I'm pretty sure CHadeMO is a lame duck in N. America, so I don't expect any significant capital investment to upgrade or enhance current infrastructure or to accommodate the ~ 15k -- 20k per year future, higher charging spec CHadeMO cars coming to N. American roads.
You're probably right. I was just hoping that EVGo really has 'future-proofed' their quick charge stations for 100 kW and that these can be upgraded through relatively quick software updates. EVGo claims to be ready for 100 kW charging, but the details of how, concretely, they plan to convert each station are somewhat vague:
https://insideevs.com/nrg-evgo-to-ready-its-network-for-100-kw-fast-chargers/
This is not a fair comparison. Those DVD's would be doorstops. Your e-Plus would still be quite usable. It's more like watching HD-DVD on a standard definition TV.
Also, you still get to enjoy the full 225+ mile range of the e-Plus. In my experience, that's far more important than the charging rate (although the two together are what make a true road-trip-worthy EV).
Of course. When I made the DVD analogy, I was speaking only of the 100 kW quick charging, not the overall car itself. I think 225+ miles of range and TMS would be fantastic.
The route you describe is 216 miles per Google maps, so any stop for a 200+ mile car, even with fairly generous reserves, would seem to be pretty short even at 50kW. More than a gasser or Tesla to be sure, but still pretty small unless you make that trip often. A new Kona might be able to do it non-stop in good conditions if you were to cut your margins a bit close, so why even worry about a 60kWh LEAF when you'll have three affordable 60+ kWh CCS two-box hatchback cars to choose from? You've got options.
In my case, the "NYC-Boston" trip that I take 6-10 times a year actually takes me a little north of Boston and is about 240 miles. The reason I'm trying to speculate a little about the future timeline of real-world 100 kW charging is that this is part of a larger and perhaps unproductive speculation about the relative value of buying a 2018 Leaf now or waiting for any of the 2019 EVs (Leaf e-Plus, Kona, Niro).
Practically speaking, what I would gain by waiting for the 2019 Leaf would be 1.) these 240 mile trips would take one 20ish minute quick charge stop in the 2019 vs. two 20ish minute quick charge stops in the 2018 (not a huge deal), and 2.) the 2019 will be a 200+ mile, long-distance-capable car for its entire life, while the 2018 will most likely be long-distance-capable for two years or so and then rapidly devolve into a purely city/commuter car (a much bigger deal).
But the big questions are price and availability. It looks like because of a combination of various local and national discounts, I can pick up a 2018 Leaf SV with the all-weather package for under $20K. But a big part of this discount - a $5,000 discount through my local utility - expires September 30. The problem is that there's no pricing yet for any of the 2019 models, nor release dates despite their alleged imminence, plus the availability of the Kona and Niro on the east coast has a permanent question mark over it - you still can't buy an Ioniq EV out here, and that car came out almost 2 years ago. Now, if, for example, after a combination of dealer discounts and tax credits/rebates you could buy one of the 60 kWh 2019's (e-Plus, Kona, or Niro) for say $23K total out of pocket costs (what you can basically buy a base model Honda Clarity PHEV for right now), and if the wait time to get one of these at $23K was under a year, then sure, I would wait for the 2019's. I would even wait if you could buy one of these for under $25K. But if, instead, the new 2019's will have total out of pocket costs of $30+K for the next 2 years, then I would just go with the 2018 Leaf now. It's just impossible to know until specific pricing and availability details are released, but the clock is ticking on that utility discount....