I'm on LEAF #2. 1500+ UBER trips, all electric. It is a direct result of this channel. Keep up the good work, Robert!

This was a really uplifting episode. I love watching videos about down-to-earth, "budget" vehicles and solutions, it is really relatable in the real world.

We’ve had our 2013 24kwh Leaf since new. Now 68k miles and lost one bar. Considering a newer car but kind of priced out of it at the moment. A battery upgrade to 40kwh could be the ticket. Apart from a few bumps and bruises the car is fine. It’s been a real family workhorse.

This was a very cool episode, Robert. $4k to bring up your old car to current range standards is an amazing deal. The interior looks great too! Enjoy the ride.

That electric tractor deserves a whole episode to itself - awesome

Robert, I also have a blue Gen. 1 Nissan Leaf upgraded, in The Netherlands by Muxsan, with an extender battery pack in the boot. Same range as you, yet I am still using the original battery pack. I now provide the same service in Ireland, Eamon of Range Therapy.

Talking cost of ownership, I traded in my diesel Fiesta earlier this year for a Zoe. I totalled up the cost of fuel over the seven years I had owned it. Nearly £8000! Pretty much what I paid for the Fiesta. £4000 to replace a battery in a eleven year old car seems like good value if that car stays in use for another ten plus years.

Still have 96% capacity on our 7 year old leaf after 86k km. Great for around town, year round even in our cold Canadian winters. Similar experience to Robert - not one issue since new.

n=1, but my 2013 Renault Zoe just passed the 200k km's mark (~125k mi) with the original battery and it still has about 90% of the original battery capacity.

We have a 2012 Leaf and are looking at the battery replacement. This video was very helpful. Thank you.

As a former Leaf owner, we loved this episode! Thank you. And, while we love our Model 3, we still greatly miss our sweet, simple and efficient little Leaf.

I still have the LEAF I bought in 2011.Its lost half of its range but its still going and used as farm vehicle.

I remembered watching your video some time ago talking about the project you were going to embark upon to upgrade your Leaf battery and found this update video fascinating. It really does prove the point you've been, (quite correctly), "banging on about" for a long time and it's great there are companies operating to offer this type of work.

You are the best advocate for ecars that I've seen. Your pronunciation is clear and the content is easy to adapt, the storyline is well thought out. You are a treasure for any business you promote 👍👏

Way to go Robert, my 2014 Leaf has the factory Lizard Battery and 57,000 miles, 12 bars and the entire car has been trouble free! The more I looked at the new stuff the more I like my Funky Leaf, so I plan on keeping it indefinitely and will upgrade when it needs it!

Being a Leaf owner, it's great to see that these cars have a potentially 20-year life with a battery upgrade. I think I'll go for a 64Kwh battery in the next few years to update our car. Thanks for dispelling some of the old myths of battery/EV-powered vehicles. Also interesting to see that that battery control module is made here in Canada in Quebec.

Hi Robert, thank you very for this video with it's clear statements about current EV's and their battery lives. Every day I get the same set of about 6 questions from peeps when I talk about my EV - Range, charging speed, running costs, replacing the battery pack etc etc etc The ultimate question should be but is never asked is, "What's it like to drive?" and I would answer "Bloody lovely !!!!"

One of my favorite FC videos. Thank you for taking us on the journey Robert.

Terrific to see your car have a new leaf on life, sorry couldn’t resist. I do think this video deserves an addendum that summarizes the bigger picture the rest of us loyal watchers already know. Including the technical background on the original air cooled batteries, the charge profile, and the social pandemic impact. The understory or backstory is really interesting.

My 2015 Leaf has 180,000km and the battery is at 79% capacity, 24kwh battery with no regrets.

2013 Chevy Volt, 286K miles about 50MPG lifetime (engine runs rich). 14K + food deliveries. Degradation; about 80% of original and noticeably increased internal resistance but I just put it in hold mode about 4 miles remaining I still get full power and use the rest on the way home. Excited to see the LIQUID COOLED Lead battery to be produced!

This is wonderful news. I just bought a 2018 Nissan Leaf SV with the belief that I'd need to replace the battery in 3 years. And to know that if and when I do, the battery will be re-purposed. Brilliant. THANK YOU.

I can't be the only one whom robert reminds of an old lovely aunt.

My 2014 leaf is at 85% after 7 years, they certainly fixed the chemistry from the earlier ones and hope to get another 5 years or more.

Congratulation's on getting your LEAF back in one piece. I am really impressed with the mileage gains and how technology has overtaken the battery range for this age of car. As you explained beforehand this new battery certainly gives the car a NEW LEASE on life and will continue to provide lasting enjoyment. I have been scouring the internet waiting on an update of this kind for a while since you had your garden review. I had seen your review of the CleEVeley pod cast and have sent it off to many people that were looking at disposing of their cars because the range was so slight. So for much less than the purchase of a totally NEW CAR, a person who currently own any ERA of Nissan LEAF can add more range or simply replace their pack with a newer pack. This is BRILLIANT, we are now in the future of life and it will keep getting better. BRAVO Mr. R. Llewellyn.. Thanks to your channel of "Fully Charged" for bringing us into the future of electric mobility and beyond.

Good to see the Old Girl back again, and with a new powerhouse. Wishing you a fruitful 2022 and many more happy years of driving th Leaf. 🙂👍

Lovely seeing her back and I am most impressed with the tractor conversion, brilliant.

I just love this channel. Thanks for making this video Robert, very interesting to see how an 'old' Leaf can live a longer life. 120 miles is much better than 55!

Oh! So refreshing to see Robert in a car review! Thanks! :D

Hang on to that Leaf, Robert! 1st gen Leafs (leaves?) are milestone cars and future collectibles!

Love the dash in a Leaf, it looks like a practical and reliable box on wheels. Great that a better range battery is an option. A superb city and small hop car. Also reusing old cells for house battery packs is the way to go

Absolutely brilliant as usual Robert, thank you!! I would love to do this to my 2015 Leaf one day, but at the moment there is nothing wrong with the battery it came with!!! 😁

Very impressive - the route you chose was pretty much the route I used to drive when visiting the yUK with family many years ago. Becoming more convinced by the Leaf!

Gotta say, that tractor looked fantastic. They are perfect for electric conversion too. With the torque of an electric motor I bet it out performs the diesel versions with ease

It is always nice to listen to a wise man, who just happens to be an EV enthusiast. Keep up!

It's insane. The stuff coming out nowadays. No more early adopters for EVs. This technology has been proven over a decade. The first generation is still killing it. Great video. Thank you.

Great work New Electric! I've known Anne for years since Jack Rickard's EVCON days, visited him in the shop in Amsterdam and got very drunk! Great to see the progress that he's made.

EVs are such a no brainer. I switched from a Prius to a 30kwh Leaf in 2018, and then to a 64kwh Kona in 2020. Have also convinced my wife to buy a 40kwh Leaf. Living in a rural part of Ireland with two EV and we have zero range anxiety! Plus they are almost unbelievably cheap to run. Great channel, love it!

Huh! The different battery chemistry smells is something I'd never even considered. Fascinating!

I am tremendously happy to see this battery replacement/upgrade video and to hear how much it cost, the ownership experience of the Leaf after a decade and the wonderful company New Electric that is doing so much to help companies and people who need to decarbonize their transportation. Fantastic episode, it brought a smile to face and joy to my heart!

This is one of the most heart warning videos by Robert. Thank you.

love the leaf and preserving dear things in general. Roadtripping with robert must be a blast :D

I just got my first EV, a 2019 Leaf, and don’t want to ever go back! Thanks for spreading the message. Cheers from the US!

Thanks from the 4.5 year owner of a 2014 leaf w only 18k miles. I was waking up to 72 or so miles of range so long as the weather stayed warm, and, in the colder days of Dec I am seeing 65 to 67 miles of range. It has never been to a shop -- No issues whatsoever -- Still like brand new except for losing a few miles of range over its life. Original untouched tires and brakes.

We've waited so long. Looking forward to this.

Nice story on your old Leaf. Very positive to see how it has fared and lasted with the new battery giving it additional life.

Thanks for sharing your experience Robert, it’s been really eye opening 👍🏾

It had been a while since last time we had the privilege to enjoy a rant from Robert! Thanks Fully Charged, this was another good one :)

I had hoped the battery storage they were showing had Roberts old leaf battery in it, or even a variety of batterys

These kind of videos make me appreciate my 2017 leaf that much more.

This is just one of the greatest videos i've watched about EVs, and I've watched a lot.

HI Rob & Fully Charged crew, I just want to say thank you for all the work you do on the channels. I must admit until I discovered Fully Charged I wasn’t really a You Tube user., now I watch every day. I also want to thank you on a personal level. I’ve been off work for 9 months due to depression and it has been a struggle. But Fully Charged and channels like it (Electrifying, Electric Viking et al) have helped me cope. I have become a zealot on EV’s and climate change according to my wife (which in these days how can we not?) and wish our Australian government could just wake up to how destructive they are. Thank you though for the show, I wish I could afford to support you because you do incredibly important work I feel. Keep it going and to Eliot in China - you are a legend!! I lived in Chengdu in the 90’s and know how polluted Chinese cities can get. To see that Shenzhen has changed things around with EV’s gives hope for the future. Here’s to a fantastic 2022 for you all!

My 24kWh leaf lost about 1% a year and when I sold it it was 6 years old with 47k on the clock and absolutely nothing went wrong. So it would be good for 20 years before it lost 20% of its range and even then still good as a shopping trolley or school run car. Like Robert I have a Tesla model 3 now but my old Leaf is still one of the best cars I ever owned.

Thank you Robert, I watched when you first got the Leaf and have loved it and electric cars ever since

Great to finally see the update on the leaf.

Great video, love seeing EV's being scrutinised and trailed like this so we can actually see the actual performance and the ability to use them daily.. This is what non-beleievers need ❤️👍

I think the old Nissan Leaf is one the most underrated Ev's around.

Fantastic vid Robert. Thanks for keeping the message flowing!

Loved this video Robert. Was waiting for it for a while and didn't disappoint

That's very exciting and encouraging, thank you! Congrats! Maybe some day I'll upgrade the battery in my v1 Leaf as well. No problems with it so far, but 140 miles sounds nice.

Mr. Llewellyn. Thank you for the video. My comments are more for your subscribers/readers. I have one of the first model 3 Teslas. Long range rear wheel drive. I have travelled to Myrtle Beach S Carolina and \Florida from Toronto, Canada in it. There, no question it has a longer range than the Leaf. I time my stops for re-charging with my breakfast, lunch and dinners. What I am really trying to convey is that recently I was in Myrtle Beach (I had to fly there). To get to Florida I rented an ICE vehicle. ALL THE WAY there, I was constantly checking mileage and need of fuel (petrol to you folks.). What irony!! The Tesla would have indicated where and when I would need to recharge. If any of your subscribers are concerned. DO NOT BE. You will never ever buy anything but an EV ever again. Quiet, efficient, substantially less expensive. (Oh yes, did I mention that your children and grandchildren will thank you?)

On the bck of this channel I bought my first EV a Leaf 24 2014 model back in Jan 2018. I had it for 2 incredible years, and traded it against a new 2020 e-Golf, which I still have. The e-Golf is awesome, so well finished & efficient that I am struggling to find a new replacement which is better for a similar price! It is an Executive edition which has all the bells & whistles & is still way better than any of the current VAG models on the market. Maybe in 2023 there'll be a contender! Thanks Bobby for planting the seed and how its grown!

I love this show and have done for years!

Finally! glad your LEAF got a new life! Hope I will get a new battery for my special friend soon!

I recently completed the same exercise on my 2012 LEAF here in Western Australia, and share your enthusiasm. - I have fallen in love with my car . . . again. Pleased you made the point about not having to replace the batteries on modern EVs. Perhaps if you had explained the reason for the early LEAF’s battery degradation was the early battery chemistry it might have helped to clarify the point. I have disassembled the old battery and the cells will be added to my solar storage ( I.e. second life ).

Very cool that these old leafs got a second life. I had the same model many years back.

Thanks, Robert really enjoyed you sharing the information, so much my wife and I just went and bought a Nissan leaf 2017. we are based in New Zealand and look forward to very low fuel cost and bearly any servicing cost. Cheers paul

I love my Leaf it's honestly one of the best built cars I've ever driven for its age, but living in a rural area, range is always an issue. It's just a pity that replacement battery packs are so hard to find.

The very first electric car I drove was when I was working for Microsoft Ireland in Dublin. I drove the pearlescent white one with full leather. I couldn’t believe how quiet and refined it was. It was a demonstration vehicle. Since then I went to the Auris hybrid, to the Mercedes 350E to the e-golf. After three years of owning the e-golf I have seen no battery deterioration and virtually zero maintenance costs. Amazing car. And it still brings an enormous grin, as I chuck it through the roundabouts in Milton Keynes or use it around the country lanes.

Brilliant, Robert, as always! Love the channel! Keep up all of your great work!

Bobby Llew, it warms the cockles of my heart to see you re-use this "antique" car. I try to emulate your "reduce, re-use, recycle" ways and applaud your infectious enthusiasm.

So great to see Anne again, it's been over 10 years since we met at one of Jack Rickard's EVCCON gatherings! I'm so happy to see that he has a successful EV business in Amsterdam. Also, had to LOL at the Chargepoint dig....i just got Charge-punked yesterday at a non-working "fast" charger. 🤦‍♂️

"You have to charge it once, maybe twice a week." That depends on how much you use it. I have a 40kWh Leaf and I use it for work. The battery is the prefect size for my job, with me charging it every day, to 70-90%, depending on workload expected and weather forecast. So I reckon I am getting good use out of my battery. If you use a car for work, it's not "the bigger the better" for the battery, but "how much do I need to do my job reliably?" I've got the perfect size for my job, delivering up to 200 parcels per day.

Hi Rob, I've been watching fully charged for many years now, still remember the blog when you ran the leaf flat to test the level. I've talked to many people about EVs and I agree there is so much ignorance. My go to is all your earlier blogs, cheers mate 👍 🙂

I love all of this enthusiasm. There is so much controversy over charging to 80% vs 100%. I wish you would talk about that more.

Robert really shines in an episode like this...This type of content - and the news flashes - is where he rules 👍😀

What a great road trip and congratulations on the new battery!

You’ve taken really good care of that car. The paint still looks brand new.

It was very nice to meet you at Rouen in July Robert, hope you had a nice holiday.

Great video! I have had my 2014 LEAF since just under a year old (50k and still 12 bars - but expected to lose 1 or 2 at some point) and it has never given me any problems beyond tyres! Although still the 24kw model being a Tekna I do have the heat pump heating which does make a difference... I have recently been thinking of a change but not because of the car at all but because of the charging infrastructure and the apparent move away from supporting CHAdeMO that appears to be taking place. I have recently been on something of a road trip from London to Scotland and back and whilst the support for Rapid Charging on public networks is nothing short of outstanding in Scotland (In one car park there were 4 Rapid Chargers all with CHAdeMO connectors) the same is no longer the case on the Electric Highway network that is so essential for longer journeys covering the backbones of major routes in England. Since Ecotricity have moved away from this sector the Electric Highway has been taken over by Gridserve and unfortunately they have decided to deploy "pumps" according to connector demand so where there was once 3 x chargers with both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors there are now 3 x chargers 2 of which have 2 x CCS connectors and 1 with 1 x CCS and 1 x CHAdeMO! Apparently at some point both "Ports will be able to be used at the same time but that is not the case currently... So we faced several times when we had to queue behind other LEAF's for that 1 CHAdeMO connector (to make matters worse there was a CCS user using it at first when the other CCS units were vacant!)... One charge stop saw the only charger not working being the one with the CHAdeMO connector which meant we had to detour to a Type 2 for an emergency top up to reach the next Rapid. Overall very frustrating and whilst talking to others whilst waiting (as you do) it was apparent that this was a common complaint amongst CHAdeMO users but Gridserve do not seem to care and I have yet to receive any kind of response to my letters. It is a bad situation and unless someone does a CCS conversion I fear it will become the decline of CHAdeMO support on the public networks that will see the demise of cars equipped with this form of Rapid Charging not battery longevity.

It would be funny if the crew car was a Hyundai Ioniq 5 that could tickle charge the car while waiting for the eurotunnel or maybe even during the train ride. Isn‘t it amazing how far we have come in the last 10 years? 🥳

I love the first Gen body best and the 62kwh swap puts even more range! Thanks for sharing, super amazing!

The thing about the Leaf is that it is the Electric VW Bug. 50 years from now it will still be going, and loved. Today... a Leaf with dead battery is the single greatest automotive bargain there is.

Looks to me like a 40kw in the first generation leaf gives it similar range to that of the second generation 40kw so definitely an interesting option to consider for upgrading the older leafs and getting yourself a very usable car

Many people don't know that the Leaf should have (Nissan Recommendation) the reduction gear oil changed every 30K miles / 50K km Also other recommend services are: Brake fluid replacement, keep Regen at optimal, drive shaft lock nut greased and torqued (if you get a knocking sound when launching or reversing), Cabin filter, 12V battery (usually after 8Y), brake pads are changed different distance/year depending if you Leaf has B Mode or not, CV joints also can fail if boot is perished or damage. These are from personal experiences and from other owners I've talked too.

I just bought a new to me Nissan Leaf (2017) based on your videos alone! I am in the USA (California) we have lots of charging stations. I have had it a week and I love it. Thank you for your videos!

Currently have a 2014 24Kw Leaf at 100,000 miles. Thanks for the video. Considering upgrading my battery. Thanks Robert.

My 2012 Leaf got a battery replacement in 2017 under warranty from Nissan. They really stood behind these cars, at least that was my experience. My 24 kw pack has degraded some, I only have 11 bars now. Car has 80,000 miles, nothing has ever broken on it. Heck I’ve never even put brake pads on it. Just replaced the 12v battery a few weeks ago. The guy that installed the new 12v could not believe how long the battery lasted. It’s going away next year, I’ll miss it! ***If it had the range of Robert’s, I would definitely keep it!

Congratulations

Great to see the upgraded battery Leaf. Certainly improves the range massively.

My Peugeot iOn is 10 years old and the battery is still good! No reduction at all during the 3 years I've owned it!

i'm still driving my 2011, just like yours, silver leaf. only charge up to 80% since new and only lost 20% capacity so far. i did all the service myself, 12v battery, rear shocks, fluid top off, cabin filters, but except for tires. i love this car and hope to drive it until battery replacement becoming more affordable when time to replace them.

This reminds of the EV videos I watched 6+ years ago but with a little less charging. :^) Very smart to get the upgrade. As far as replacing a battery pack, I drive a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV so you might know where this is going... I stopped by my local dealership to make an appointment to get a new battery pack (due to the LG Chem problem) a few days ago. I'm fourth in line. I'm not at all worried about my current battery pack but I'll be super-happy when I get a "bigger" (and new) one. Last summer on a hot day my GOM read 288miles of range at 90% charged - I'm guessing the new pack should get over 300 miles(!) in the same conditions. Eight year or 100,000 mile warranty on the new pack is a good deal. I'm not sure if I'll buy another GM or not. By the time I'm done with this one there'll be so many choices.

Fully agree , well done from Malta Europe.👍

The worst thing I find surrounding the myths about car batteries is, the appalling ignorance of broadcasters, and journalists, they are still living in the time of the battery in your Nisan Leaf, ten years out of date. Oh and pompous with it !! So as you can imagine it was a real relief recently to hear you being interviewed and consulted on the subject by the BBC. So it’s never too late .

Awesome for the future

If a new battery pack can do this to a humble Leaf, imagine what a battery pack from 2030 will do to a Model 3! Cars may actually last a life time finally.

A great piece on an old EV, keep it up , I am a fan

Merry Christmas Robert and all the team

Great video very interesting to see how you can upgrade the battery capacity . Two ICE cars in our family and we are currently looking at replacing one with an EV. I’ve been looking specifically at the Leaf up to the 2017 variant . The Accenta and Tekna but the prices are all over the place . I borrowed a mates Mini Electric on a short break to Pembrokeshire from our home in the West Midlands . One to try out an EV and to get used to the charging process. It was a complete farce. I’d got the wrong app or needed to download an app. I’d put my details in and it wouldn’t recognise the car !! I’d pull up at a service station and an ICE car would be parked in the bay!! Or Zapp map said a charger was working when it wasn’t !! I’m ok locally loads of chargers and I can charge from home. But on the two or three times a year we travel to Cornwall or Devon or the Lakes . The charging issue does concern me. But the Mini was a revelation to us. It’s convinced us to take the plunge and buy an EV for a second car .