CarlFlat
Member
I’ve switched over from looking for a Gen 1 LEAF to looking at Gen 2 LEAFs for several reasons. I have had no luck finding a 2017 LEAF in my local area to see in person or test drive, let alone attach a LEAFSPY and check the computer log, so I’m working on beefing up my budget to get a Gen 2. That brings me to a number of questions on which I’m hoping Forum members can weigh in. The primary one is, Does the base 2018 LEAF come with a 24kWh battery? One thing I would expect from spending more money is to get a 40 kWh battery, at minimum.
A Nissan brochure which I got from a link in a thread in this forum (https://www.nissanusa.com/content/dam/Nissan/us/vehicle-brochures/2018/2018-nissan-nissan-leaf-brochure-en.pdf) seems to indicate that the 2018 LEAF S comes with a 40 kWh battery, as do the SV and SL packages. I have been pulling up used LEAF listings on CarGurus.com. After I open a listing I copy the VIN and paste it into https://www.vehiclehistory.com/ to get more details. So far this week I have cataloged 12 vehicles, including 8/ 2018 model year vehicles. ALL 8 reports show those vehicles contain 24 kWh batteries.
A Nissan brochure which I got from a link in a thread in this forum (https://www.nissanusa.com/content/dam/Nissan/us/vehicle-brochures/2018/2018-nissan-nissan-leaf-brochure-en.pdf) seems to indicate that the 2018 LEAF S comes with a 40 kWh battery, as do the SV and SL packages. I have been pulling up used LEAF listings on CarGurus.com. After I open a listing I copy the VIN and paste it into https://www.vehiclehistory.com/ to get more details. So far this week I have cataloged 12 vehicles, including 8/ 2018 model year vehicles. ALL 8 reports show those vehicles contain 24 kWh batteries.