Nissan Leaf 2011 SL
Plan to Buy + Upgrade the battery on a Nissan LeafUpdated 1 year ago
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All My Nissan Leaf Projects:
The Leaf:
I've watched 100s of videos and many things are crystal-clear:- Hundreds of Video of Happy Owners that say nothing went wrong with their leaf in 10 years, except the battery capacity.
- Acceleration + Handling is Amazing
- Battery Capacity is measured in 12 "bars".
- Typical 2011-2015 Leafs are $9000-$15000, and have 6 to 10 bars.
- There are hundreds of owners in Victoria who love their Leafs, but want to recover their lost range.
Why Upgrade?:
- Even if I get one with 10 bars, within a few years it will drop to 6 or 7 bars
The Goal?:
The only older Nissan Leaf in town with all 12 of its bars for $7000An Electric Car with 130km range. Or 220km with range Extender.
The Skills, Tools, and Ability to easily Upgrade my battery again in 5 years.
Possibly a business upgrading other Leaf Batteries.
To Do:
- Find the nearest Wrecker with Leaf Parts
- Arrange Pickup of Battery in Langley
- Order 240V Charger+Wire
- Order Parts for Module Project
- Find 4 Glass Pans to Hold
- Find Shockproof gloves
Companies + Links:
- PrecisionAutoService (AKA Ingenext)
Battery Ordered From Scott Waddle - EVsEnhanced
- Motorize
- Muxsan
- Pack Disassembly
- Battery Explained
- Custom Ranger Extenders
- 160 Nissan Leaf Pics
- Battery Supplier
- Owners Manual
Facebook Groups:
Parts I'm Looking for:
- Headrest (Rear Passenger Side)
- 240Volt Charger
- Strut Cap
- Charge Port Pull Switch
General Notes:
- Leaf Trunk Opening= 25" wide at bottom, 42" wide at widest
- Brake Fluid (DOT 3)
Vancouver Island Auto Wreckers:
- Malahat (250)478-4751
- Nanaimo -- BC Auto (800)567-2557
- Nanaimo -- Duke Point(250)722-2995
- Duncan -- Blackys(250)748-0341
- Langford -- Sandy's (250)474-3141
- Langford -- Tom Cat(250)474-0253
- Sooke(250)642-4206
- Coombe -- Highway 4(250)248-8916
Acronyms:
| SOH | State of Health |
|---|---|
| SOC | State of Charge |
| LBW | Low Battery Warning |
| GIDs | ???? |
| DTCs | Diagnostic Trouble Codes(Wh / 80) |
Videos:
2 x Capacity+2nd Quick Charge
Slow down Rapid Charging 20%
If the heaters Dies
Raw Materials
Pics:
Questions:
- When Charging at 3.3KV, how many Amps / Watts are given?
- What are the GIDs?
- What apps do I register with for charging?
- How To Disable "Your Vehicle Wirelessly Transmits Recorded Vehicle Data" Prompt on Startup!!
- Should I add a PTC Battery Heater?
- Does my replacment battery have a 22 Pin harness, or a 36 Pin harness?
- How do I install Firmware Updates?
- SHould I install a PTC Heater?
- Can I turn on the heater Remotely? Wifi?
- Where are my most Convinient Chargers? Moms, Uptown, Thriftys etc?
- Can I program the car not to charge over 80%?
- How to connect car to Leaf Spy Lite App?
- Should I get a charger-port cover?
- Does Nissan Connect (still) Work?
- What does "1/3C" mean when charging a battery? Amps / Volts? 20/4
- Will a "Turnigy Accucel 6" charge more batteries at once?
- Can I use any of my Existing Power Supplies?
- How long will it take to charge?
- What is that weird bracket in the trunk?
- Can I pay Tom Sawyer $200 to decode / connect my battery pack to my car? If in the future, I need it again, can I pay $50?
- Should I charge the Module at a 8.2V on the terminals ports, or 4.2V on each of the inside terminals?
- Could you install a CHAdeMO charger at home for $4800?(62.5 kW=500V @125A)Link
The Future:
Strut Caps
- Add Battery Cooling! How can I do it?
Peliter Effect? Air Conditoining? CPU Fans? Radiator System? - Add Charge Port LIGHT!
- $1000Add a 18650 Range Extender!
- $ 100 Tow Hitch (Just for a 200lb trailer+300lb load)
- $ 40 32x32 pixel screen
- $ 3 Start Button Iron Man Cap
- $ 2 Put Cap on Struts
- $ 0 Interior Lighting
- $ Adapt a 240 volt car charger to plug into TWO 120 volt outlets, ifffff they were on separate breakers
