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#3484533 26-Apr-2026 22:05

fastbike:

Haha. Nissan Connect is not supported in NZ. An advantage to being at the end of the supply chains

Considering where my car thinks it's driving on the head unit if Nissan is tracking it they should be quite worried about the number of Nissan leafs driving around in the Pacific Ocean or be selling it as an amphibious vehicle. I don't think my day back had reported being on land in the 4 years I've had the thing.

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#3484537 26-Apr-2026 22:55

everettpsycho:

fastbike:

Haha. Nissan Connect is not supported in NZ. An advantage to being at the end of the supply chains

Considering where my car thinks it's driving on the head unit if Nissan is tracking it they should be quite worried about the number of Nissan leafs driving around in the Pacific Ocean or be selling it as an amphibious vehicle. I don't think my day back had reported being on land in the 4 years I've had the thing.

Our 2022 NZ new Leaf never had that , nor the Ariya. Maybe an artifact of an imported vehicle?

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#3484560 27-Apr-2026 09:36

fastbike:

everettpsycho:

fastbike:

Haha. Nissan Connect is not supported in NZ. An advantage to being at the end of the supply chains

Considering where my car thinks it's driving on the head unit if Nissan is tracking it they should be quite worried about the number of Nissan leafs driving around in the Pacific Ocean or be selling it as an amphibious vehicle. I don't think my day back had reported being on land in the 4 years I've had the thing.

Our 2022 NZ new Leaf never had that , nor the Ariya. Maybe an artifact of an imported vehicle?

yes, NZ new has NZ software on it.

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#3484889 27-Apr-2026 22:16

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#3484908 28-Apr-2026 09:05

HarmLessSolutions:

Having just completed a 1,200km return trip to Gisborne this weekend to attend a family wedding my observations are that traffic was relatively light for a long weekend, Gisborne has a lower penetration of EVs and perhaps as a result of this their public charging facilities are sadly lacking. Best we could find were a Chargenet 50kW unit in the CBD that didn't seem to be included in their mobile app (but was occupied when we visited it) and a 50kW Openloop unit in the Woolworths carpark (which reverted to 1/2 when a second EV hooked up. No Tesla or Z Energy chargers in the area.

There's also a Plug and Save at the Caltex on Gladstone road which has (according to the website) a 160kW unit. Eftpos compatible with no need for an account either.

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#3484914 28-Apr-2026 09:17

maoriboy:

HarmLessSolutions:

Having just completed a 1,200km return trip to Gisborne this weekend to attend a family wedding my observations are that traffic was relatively light for a long weekend, Gisborne has a lower penetration of EVs and perhaps as a result of this their public charging facilities are sadly lacking. Best we could find were a Chargenet 50kW unit in the CBD that didn't seem to be included in their mobile app (but was occupied when we visited it) and a 50kW Openloop unit in the Woolworths carpark (which reverted to 1/2 when a second EV hooked up. No Tesla or Z Energy chargers in the area.

There's also a Plug and Save at the Caltex on Gladstone road which has (according to the website) a 160kW unit. Eftpos compatible with no need for an account either.

That one doesn't have much info on PlugShare but if you drill down to the reviews of the facility they are definitely pretty scathing.

https://www.harmlesssolutions.co.nz/

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#3485420 29-Apr-2026 08:48

Plenty of new EV tech on show at the 2026 Beijing motor, including new tech batteries with 1,000 - 1,500km range. Limited range in current BEV is the core reason for me not considering an electric vehicle, so pretty much opening the door to me (and many others) to a future EV purchase.

And for those who say Chinese car makers will not be the death of legacy car makers, just have a look at what is on offer ...

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#3488416 7-May-2026 15:09

Nissan Leaf battery upgrade available -

https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade/

52 kWh capacity
300 km Real-world range
vs ~80km degraded
50 kW CHAdeMO fully retained

It's not clear to me as a non-tech if this is available for all Leaf models prior to 2017 and right back to the original Leaf. As expected, economically it's not a great proposition for most people unless you happen to have a low kms Leaf available with a degraded battery.

I wonder if they can do half the range for half the price - probably not a good economic proposition for their side.

Anyway, this is an extremely positive development for the moment.

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#3488474 7-May-2026 15:40

gzt: Nissan Leaf battery upgrade available -

https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade/

52 kWh capacity
300 km Real-world range
vs ~80km degraded
50 kW CHAdeMO fully retained

It's not clear to me as a non-tech if this is available for all Leaf models prior to 2017 and right back to the original Leaf. As expected, economically it's not a great proposition for most people unless you happen to have a low kms Leaf available with a degraded battery.

I wonder if they can do half the range for half the price - probably not a good economic proposition for their side.

Anyway, this is an extremely positive development for the moment.

@14K + Shipping and installation is a big pricetag to continue to love a ancient Leaf...

Also the 2 year/80K battery warranty is a bit odd, the chances that anyone does 40K a year in a 10+ year old leaf must be reasonably low, why not just call it a 2 year warranty and be done with it??....

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#3488500 7-May-2026 16:32

That's an average of 110km per day or 150km just the weekdays. Many people commute that distance alone. For a well maintained vehicle 10yo vehicle with a low book value it may be worthwhile in some commercial circumstances. Anyway.. imo this is step one. The exchange rate is probably not great for them at present. That may move in future production iterations.

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#3488560 7-May-2026 21:31

Got a mail from Suzuki about their eVitara launch offer. Base model is $55K+ORC. So, $60K, for a Vitara EV. What am I missing here?

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#3488561 7-May-2026 21:38

gzt: Nissan Leaf battery upgrade available -

https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade/

52 kWh capacity
300 km Real-world range
vs ~80km degraded
50 kW CHAdeMO fully retained

It's not clear to me as a non-tech if this is available for all Leaf models prior to 2017 and right back to the original Leaf. As expected, economically it's not a great proposition for most people unless you happen to have a low kms Leaf available with a degraded battery.

I wonder if they can do half the range for half the price - probably not a good economic proposition for their side.

Anyway, this is an extremely positive development for the moment.

Quite apart from why would you, this will raise all sorts of compliance and insurance issues. The best use for a knackered Leaf battery is stationery storage.

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#3488567 7-May-2026 23:13

gzt: Nissan Leaf battery upgrade available -

https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/ecvs-opens-orders-for-nz-made-leaf-battery-upgrade/

52 kWh capacity
300 km Real-world range
vs ~80km degraded
50 kW CHAdeMO fully retained

It's not clear to me as a non-tech if this is available for all Leaf models prior to 2017 and right back to the original Leaf. As expected, economically it's not a great proposition for most people unless you happen to have a low kms Leaf available with a degraded battery.

I wonder if they can do half the range for half the price - probably not a good economic proposition for their side.

Anyway, this is an extremely positive development for the moment.

There's also a 40kWh in the world in Christchurch apparently targeting $10k installed. I love that it's happening but also not optimistic it will get much adoption. I do find it an interesting point that those old leafs are still pretty decent to drive it's their batteries that destroyed their value. Will replacing the pack resurrect the value of the vehicle or just be sinking money in to a dead vehicle.

Expensive as $14k is, you aren't getting that range for that money anywhere else.

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#3488592 8-May-2026 07:35

Kookoo:

Got a mail from Suzuki about their eVitara launch offer. Base model is $55K+ORC. So, $60K, for a Vitara EV. What am I missing here?

The first thing I would be doing is asking them to justify $5000 ORCs?

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#3488602 8-May-2026 09:16

everettpsycho:

There's also a 40kWh in the world in Christchurch apparently targeting $10k installed. I love that it's happening but also not optimistic it will get much adoption. I do find it an interesting point that those old leafs are still pretty decent to drive it's their batteries that destroyed their value. Will replacing the pack resurrect the value of the vehicle or just be sinking money in to a dead vehicle.

Expensive as $14k is, you aren't getting that range for that money anywhere else.

That one's been coming since before our Leaf was completely clapped out. I wouldn't hold my breath. Well ... I did hold my breath for quite a while but in the end, 14km of usable range didn't really cut it.

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