I know here has been some discussion on getting software upgrades and even an upgrade to B-mode for older Leafs. I think Nissan should be providing an upgrade path for some of the hardware improvements.
More specifically, I don't think it would be too difficult to re-engineer a replacement for the rear-mounted charger to be a 6.6 KwH charger instead of the original 3.3 KwH. Also (a big deal in Minnesota), a version of the heat-pump model of the heater to replace the anemic heater that came with the 2012 Leaf.
Nissan is producing a high-tech car but still thinking like a traditional auto manufacturer. The notion of upgradeable products seems to have escaped them. At present the official line is "this will never happen". But if enough Leaf owners chime in and convince them that there is a market for upgrades, they might actually have an epiphany and modify their business model in a manner that would benefit their consumers.
More specifically, I don't think it would be too difficult to re-engineer a replacement for the rear-mounted charger to be a 6.6 KwH charger instead of the original 3.3 KwH. Also (a big deal in Minnesota), a version of the heat-pump model of the heater to replace the anemic heater that came with the 2012 Leaf.
Nissan is producing a high-tech car but still thinking like a traditional auto manufacturer. The notion of upgradeable products seems to have escaped them. At present the official line is "this will never happen". But if enough Leaf owners chime in and convince them that there is a market for upgrades, they might actually have an epiphany and modify their business model in a manner that would benefit their consumers.