windsorsean
Active member
I am trying to determine whether or not to ask my dealer to pursue investigating my Leaf for slower than expected DCFC.
I have the appropriate software update installed (NTB19-056) and confirmed the firmware through LeafSpy (5SA3B). However the highest speed I have ever seen at a 50+ kW DCFC has been 42 kW and only for a minute before it dropped under 40. That was on a cold Canadian winter day with the battery at 55% SOC and temp of 28C (83F).
A few days ago I was using a brand new DCFC and got 38kW at under 50% SOC (this was my first charge of the day). Shortly after a 2013 Leaf tried it and was at 47kW.
And even though I have the rapidgate fix, if I do more than two DCFCs in a day the rate drops to around 20kW by the third station. I should note that I've only done that twice in 2 years, once in the winter and once in the summer (in the summer I got a battery heat warning after the third charge).
Does this sound normal at all? I've struggled to find much info on long range travel experiences post rapidgate fix. Thanks in advance for any info!
I have the appropriate software update installed (NTB19-056) and confirmed the firmware through LeafSpy (5SA3B). However the highest speed I have ever seen at a 50+ kW DCFC has been 42 kW and only for a minute before it dropped under 40. That was on a cold Canadian winter day with the battery at 55% SOC and temp of 28C (83F).
A few days ago I was using a brand new DCFC and got 38kW at under 50% SOC (this was my first charge of the day). Shortly after a 2013 Leaf tried it and was at 47kW.
And even though I have the rapidgate fix, if I do more than two DCFCs in a day the rate drops to around 20kW by the third station. I should note that I've only done that twice in 2 years, once in the winter and once in the summer (in the summer I got a battery heat warning after the third charge).
Does this sound normal at all? I've struggled to find much info on long range travel experiences post rapidgate fix. Thanks in advance for any info!