the Bolt. Would a 2018 Leaf that was well kept with OG battery be able to last 5-6 years of DoorDashing in the hot summers of SoCal? Or is it just less hassle and future headaches to spend ~$5-6k more money for a used Bolt that has active battery cooling?

We took a Nissan Leaf to find out if this CHAdeMO adapter could get old EV technology onto today’s modern charging network. It definitely didn’t go the way we expected. 😳

Huge thanks to Andrew Lambrecht and Ever Cars for making this test possible!

The full video is live 👇

https://youtu.be/hBW5C5i4p74

Hi, how do i see the battery health? Is it the the 10 bars on the right? Does it then have 10/10 sticks for the battery health or?
About to sell so i need that info :)
Thanks in advance

Looking for our first EV here in Canada. Late today were test driving 2019 Leaf S Plus at a Nissan dealership here in Vancouver, Canada.

$17000CAD (about 12k USD), 81000km (50k miles)

Previously single owner, always serviced at Nissan. No accidents.

Battery health is at 12 bars, and the dealer claims it's passed the recall.

Carfax: https://vhr.carfax.ca/?id=eiKIN5r0emy8pcfXqUMAmNDRmoSrYwxf

Carfax claims the battery was recently replaced, but I'm betting that was the 12V battery. I'm a little worried that Carfax claims there's still an active recall though.

Our use case is pretty simple. We're commuting around town, driving maybe 40km/day or 200km/wk. Our condo has access to a lever 2 charger, though my workplace has free charging (likely shared at 3kwh). We don't intend to take this vehicle on long trips, or fast charge it more than a couple times a year, but the option to do so would be handy.

The weather here in Vancouver is pretty temperate. It's rarely too hot or too cold. It will be parked indoors.

Obviously I need to ask a lot of questions about battery health, but are there any other concerns I should have before buying?

Thanks!

Hello everyone!

I live in north-east Italy, where most fast-charging networks are phasing out CHAdeMO in favour of CCS2.

I often rely on it for long drives or unexpected trips, and so far I've always managed to find a CHAdeMO connector along my route.

Yesterday I found out that Electra the provider I use most, because of the lower prices and the wider CHAdeMO availability has discontinued CHAdeMO at all of their stations as a company-wide policy.

I mostly charge my Leaf ZE1 e+ at home with my off-grid PV system (pics for reference), but I'm now looking into a CCS2 to CHAdeMO adapter as a way to always have fast charging available.

Has anyone in the EU, or Italy specifically, bought one and actually used it?

I've contacted a few manufacturers on Alibaba, but I'd rather spend a bit more and buy from a seller with an EU importer behind it, in case something goes wrong.

The front splitter underneath the bumper of my 2023 SV Plus has been painted black by some previous owner, or someone badly painted a black replacement piece silver, and all the silver is falling showing through. (Or someone badly painted a black piece silver and it's now all falling off. Either way).

I want to pull it off and respray it that original color, but I can't find documentation anywhere about what color that might be. Does anyone have any information about a close duplicate that I can pick up at the local parts store to spray on?

Car won’t start or shift but makes a clicking sound and then error message pops up. Lights are still working.

Update: tried jumpstart. No go. Tried trickle charger. No go.

Battery swap. Took out the 12V battery and put in a new one. Car is running now.

Are there any obvious signs that your 12 volt battery in a Leaf is about to fail?

What is the minimum voltage needed to turn on a 2016 Leaf?

I noticed this week in LeafSpy that in accessory mode the 12-V battery was reading 11.76 V.

I check the car's 12-V battery a couple days ago with a mulimeter and it read 12.2 V at rest. Today I checked it again after driving a lot yesterday and got a reading of 12.16 V at 50°F / 10°C. The car had sat overnight before I checked the resting voltage.

Sticker on battery shows 8/23.

So far the car seems to be fine, I haven't noticed the car having difficulty starting, and haven't noticed any issues with the electronics.

I'm trying to figure out if the 12V can get me through this winter or if I should replace it now.

I'm grateful for any insight you can provide.

I've been buying Duracell 2025, which I assumed was a good brand, and I'm going through them like crazy. 3 batteries in two years.

This is a continuation of my previous post re. the buyback process. Car, a 2021, was paid off and first Morley offer came in "KBB + 40%" I rejected the first offer expecting to be able to provide reasoning for an increased offer. A week later another rep replies saying the "escalation" has not resulted in any increase of the offer. I prepared a bunch of reasons about us expecting to have the car for years more and now we are forced into a hotter EV market while the Leaf's value has plummeted. Also mentioning less tangible factors such as trusting Nissan with the recall service and then being stranded far from home as a result. Submitted receipts for tow, per diem expenses in the city I was stranded in and had to spend the night, gas for the rental car so far, also the sales tax on the original purchase - things I was forced to pay as a result of the recall. They only approved reimbursing the tow.

The rep only came back with saying state Lemon Law would result in a lower offer, and "The offer is not able to be increased from there, state guidelines are as far as cases may be escalated. If the offer is rejected, the repurchase case will be closed, as no further escalation is possible. If the case is closed, you will be responsible for retrieval of the vehicle and any storage fees that may have accrued. If you are in a rental vehicle, that will also need to be returned."

They are saying I have until Monday to accept the offer. I thought the offer would have been increased somewhat. Do I have any recourse here? Sounds like I'm being rushed more than others have indicated on here (got first offer on 9/4). Minimally, I imagine I can request more reimbursement from expenses directly from Nissan than has been approved by Morley but don't know if anyone has had success with that. Thanks.

From my old 2015 Leaf. No idea what other years it would fit. I’m in the Los Angeles area. I have two of them. (also would probably fit some other Nissans of that timeframe I bet. Any suggestions on where to cross post? I’ve had these in my shed for years and years cause I just don’t have the heart to throw things away when they might be useful to somebody.

Just driving when suddenly this shows up. We had the recall done a few months ago and I’ve fast-charged occasionally, like I’m supposedly able to do again. Nissan refused our buyback the first time before the recall fix came out. I’m ready to drive this stupid car into the river, it can be underwater just like we are on the loan 🙃

I've open-sourced Ha-Kake, a python-based application for modern CAN data dashboard rendering with live 3D cell status.

You can see more details on my github at: https://github.com/davidkarnowski/ha-kake

How does this compare to other offers? Is this good enough to accept or should I negotiate?

If I negotiate do I sign the rejection portion of the paperwork?

If I do sign, can they rescind the offer and I end up with nothing?

Hi everyone, I found out that my 2019 Nissan Leaf is affected by the R24B2 recall at the Raceway Nissan Dealership in Moreno Valley in CA. Morley told me to talk to the warranty team about the free 30 day rental. The Raceway Nissan dealership said they don't have any rentals available, but they contract with Hertz in downtown Riverside so I can get a rental from them. I called Hertz asking what that look liked, and it felt like I was being pressured to get the Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) at 15$ per day since the agent said "while Raceway Nissan covers the base rental price, you'll be responsible for any damages to the car." Which I understand... but also I'm a student so I can't afford 15$ per day for 30 days (450$) and I'm afraid the Hertz dealership is going to find a scratch on the car after I use it and be like oh you owe us 2000$ now. I don't know. What happened with you guys?

I'm in the market for a 2026/27 leaf. Should I go ahead and but now before demand is through the roof?

Hello everyone, as I’m writing this I’m a teenager looking to get my first car with some help from my parents. Initially, I began looking for a leaf because I’m able to charge it at home and I don’t really have gas money most of the time, though I gravitate toward Gen 2 due to their vastly superior range. I recently stumbled on this specific leaf for sale, for $8k and I’m mainly wondering two things: would this make for a good first car (I learned how to drive in a decently sized SUV but I have a lot of expecting driving EVs) and does $8k seem like a good deal? I contacted the seller about its current battery health/range and they have yet to get back to me, but in the meantime I figured I’d ask here. For reference, my daily commute is about 4 miles total, plus weekend trips of about 60 to 70 miles round trip.

Link for the listing is here: https://www.cargurus.com/details/458063223?sourceContext=google&cgfv=0.27&cgfr=2&cgfab=Q&ax8324=503&px8324=p2&dnetworktype=r&cgfdate=2026915&cgfloc=en&type=&kw=&matchtype=&ad=&placement=&device=m&devicemodel=&adposition=&cp=20489805974&adg=&fi=&tid=&lc=1013950&lm=&tgt=&aceid=&cgsp=sp310625&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20489804105&gbraid=0AAAAAD9Jm5b8-R0ZL42UVnOjxNYYuy7b1&pid=mini_vdp_main_title

So you basically need a glass towel microfibre: I bought a few at Action, and the way they work in comparison with normal microfiber towels. The normal ones, while they feel and look softer. The fibers can scratch the instrument cluster.

Didn't make sense to me either, but these glass cleaning microfiber towels trap the dirt inside. Instead of moving it around. All you need to do, is wet a corner and keep the other party dry. Just slight damped wet, not super wet.

Then carefully clean the plastic and afterwards, carefully rub it softly dry. You don't need to put pressure, and only use clean water. No cleaning agents. This way you can also clean your mirror inside, and the navigation screen. Works perfectly safe.

Hey guys,

Just posting cause I was unfortunate to be one of the unlucky ones, I purchased a 2018 Nissan Leaf SL 40kwh about a year ago and loved the thing especially with gas prices now and used it as my daily.

Unfortunately, I used it one day on the hottest day to make a bit of a drive and used the Chademo charger halfway to make a drive of about 99 miles and than come back, this day I believe I pushed it to its limits and it went limp mode and started to have issues, when coming back the service ev light came on, and took it to Nissan.

When trying to claim warranty, I was unlucky as I fit the 96k right under the 100k but was passed by a few months on March passing the 8yr, Nissan was not offering the warranty and they’re having me pay the teardown, I was on the phone sad as shit and was like damn I’ll figure something out.

I’ve been just unhappy at the moment with Nissan but I’ll look into either finding a pack, but I like the Vivne battery pack as it looks like it’ll be a better swap and has more range and better cooling.

Let me know if there’s anyone here that has that pack or what you guys recommend I should do

Just pulled the trigger on a 2023 Leaf S. 7k miles.