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Apparently the problem is getting Visas for their engineers to come to the US to do that work. My understanding is that the adapters work with some but not all charging networks and hardware in North America (CCS1). They are sending firmware updates as they identify what quirks of the different...

The photos I saw looked identical to the unit being tested by nomadic hippie. Plus the company selling them in Canada doesn’t have a factory. There is zero chance they designed and manufactured the adapters. The “had them manufactured” which is why they got their own logo put on the side. So...

No. He’s saying that if it were an option or accessory or for the car at time of purchase, he wouldn’t object to it costing $1000. Of course, the dealer would charge $2000 for it. As I recall, the MSRP for Nissan’s home charger was $1300. Comparable chargers are $300 now.

You can’t even buy the needed components for $200. The adapter needs to translate CCS1 and ChaDeMo protocols. If it were just a socket adapter for 70kW of 400VDC it would probably need to cost $400-$500 to make it worth developing.

ChaDeMo works just fine. There are quite a few chargers around. Of course, the long-term writing is on the wall. As others have said, regular DCFC is not really what the LEAF is all about. Demanding Nissan retrofit all LEAFs with CCS1 or NACS is a bit ridiculous. Regarding the legitimacy of...

You realize that they are just having the factory slap a different sticker on this one: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Custom-CCS1-TO-CHAdeMO-adapter-DC_1600909599359.html

I did a similar back-of-the-envelope calculation a couple years back when I first bought my LEAF and came to a similar conclusion of about $2000 wholesale for a CSS to ChaDeMo adapter. There appear to be two Chinese companies with products coming out at $1100/€1000. I’m guessing that one key...