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Everything we know about the 2026 Nissan Leaf (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Man, I sure hope they finally get rid of chademo... There's no way they'll again fuck up the plug, right?

Instead of a slow and clunky CHAdeMO connector, the Leaf rocks a Tesla-style NACS port for DC fast charging.

Good. I mean, for the US. I'll just guess they have CCS for the rest of the world.

Interestingly, the car also has a SAE J-1772 connector for AC charging. The driver's side fender has the J plug, while the passenger side fender has the NACS.

...

Wat?

Confusingly, the NACS connector is only for DC fast charging. If you're going to level 2 charge, you must use the J plug or a NACS connector with an adapter. It's weird, but the car will make it obvious to owners if they plug into the wrong connector.

Yup, they fucked it up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In europe, it will finally come with CCS. That's what everyone uses here.

Unlike previous Leafs, the new car will be equipped in the UK with a CCS charging system, rather than a Chademo one, which can take DC rapid-charging rates of up to 150kW.

Source: Autocar

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

German source says it'll still have two charging ports. It's just weird.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Well, that could be nice, e.g. in a small garage. Still a very niche thing.

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