gmcjetpilot
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Bummer indeed. On those rare occasions I would usually go to the Nissan dealer to get a quick top off, I now no longer have the option of Free CHAdeMO charging in my 2015 LEAF. The fast charger at closest NISSAN dealer has been replaced by another fast charging station which requires a credit card. Still, they do offer free LEVEL 2, but that's going to take longer - 20-30 minutes instead of 5-10 to get reasonable top off. To pass the time, I decided to look around at the new cars and saw the Nissan EV Cross Over ARIYA 2023.
Sitting in the ARIYA for a bit I was impressed with fit and finish. I noticed the CCS port located in front fender, right hand side, passenger side, aft near the door jam. I'm guessing the Nissan LEAF is still around, but the range has gone up to 289 miles and the price is around 45K-$55K. Nissan has obviously gone with CCS - the J1772 plug with two extra large garage connectors located near the J1772 and below but separate, so it's cleverly designed for either a J1772 or CCS plug. It's definitely a win, but unfortunately CHAdeMO appears to be fading away - I'm not sure who even used it besides Nissan. The new ARYIA does not have CHAdeMO.
My 2015 LEAFE SV with all the options has CHAdeMO. Looks like it might be useless, except may be for fee commercial chargers. I will never go for fee. My LEAF is 2nd car for local only. I home charge mostly or dealer (free) or nearby public park if going for walk (free). The for fee chargers in my area are "Electrify America" and goes by the minute not electricity. If you are stuck with LEVEL 2 only you will pay excessively. The location near my house does have CHAdeMO up to 50Kw. Worst case I carry my LEVEL 1 cable in the car. I have an 2200W Ryobi Generator any may carry that. Ha ha. Seriously I could charge LEVEL 1 with my small gas generator.
As far as having any free charging anywhere I am grateful at least for LEVEL 2 as my 2015. I charge at home with my LEVEL 2 Clipper Creek 4.6Kw station 95% of the time. It is fine for a tiny 24Kw/?hr battery pack (now 19KW/Hr after 8 yrs) . Even when down below 20% to get to 80% is only a little over 2 hours. I have the high 6.6 KW LEVEL 2 option as well. However as the range goes down (now 80 miles, 72 winter) I might need a little boost while out and about. I hate going below 20% SOC at times, but I have had to accept going below that at times.
On a slightly related note, I do love it when Tesla owners have to use an adapter to charge their vehicle at a Nissan dealer, since we can't use Tesla Super Chargers it bugs me. They are in a $130K Model 2 P90D Tesla and are charging at Nissan dealer? Ha ha.
Sitting in the ARIYA for a bit I was impressed with fit and finish. I noticed the CCS port located in front fender, right hand side, passenger side, aft near the door jam. I'm guessing the Nissan LEAF is still around, but the range has gone up to 289 miles and the price is around 45K-$55K. Nissan has obviously gone with CCS - the J1772 plug with two extra large garage connectors located near the J1772 and below but separate, so it's cleverly designed for either a J1772 or CCS plug. It's definitely a win, but unfortunately CHAdeMO appears to be fading away - I'm not sure who even used it besides Nissan. The new ARYIA does not have CHAdeMO.
My 2015 LEAFE SV with all the options has CHAdeMO. Looks like it might be useless, except may be for fee commercial chargers. I will never go for fee. My LEAF is 2nd car for local only. I home charge mostly or dealer (free) or nearby public park if going for walk (free). The for fee chargers in my area are "Electrify America" and goes by the minute not electricity. If you are stuck with LEVEL 2 only you will pay excessively. The location near my house does have CHAdeMO up to 50Kw. Worst case I carry my LEVEL 1 cable in the car. I have an 2200W Ryobi Generator any may carry that. Ha ha. Seriously I could charge LEVEL 1 with my small gas generator.
As far as having any free charging anywhere I am grateful at least for LEVEL 2 as my 2015. I charge at home with my LEVEL 2 Clipper Creek 4.6Kw station 95% of the time. It is fine for a tiny 24Kw/?hr battery pack (now 19KW/Hr after 8 yrs) . Even when down below 20% to get to 80% is only a little over 2 hours. I have the high 6.6 KW LEVEL 2 option as well. However as the range goes down (now 80 miles, 72 winter) I might need a little boost while out and about. I hate going below 20% SOC at times, but I have had to accept going below that at times.
On a slightly related note, I do love it when Tesla owners have to use an adapter to charge their vehicle at a Nissan dealer, since we can't use Tesla Super Chargers it bugs me. They are in a $130K Model 2 P90D Tesla and are charging at Nissan dealer? Ha ha.