Very cool videos on getting Gen1 Leaf to run from Gen2 battery

[alozzy]

Wanted to share these new Youtube videos, as they are really cool (as is this guy's entire channel):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBBk1ABKftg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQREzvj65Y

This one is of the Gen1 Leaf running on Gen2 batteries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slJOe7zzEd0

For interest sake, this guy details disassembling the battery pack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dBjPwJ_Qaw&t=2s

 

[vwDavid]

assuming Gen1 = 2011-2012 24 kWh and Gen2 = 2013-2016 24 kWh?

 

[alozzy]

Yup, the details on that are in the Youtube video descriptions.

 

[LeftieBiker]

It would be interesting if by "Gen 2" they meant the 30kwh pack. The 2013-2015 pack is more like V 1.2. In the case of the early 2013 version it's more like V1.01.

 

[alozzy]

Mostly, I just enjoying seeing the battery pack gutted and explained like this. It does suggest that, down the road, that businesses will arise to service a used Leaf market (and other EVs) where owners just need some bad cells replaced in the battery pack to extend the useful life of the car.

I would definitely stick with my Leaf long-term, if I could get a rejuvenated battery pack for <$2000 US. Based on this video, within the next 5 years I would think this type of retrofit will be more common place, which is awesome if it happens.