Chademo EV owners are saved! 🙌

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @Gabriankle
    @Gabriankle 10 місяців тому +338

    They said it could never be done because it would require a computer inside the adapter. Turns out, there are plenty of brilliant people in the world so the tiny computer is not impossible.

    • @pangrac1
      @pangrac1 10 місяців тому +50

      And there is computer inside adapter for sure. 🤓😜😂

    • @Hans-gb4mv
      @Hans-gb4mv 10 місяців тому +30

      It's not that it couldn't be done, it's more a question of whether or not you could ever turn this into something profitable.

    • @jchung5265
      @jchung5265 10 місяців тому

      cpc spying on you😂@@pangrac1

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg 10 місяців тому +25

      hahaha and we have tiny computers that can fit inside that space ..
      the actual reason was because CCS was NOT Open Source until recently

    • @p1mrx
      @p1mrx 10 місяців тому +26

      I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

  • @GhostDancer65
    @GhostDancer65 10 місяців тому +28

    I commissioned the CCS1 version for USA CHAdeMO vehicles and am testing it now near Seattle. Not ready for sale yet, but the same quality construction as this CCS2 version.

    • @pioneer7777777
      @pioneer7777777 9 місяців тому +4

      Did you make a video showing it working in the US?

    • @TheFrankGomez
      @TheFrankGomez 9 місяців тому +4

      Keep us updated! Looking to test in Portland.

    • @LaraLinx
      @LaraLinx 5 місяців тому +2

      Would love to know how it's going. Any estimate on when the final US model will be ready to sell? We're also in the Seattle area.
      Just bought a 2022 Nissan Leaf S+. Also have a 2024 SV+ and a 2013 SV in our family. We would L O V E to have adaptors.
      Thanks for sharing info.

  • @PsychedMedia
    @PsychedMedia 10 місяців тому +60

    Good news for Japanese imports. All EV's sold in Japan uses Chademo so If we were to import japanese ev's this would be soo beneficial

  • @stevemichael82
    @stevemichael82 10 місяців тому +29

    Thank you for testing the adapter and helping Dongguan Longwood company to improve the software by transmitting error logs.

  • @tommyduk1779
    @tommyduk1779 10 місяців тому +69

    Santa Claus turns up late and wearing an orange puffa. Dala you rock.

    • @aifredo8491
      @aifredo8491 10 місяців тому

      Yes, adapter with half price of a car soooo priceless : ))

    • @pioneer7777777
      @pioneer7777777 9 місяців тому +1

      @@aifredo8491 it's $1000, correct?

  • @patrickmurphy3048
    @patrickmurphy3048 10 місяців тому +25

    Average happiness of entire population of Finland up by at least 5% today! Great to see it.

    • @imahawk1
      @imahawk1 2 місяці тому +1

      And lots of Leaf drivers in Canada!

  • @The_Hero_Is_Back
    @The_Hero_Is_Back 10 місяців тому +14

    Awesomely clever. Helps keep older Chademo-powered vehicles in the road.

  • @autonlaturit
    @autonlaturit 8 місяців тому +4

    I just dropped in to say that we deliver from our online store to all over the Europe, not only to Finland. The first pre-order is open until Friday of this week. So early birds, be early!
    Great job Dala!

  • @AndyJHiscock
    @AndyJHiscock 10 місяців тому +21

    I was wondering how the development was going on. Absolutely fantastic news! My leaf has a new lease of life! Thanks

    • @stevejordan7275
      @stevejordan7275 3 місяці тому

      Could one say that your car has "turned over a new Leaf?"
      I have never needed to use one of these; my ZE0 stays in town, but I'm sure glad to see the thing has been developed to help us CHAdeMO users.
      Sure would also love to have V2H charging for blackouts...we get those a lot around here. CHAdeMO was designed with that in mind, but I've never seen any OTS products that do it.

  • @dougabbott8261
    @dougabbott8261 10 місяців тому +12

    Keeps all these Chademo cars rolling . Great bit of work and congrats to all involved.

  • @decimal1815
    @decimal1815 10 місяців тому +21

    Looking forward to more videos of people testing these in different countries. Good to extend working life of older EVs, and a bonus for people who can't charge at home on AC.

    • @Jan93Banan
      @Jan93Banan 10 місяців тому

      Not only older EVs they still put chademo in nissan leaf 2022.

    • @decimal1815
      @decimal1815 10 місяців тому +1

      yes, the Leaf with CHAdeMO is still a 'new EV' according to Nissan in 2024.. and still available to buy new. Don't understand why they haven't given it a bigger refresh really.

  • @stephenegli4387
    @stephenegli4387 10 місяців тому +17

    I purchased a CCS1 version today. I hope it works. They asked if I had seen the Dala video and if that how I found them. Yes. I asked for the Dala discount. Turns out it is 0%. Next time negotiate a discount for all of the referrals this video should generate:-). I am looking forward to driving a little faster vs. having to hypermile to the next, distant, Chademo charger. Thanks.

    • @timbebimbe
      @timbebimbe 10 місяців тому +7

      Can you please please make a video at some point about your experience on how the whole process worked for you? That would be so great. Purchase, usage experience, problems etc. I'll try to follow you if it is possible to follow your account. 👏

    • @paperstreetsoapltd
      @paperstreetsoapltd 10 місяців тому +2

      Subscribed. Looking forward to your video. Are you on Dala's Dischord or a Leaf forum?

    • @stephenegli4387
      @stephenegli4387 10 місяців тому +5

      I'll do a video

    • @stephenegli4387
      @stephenegli4387 10 місяців тому +1

      I will go out to the forums once I get this thing and see how it works in the USA@@paperstreetsoapltd

    • @frankvecchi
      @frankvecchi 10 місяців тому

      @@stephenegli4387 Great!

  • @elloboksi
    @elloboksi 10 місяців тому +100

    Hyundai Ioniq Electric 28kWh and 38kWh do actually have CCS in Europe.

    • @celeron55
      @celeron55 10 місяців тому +20

      There are some import models in Europe that have Chademo instead.

    • @Hans-gb4mv
      @Hans-gb4mv 10 місяців тому +4

      @@celeron55where the f* do they put the CHAdeMO port on that car? There isn't room under the charge door.

    • @sciencetestsubject
      @sciencetestsubject 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Hans-gb4mv probably a similar charging layout compared to the plugin hybrid, AC in front of the driver door, chademo at the fuel flap.

    • @ME-cb1vw
      @ME-cb1vw 10 місяців тому +10

      @@sciencetestsubject correct. They use the two fuel flaps from the phev

    • @benjaminnead8557
      @benjaminnead8557 10 місяців тому +5

      At least here in the US, the South Korean EVs first arrived with CHAdeMO and, after a few years, they switch to CCS. I'm going to assume the same thing happened in Europe over the course of the past decade.

  • @JOESMITH-qs8ue
    @JOESMITH-qs8ue 10 місяців тому +19

    And it only cost slightly more than the value of my 2015 Leaf.

  • @Blasterxp
    @Blasterxp 10 місяців тому +24

    Awesome! Price will drop for sure. Somebody needs to order 100items, lot of Leafs and Zoë owners will be really happy with those adapters

    • @PJWey
      @PJWey 10 місяців тому +9

      Leaf owners sure but Zoe? Am I mistaken didn’t it originally just use faster Type 2 at 22kw or 43kw and then later got CCS?

    • @seansimpson7506
      @seansimpson7506 10 місяців тому +6

      Zoe never used CHAdeMO

    • @martijnkosters9024
      @martijnkosters9024 10 місяців тому

      Zoe is not even a DC charging car, only AC and thus type 2.

    • @seansimpson7506
      @seansimpson7506 10 місяців тому +1

      @@martijnkosters9024 actually since 2020 Zoe’s have had CCS2 ports. My daughter has a 2022 ZE.50 equipped with such. Happily charges on all CCS2 public charge points. Even Tesla Superchargers here in the UK

    • @Gabriankle
      @Gabriankle 10 місяців тому +2

      @seansimpson7506 dang. You Britishers get all the good stuff.
      Meanwhile, EVs are just ridiculed in the US. Glad to see the "North American Charging Standard" (Tesla) being widely adopted here though. It should make all the difference in reassuring (those who can afford new) adopters. There will still always be older vehicles, but I imagine there will be retrofitters who will adapt older vehicles to NACS (it's mainly just a communications protocol issue)

  • @jboomhauer
    @jboomhauer 10 місяців тому +16

    This is amazing. Looks like there's life in the old Leaf yet!

    • @CAESARbonds
      @CAESARbonds 10 місяців тому +2

      they are still fine, but this was the culprit. now one can use the old leaf again, maybe even upgrade the batteries.

  • @pt6423
    @pt6423 10 місяців тому +3

    This is great news. Well done all those who made this possible. Thank you.

  • @annavariumful
    @annavariumful 10 місяців тому +12

    FANTASTIC! With my upgraded 30kWh battery in my i-MiEV, giving me a 220 kilometre range, and this adapter, long distance driving is much easier!!

    • @samusaran7317
      @samusaran7317 10 місяців тому

      How long does it take to charge from say 15% to 80% at a fast charger? How many kWh added to the battery during the session? Total price for the upgrade? Any info would be greatly appreciated from another fellow Imiev owner. 🎉😊

    • @bilymotyl7704
      @bilymotyl7704 10 місяців тому +1

      Could you please make a video about your I-Miev battery upgrade?

    • @The81ubb
      @The81ubb 10 місяців тому

      Tell me more about the upgrade?

    • @samusaran7317
      @samusaran7317 10 місяців тому

      @@The81ubb Like? Price depends on if you let them have the original pack or not.

    • @annavariumful
      @annavariumful 9 місяців тому

      I answered and then the answer disappeared?? Search for "OZ Electric Vehicles", select Services and then i-MiEV on their web site. Search UA-cam for OZ Electric Vehicles to see their range of vids on EV, battery upgrades. @@The81ubb

  • @AerialWaviator
    @AerialWaviator 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank you Dala, for sharing such excellent news!
    I'm located in North America, so will wait until a NACS/J3400 to CHAdeMo Adapter becomes available. Or, a CCS-Type1 to CHAdeMo Adapter (but I'm not expecting CCS-Type1 to be maintain beyond the next 2-4 years)

    • @DalasEVRepair
      @DalasEVRepair  10 місяців тому +2

      The manufacturer already has a CCS1 version available!

  • @chrisw443
    @chrisw443 10 місяців тому +5

    HELL YEAH! THIS WILL SAVE AND PROLONG THE LIFE OF SO MANY EVS! We need a north american one!

  • @greatguy2003
    @greatguy2003 10 місяців тому +3

    I got all excited about this based on the video title. Only to hear you say "CCS2 to Chademo" and I'm in the US where we use CCS.

  • @billyray323
    @billyray323 9 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant idea, looking forward to seeing these for sale.
    As you said Sir, it will make life so much easier for leaf owners, I'm surprised Nissan aren't selling something similar, the only thing about my leaf that is a nightmare, is the lack of fast chargers available for motorway journeys ..
    Great video, thank you
    Tak 👍🇬🇧

  • @BozarthPrime
    @BozarthPrime 10 місяців тому +1

    This is extremely exciting news. Stumbled on this while looking for some videos to explain to my parents how to charge and road trip my leaf and this is going to make doing that road tripping so much less of a pain or unknown in the future.

  • @chazsmith4351
    @chazsmith4351 10 місяців тому +46

    I hope they are some other company will do something similar for the US with Chademo to CCS and or the coming NACS/J3400. The price is pretty steep at the moment but maybe with more iterations and some competition it can be reduced. Till then your idea of sharing an adapter makes a lot of sense. PS I would like to see Tesla Bjorn do a test with it. He's apparently after a Kia Soul EV as his press car shuttle and could make good use of it in the Winter months.

    • @martalli
      @martalli 10 місяців тому

      Original Teslas could charge off Chademo with adapters and not CCS plugs. I wonder if the original Teslas used some Chademo logic or communication protocols. If so, the current Tesla charging infrastructure might be easily adaptable to Chademo vehicles. The only knock here is that really the only Chademo vehicles of any number in the US are Nissal Leafs and they charge pretty slow.

    • @PJWey
      @PJWey 10 місяців тому +3

      @@martalliNACS to Chademo would seem the most logical pathway

    • @PaoloSulprizio
      @PaoloSulprizio 10 місяців тому +2

      I hope EU will switch to NACS as plug standard

    • @joshuarosen465
      @joshuarosen465 10 місяців тому +4

      Tesla will never allow a kludge like that on the Supercharger network. The CCS1 to NACS adapter that will be offered by the legacy automakers automakers will be made by Tesla, that means they can guarantee that they won't damage the Superchargers. The CCS companies probably can't control what's plugged into their networks so you might be able to get away using one of those although if you damage a charger with it you can expect to hear from their lawyers because they forbid the use of unauthorized adapters.

    • @whatever0007
      @whatever0007 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@PaoloSulpriziowhat would be a benefit of that? None, I would say. Can it do 3 phase AC charging?

  • @LMF5000
    @LMF5000 10 місяців тому +23

    Hi Dala, that's awesome! You should make a video showing the inside of it, I'm curious how they implemented it. We always suspected it would need an internal power source to correctly initialise the two standards since there's no power available until charging starts - it's great to see that a company has actually put in the resources to figure this out.
    Only problem for now is that it costs €1500. I will probably buy one eventually, but I think I will wait for the price to drop before I do. I'm hoping it'll be under €500 at some point.

    • @danielcussen4897
      @danielcussen4897 10 місяців тому +1

      He did. See his previous videos

    • @LMF5000
      @LMF5000 10 місяців тому

      Thanks for the heads up! I will look for it

    • @erebostd
      @erebostd 10 місяців тому +2

      There are already resellers and alternative adapters, it’s insane how fast this moves. Best price I’ve seen today was 750€. I bet they will be available even cheaper soon…

    • @TheVyrusian
      @TheVyrusian 10 місяців тому

      Please give link where to buy for around €750. Thank you.

    • @Fredric169
      @Fredric169 10 місяців тому

      @@erebostdgreat, can you share the link? Do you know anybody who has already some experience with this system?

  • @donandsuzannerumbaugh8393
    @donandsuzannerumbaugh8393 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much. We have the same problem in the United States. I looked at the Longo’s site and you can buy them for $1050 but you need to buy 2. So unless I can find someone else interested in buying one of them I think I will wait for numbers or prices to drop. Thank you so much. This is very encouraging. Don and Suzanne Rumbaugh, Pennsylvania, USA.

    • @taziologlisi6751
      @taziologlisi6751 9 місяців тому

      Just email them and ask to only buy the one but also I am interested

  • @Slartyfartblarst
    @Slartyfartblarst 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing news! I had ruled out vehicles with Chademo charging. I will bear this in mind when we are looking for our second EV.

  • @Outworlder
    @Outworlder 10 місяців тому +3

    OMFG I can't believe it 😢
    I need this. Right now. Checking the store

  • @MrRoddersf1
    @MrRoddersf1 10 місяців тому +3

    To say it's a bit pricey is an understatement. $1000. And I think it would have to allow the cable to lock to it for me to buy one. But thanks for the continued excellent work. Cheers

  • @pomonabill220
    @pomonabill220 10 місяців тому +1

    How EXCITING!!!! I am going to wait a little bit for the competition and see what comes up!
    Thanks for the exciting news and update!

  • @haand001
    @haand001 10 місяців тому +5

    Great to see! Opens another option for enabling DC charging on EV conversions. Many aftermarket VCUs and BMSs includes native support for CHAdeMO so buy a cheap inlet and this adapter and your good to go (plus some contractors etc.). There is only two other options so far (as far as I know) to enable CCS DC charging on converted cars, and that is BMW i3 EVCC or getting a super pricy kit from Fellten (3300 pounds!!).

  • @stewreviews9345
    @stewreviews9345 7 місяців тому +2

    If it works consistently and doesn't develop a fault and one day melt/catch fire mid-charge, then this is a kind of miracle. For me, I would like to see some long term testing.
    I would only need it on long journeys, and while expensive I think worth it to enable convenient use of CCS...

  • @PJWey
    @PJWey 10 місяців тому +19

    Dala your enthusiasm and determination is commendable 🎉 I don’t own a Leaf but one thing that has put me off is Chademo. Next thing, do these LFP Leaf replacement packs work in reality? An affordable replacement battery pathway combined with an adapter would give the Leaf fleet a lifetime extension for sure! It has always struck me that the Leaf with its simple battery design was designed to have somewhat consumable batteries over its lifetime.

    • @DalasEVRepair
      @DalasEVRepair  10 місяців тому +11

      Let's hope someone can bring an LFP pack to market! However in the Nordic countries, there are heaps of salvage 40/62kWh packs to purchase. But always good to have options!

    • @mastarce
      @mastarce 10 місяців тому +6

      EVs enhanced has a blade battery for the leaf, i think this is LFP. But there are also CATL big cell options which are also very good apparently.

    • @HNRichard
      @HNRichard 10 місяців тому +4

      @@mastarceEVs enhanced stopped updating on the progress years ago... so no hope there sadly. Though yes there are already a few aftermarket CATL battery packs from China already being bought and used around the world. They even offer a whopping 77kwh battery for the Leaf 😂

    • @PJWey
      @PJWey 10 місяців тому +1

      @@HNRichard yes the algorithm suggested some videos from some very Chinese sources showing a modular Leaf pack with CATL cells.

    • @Диас-л6й
      @Диас-л6й 10 місяців тому +2

      In Russia, we can order CATL 180Ah (62 kWh) elements from China for $4,300 and all sorts of wires and hardware (also battery heating) for $1,000.

  • @nomadichippie
    @nomadichippie 10 місяців тому +4

    I’m chatting through emails with the company now because of your video. I live in Orlando Florida and only one chadamo is working in the closest 5 counties, I hope to have one in the next two months to play with and see if it works

    • @1abnormalman23
      @1abnormalman23 9 місяців тому +2

      Hey, 2019 leaf owner in the North East here if you could reply with an update on how your purchase went and your experience I’d appreciate it before deciding to pull the trigger on this big purchase

  • @PaulLemars01
    @PaulLemars01 10 місяців тому +33

    Interesting that the minimum order for this adapter is two units. This is going to change though. Even the price of $1,000 is going to change. We're not in the income bracket to afford $40K+ for a new EV but the idea of a $7,000 carefully chosen second hand Leaf is very appealing and factoring in the price of the adapter is a reasonable option.

    • @geiiger
      @geiiger 10 місяців тому

      The charger station itself will have them eventually. Like all things EV its a positive process progressing, lots of things can improve no reason they wont

    • @asharak84
      @asharak84 10 місяців тому +7

      @@geiiger I'm not sure - if charging stations wanted to support chademo they could have it already. A pricy adaptor is great for a leaf owner, but makes little sense for a charging station to me. Still, super happy it exists, makes a second hand leaf a lot more appealing :)

    • @CAESARbonds
      @CAESARbonds 10 місяців тому

      @@geiiger the chargers of FastNed offered in their first years chademo-tesla adapters at their stations. worked perfeclty

    • @Entertainment-
      @Entertainment- 10 місяців тому

      @@geiigerwhy would they have them installed? To serve the five broke customers who have chademo vehicles?

    • @geiiger
      @geiiger 10 місяців тому

      The biggest selling EV in the world is Chademo @@Entertainment-

  • @e.prevost94
    @e.prevost94 10 місяців тому +2

    This is amazing, hopefully they'll make a version for the north American CCS. I'd buy one soooo fast

  • @CAESARbonds
    @CAESARbonds 10 місяців тому +6

    I wanted to buy a used leaf, but as you say 90%+ is CCS, and the chademo often broken or occupied.
    One could even watch locations with 4 Tripple chargers beeing modified to ccs only.
    The EV community really has been waiting for this, becuase there are lots of still good leafs that were suddenly useless.
    Mayve there will even a version, that can be built into the car, replacing the whole socket.
    thanks for sharing.

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz Місяць тому

      Yeah have been looking at the Leaf here in Scandinavia also, but it seems Nissan have chosen the worst of both worlds.
      ChaDeMo, the standard that only gets fewer public fast chargers every day because old ChaDeMo capable chargers are replaced by CCS2 only and only single phase meaning max 3.6KW at home charging (Here we have 3 phase 16A so 11KW on 3 phase, but the Leaf does not support it).

  • @akf2000
    @akf2000 10 місяців тому +12

    This is huge! Why aren't all the EV channels covering this

    • @benjaminnead8557
      @benjaminnead8557 10 місяців тому +9

      Because it adds value to EVs that millionaires aren't interested in.

    • @Hans-gb4mv
      @Hans-gb4mv 10 місяців тому +1

      Because there aren't many CHAdeMO EVs out there in countries where CCS won the battle.

    • @ClarenceDold
      @ClarenceDold 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Hans-gb4mv and CCS2, at that.
      I am seeing this posted a lot in the US, where it is currently worthless.
      When the CCS1 version comes out, it will be big news in the US.

    • @DevAnubis
      @DevAnubis 10 місяців тому +2

      Because Dala is literally one of a handful of people in the world outside of China to beat test these prototypes.
      The story will likely get mentioned after this video and/or Inna few months if volume sales start to take off.

    • @benjaminnead8557
      @benjaminnead8557 10 місяців тому +3

      @@Hans-gb4mv Well, yes, there are actually some astute US reviewers who will take note. But it is true that we (at least I) live in a land where it's going to be little more than page 6 news for most, even though we technically still have a CHAdeMO car (the Leaf) still in production. I'll gladly eat my words if I'm wrong.

  • @adddude7524
    @adddude7524 10 місяців тому +3

    Dala, you are Chademo Jesus!

  • @caerphoto
    @caerphoto 10 місяців тому +5

    This is fantastic. All we need now is for some enterprising company to figure out a way to build one of these into the car itself, like a CCS conversion kit. That could add significant value to used Leafs.

    • @MrIsmilealot
      @MrIsmilealot 10 місяців тому

      Muxsan in the Netherlands do it for around 3000 EU

    • @1973Hog
      @1973Hog 10 місяців тому +2

      @@MrIsmilealot Personally, I would take the 3,000 EU and put it towards an EV that already had a CCS charging port.

    • @Antiguan_Dart
      @Antiguan_Dart 10 місяців тому +1

      @@1973Hogespecially given the thermal battery management mis-givings of the early LEAFs. But I acknowledge it’s still the early adopter’s era for future proof advance EVs (800v architecture , bespoke EV chassis, OTA updates to firmware, Plug and Charge capability, high peak charging rates and 300+ miles range) so these EV are not yet available to the person on UK average salary. So extending the practicality and appeal of budget choice older LEAFs with this adapter could be a good thing for certain case needs.

  • @theblubus
    @theblubus 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing. We just got rid of our Kia Soul EV(US) in favor of a more modern CCS car because it was Chademo and there's barely any chademo infrastructure remaining as most major charging networks are phasing it out. this is a game changer

  • @tvav1
    @tvav1 10 місяців тому +1

    This is really good news. You ask what I think:
    $1000 is a lot of money and will it keep working? I would buy such an adapter if it is a recognized company that stands behind it (maybe it is) and offers a replacement for $250 if it breaks. Of course, I dare to buy such an adapter when you have seen it on the market for example for a year and people give good reviews. It's a little early for me, but it's great news and potentially my car has become worth more.

  • @InkSpot101
    @InkSpot101 10 місяців тому +12

    I would love to see this adapter used with the tesla's chademo adapter for some cursed adapter madness

  • @Fodagbg
    @Fodagbg 10 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic, I wish that thing was aruond 5 years ago when I was driving a Kia Soul, it would have helped a lot. Happy charging!

  • @johncipolletti5611
    @johncipolletti5611 10 місяців тому +2

    This is fantastic! Engineering can solve a lot of problems here.

  • @amconsole
    @amconsole 10 місяців тому +3

    I had accepted that this will not arrive before I sell my ChaDeMo car as the next one is most likely going to have a CCS port. That said I actually like ChaDeMo better, from my experience it has less handshake issues and I’ve used the fast chargers hundreds of times over the past years. Two things worry me, though: 1) in winter the thick charging cable is very stiff and puts a lot of stress on the charging port as is, this adapter is really long and not flexible, which makes the mechanical advantage of the cable pulling sideways on the charge port even more of an issue. This is an even bigger problem for cars that don’t have the port on the front, but in the rear side instead as the cable is sometimes barely able to reach and is under tension even without the long adapter. And 2) a lot of the chargers I use every day have really short handshake time, once authorised You have to either already be plugged in or need to plug the cable in within x seconds (this is a problem with chargers that have the connectos locked to the station and the lock only disengages when You authorise charging). The need to plug the cable in to an adapter, press start and then connect it to the car doubles the handshake procedure time.

  • @mikeselectricstuff
    @mikeselectricstuff 10 місяців тому +11

    Some charge networks don't allow adaptors. Assuming these use fixed MAC addresses in their PLC modems, they could potentially end up being blacklisted & rendered useless.

    • @DSCKottawa
      @DSCKottawa 10 місяців тому +6

      They can change it to a random one then

    • @gavjlewis
      @gavjlewis 10 місяців тому +5

      I guess you will be able to update it via USB.
      But in reality are they likely to ever find out? How many people with Tesla chademo adapters have had them banned?

    • @gavjlewis
      @gavjlewis 10 місяців тому

      @Dragon26112 Well obviously safety is paramount. But it's a terms and conditions question really and I can't really see them changing this if we have adapters or not.
      I really don't think they included this in the terms and conditions to stop professional adapters but to stop DIYers making sketchy home made cable extensions/adapters.
      Besides 99.9% of people won't ever go on the website of the charge network and read the terms of service anyway.
      I suspect like the Tesla ones it will be a non issue.

    • @pete3897
      @pete3897 10 місяців тому

      From the (adapter) suppliers point of view, what would be the downside to them randomly presenting a new MAC at every connection? How would the charge network detect that?

    • @pete3897
      @pete3897 10 місяців тому

      @Dragon26112 did you visit the website? I'm not saying they're genuine, but they do show safety certifications for it

  • @DaivG
    @DaivG 10 місяців тому +1

    Great news! Realistically, the next step is an option to replace the cars Chademo receptacle with this unit's guts modified to be run off the 12v in the car to not need to lug and connect an adapter.

  • @stevepope6095
    @stevepope6095 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow ! I need one , I usually use level 2 or home plug , but I do need one at times, I want the 2024 leaf in future once it reaches 5 years old and it only has the damn Chademo.

  • @vtsean5840
    @vtsean5840 10 місяців тому +3

    Outstanding! Thanks Dala. Now if we can also get an NACS to Chademo adapter...

    • @LouRaX
      @LouRaX 8 місяців тому

      even smaller marked since NACS is US ONLY

  • @TimBorg
    @TimBorg 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for buying and testing this for us

  • @hanswallner2188
    @hanswallner2188 10 місяців тому +1

    Indeed phantastic! Thank you for pushing this for so long!

  • @TheHauttis
    @TheHauttis 10 місяців тому +10

    the Chinese would never have made it work without your help. good job Dala👌

  • @TC-V8
    @TC-V8 10 місяців тому +2

    Makes DIY CCS for your EV conversion much easier.
    Mount this in the car - chademo is easy to DIY.

  • @drxym
    @drxym 10 місяців тому +3

    The proper solution would be for Nissan to provide a CCS replacement service for their charge system. i.e. rip out the type 2 / chademo subsystem and replace with a unified CCS system. I bet it's eminently doable even if it cost a grand or something to provide as a service. It would be a permanent solution and safer than some hulking adapter sold from China.

    • @jackgallegos5246
      @jackgallegos5246 10 місяців тому

      This. Plus, it would operate within the terms of service of mainstream DCFC networks (which state that incidents involving these types of adapters would put you in legal peril)

  • @toyotaprius79
    @toyotaprius79 10 місяців тому +5

    NO WAY the once impossible made possible! 🤯

  • @nomadichippie
    @nomadichippie 9 місяців тому +1

    I just received mine today here in Orlando Florida did my unboxing video shared the link to this video on my video hopefully I can help you out a little bit. I have a small channel but you never know. Anyway, I’m gonna be waiting for you to post some more videos about this thing I’m gonna test it out around Disney World and all the Disney chargers in the area probably this weekend if I can get it working I’m not great at downloading, firmware updates and not exactly sure how to do it, I wish the unit would’ve came with a little bit more instructions, but I am gonna try. Luckily, the Nissan leaf community on Facebook has been fairly supportive and sent over to your spreadsheet even though I don’t know what I’m looking at when I look at your spreadsheet lol but I’ll figure it out.

  • @FrankLassowski
    @FrankLassowski 10 місяців тому +1

    My goodness! FINALLY! Thanks!!!! I'll buy it NOW :-)

  • @GlynHudson
    @GlynHudson 10 місяців тому +2

    Whoo, very impressive development!

  • @MrRossi1805
    @MrRossi1805 10 місяців тому +3

    Super, now a kit to convert the car and my wife will be happy!

  • @DarrylTalks
    @DarrylTalks 10 місяців тому +1

    New Zealand still has many cars coming from Japan, so we have between 50% or 33% of the connectors for CHAdeMO at all public DC locations (except Tesla stations). But I have seen some places where the new installs have some 100kW+ CCS and then some 25kW CHAdeMO/CCS dispensers to the side for people with older cars, or for people who are staying for longer. I would get an adapter like that if I start finding places with no CHAdeMO. As long as there are some 25kW CHAdeMO dispensers available that would be ok for my Leaf.

  • @ricos1497
    @ricos1497 10 місяців тому +8

    In thirteen years of owning my leaf, ive never actually used the black port for charging! I need to get out more.

    • @AddariaLightfingers
      @AddariaLightfingers 10 місяців тому +2

      What's your battery life at? Still 100%? I ask, because I only used the "black port" for my trip when I moved from San Antonio to near Baltimore. I use the slowest charge now in my home, using a standard 115v outlet. I've read many times that avoiding fast charging, and limiting charge to 85% extends the battery life. I'd like an idea of what to expect. =)

    • @ricos1497
      @ricos1497 10 місяців тому +2

      @@AddariaLightfingers I'm probably not a typical user. I maybe do 5-6000 miles per year. Mainly short journeys, around 10-20 miles. Think the life is around 85%. The only downside is that I live close to the sea and so the rust is a massive issue, which means it probably won't be worth putting in a new battery in an otherwise sound vehicle. I probably could have done a lot more over the years to address the rust, but life always gets in the way. I'm hoping to get another 3-4 years out of it.

    • @joeaverager
      @joeaverager 8 місяців тому

      @@AddariaLightfingers 80% or less is better I'm told.

  • @trevorberridge6079
    @trevorberridge6079 10 місяців тому +1

    I live in the UK and I've had little trouble finding Chademo points. A lot of the new multi-charger hubs include Chademo with some at 100kw rate which is twice as fast as my 24kwh Nissan Leaf can manage. Ironically, the Chademo points are sometimes the only connection working reliably. I've even been to places where several Tesla Chargers are out but the Chademo chargers are all working. Who would have thought? But, even so, this device would be very useful. I just hope the move towards the Tesla standard in America doesn't affect Europe. It would be a disaster for a lot of people if CCS was replaced in Europe. It would be particularly annoying if you purchase one of these adapters. Great news. I'm amazed this device hasn't been rolled out by several companies before now. Dongguan could license it out to other companies. It would make a fortune among the early adopters who use Chademo.
    Now if only this device could work with Vehicle To Load as well. That would be massive.

    • @alsavage1
      @alsavage1 10 місяців тому

      There's zero chance of the Tesla NACS making any kind of inroads in Europe, as it'll only handle 1-phase AC, which is a non-starter for most of 3-phase Europe. There might be a few gray-market vehicles that have NACS in your area, but chargers? Nope.

  • @kathleendawson7143
    @kathleendawson7143 10 місяців тому +1

    We just need a modern upgraded battery pack for leaf must be possible Dala are you the man to do it.all that room in battery box let's keep LEAF and the like on the road for 40 years like milk floats!(Brian dawson)

  • @robenglish416
    @robenglish416 10 місяців тому +1

    A game changer it is! I discarded the Leaf just because of the Chademo, shame since they are good cars and not so pricey! Oops it’s expensive, $1000!

  • @Thorned_Rose
    @Thorned_Rose 10 місяців тому +2

    You weren't wrong when you said they were expensive! About $1,600 after currency conversion for me! We'll be waiting and will probably prefer a CHAdeMO to CCS conversion on our Leaf when the time comes that it's needed. Thankfully New Zealand's second-hand market comes predominantly from Japan so CHAdeMO likely won't be disappearing from here any time soon.

    • @adddude7524
      @adddude7524 10 місяців тому

      Isn't a conversion much more expensive? I would certainly prefer that to an adapter.
      Yeah, you guys are blessed in NZ!

    • @Thorned_Rose
      @Thorned_Rose 10 місяців тому

      @@adddude7524 I guess it depends on your local laws and whether you can or want to do some DIY yourself. Here it would be classed as a modification and have to go through a compliance check but the actual DIY aspect of it could be done very cheaply.
      I can't say for sure yet whether that route would work out cheaper but it if the price for the converter doesn't come down significantly, I wouldn't be surprised if conversion ends up cheaper.
      We are blessed at least with a pretty good DIY Leaf and EV conversion community so there is that :)

  • @johnranford1
    @johnranford1 10 місяців тому +2

    Surely the best solution is for the charging stations to keep an adapter or two for loan when someone needs it? Maybe they would take a deposit to stop people running away with it. Or have the adapter secured to the CCS charging station.

    • @1337Jogi
      @1337Jogi 9 місяців тому

      To provide Chademo stations in the first place is a giant waste of money for the companies (which is why they stopped it).
      Most EV charge companies lose money on their business and providing a plug that barely anyone uses is not a sensible idea.

  • @EVSwap
    @EVSwap 10 місяців тому +3

    Awesome! Nice find. Looks huge haha!

  • @slypig24
    @slypig24 10 місяців тому +3

    Maybe they could have adaptor hire Vending machine that requires credit card deposit, and adaptor is returned after use. Place the vending machines at charging stations.

  • @paulbanks8583
    @paulbanks8583 10 місяців тому +2

    Looks like a great idea. My only concern is we purchased a type 1 to type 2 adaptor for the wife's Kia soul and it melted after a year and it would not work with my ID Buzz so in end I've had to replace our home charger to type 2 untethered. So we can charge all our cars. As we have an older leaf 30kWh which now has a range of 63 miles on a full charge. This adapter would be a game changer but not at over £1000 pounds. As I'd rather put it towards getting a replacement battery for it.

    • @ianemery2925
      @ianemery2925 10 місяців тому

      Was it a genuine Kia cable?? My Soul is over 7 years old, and the T2-T1 adapter cable has been faultless.
      I DO now have a brand new cable, as it wasnt AC charging and the garage were desperate to try every remedy before admitting it was the OBC and replacing it under warranty (£1750 part)
      A new Kia cable is £179; I know that as they tried to charge me for it, before admitting it was an OBC failure.
      Although the price was £1500 when the 1st (non functioning) CCS adapters went out, when I checked yesterday; there were sellers touting from the mid £600 range; with a single unit for mid £700s; although VAT on top.........
      Hopefully, the price will fall further now there is a working version and other Chinese firms copy it.
      My main concern is - it has only been successfully tested on a Leaf, it would be nice to have another video demonstrating it working on other makes of car.

  • @johncooper5293
    @johncooper5293 10 місяців тому +4

    Will be useful when buying secondhand EV as I would have ruled out any CHADEMO cars before. At £1000 each with tax and min order of 2 will still put some people off but I'm sure the price will drop in 12 months time.

    • @1973Hog
      @1973Hog 10 місяців тому +1

      Dala states that you can order just one if you contact the company directly. We purchased our Leaf to do local trips (shopping) and some short journeys (airport runs) so we have not had any charging issues so far.

  • @gutserker
    @gutserker 10 місяців тому +1

    This is great news. I am looking forward to when they come out with a CCS combo one port adapter

  • @pranasvj
    @pranasvj 10 місяців тому +9

    Thanks, Great job! The adapter looks handy and wondering why it took so long to make such a tool. The price is high, but I see no fundamental reasons for such a price tag, except for R&D investments to pay off. Looking for a charge speed test and price decrease.

    • @jchung5265
      @jchung5265 10 місяців тому

      It looks to me a gadget like an Apple watch !

  • @handsomejack6762
    @handsomejack6762 10 місяців тому +2

    I would have actually bought a Chademo -> CCS adapter. I live in Eastern Europe and here charging network is lagging behind - often a mall has only one stall with CCS and Chademo. CCS is always occupied while I haven't ever seen Chademo being used. Chademo -> CCS adapter in this case would've helped to charge in those cases.

    • @The18107j
      @The18107j 10 місяців тому

      CHAdeMO to CCS adapters have existed for years. Tesla used to sell them, but stopped a while ago due to lack of demand.
      Many charging stations with multiple cables can only charge a car from one cable at a time, so make sure the stations you want to use are capable of charging multiple cars before buying an adapter specifically for that purpose.

  • @alehel88
    @alehel88 10 місяців тому +1

    I'd have no hesitation ordering this if they ever become available in Norway.

  • @jjonkie
    @jjonkie 10 місяців тому +10

    Next video: Dala's EV Repair: I put a CCS convertor in my Leaf

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz Місяць тому

      There is a dutch company that offers to retrofit both a CCS2 charger and a 3 phase AC charger into a Leaf.

  • @flyingtools
    @flyingtools 10 місяців тому +1

    This is just great! Thanks for this information 😃👍🏻

  • @worldtrav72
    @worldtrav72 10 місяців тому +2

    Glad someone figured this out. Looks like you will get a workout with this thing. Maybe all the Nissan Leafs will migrate north of the Mason Dixon line where their batteries (lacking thermal mgmt) will have an easier life.

  • @terhohalme
    @terhohalme 10 місяців тому +1

    I was one who said: Never gonna happen. How glad I am now, when it seems to be real. Luckily didn't change my Leaf...

  • @pauld6967
    @pauld6967 10 місяців тому +1

    The practical non-existence of CHAdeMO chargers (as rare as J1772) in my area has always kept used Leafs from even being considered as the beyond "local errands" car to reduce the monthly fuel bill in the family budget.
    If this adapter hits the U.S. market at a reasonable price, people may become interested in buying used Leafs.

  • @JanWestin
    @JanWestin 10 місяців тому +1

    Najs! Detta gör de lättare för infra ägare också. Och utan vidare ger ett lämgre liv på Chademo bilar ✌️

  • @SuperAti15
    @SuperAti15 10 місяців тому +1

    Great you did it! Sad putting it in the trunk of Leaf 1 nearly doubles its price 😅

  • @norwegiangadgetman
    @norwegiangadgetman 10 місяців тому +2

    Not a big issue for me with my 2014 Berlingo(22.5KWh battery) yet since the networks still install some Chademo connectors even at new charging locations here in Norway, but yeah, going to take a long, hard look at it when the wallet allows.

  • @abraxastulammo9940
    @abraxastulammo9940 10 місяців тому +2

    Teslabjørn wants it for Norway, well done!

  • @Trylle0_o
    @Trylle0_o 10 місяців тому +1

    im glad its possible! but with the size and price of that thing, i wish they made it a full conversion or a stationairy adapter of some sort.

  • @JacanaProductions
    @JacanaProductions 9 місяців тому

    This is great but a lot of folks use their leaf to just tootle around town. Last time I DC charged was a year or so ago. But, nice to know we're not going to be left in the dark in a few years. The Chadamo chargers are few and far between.

  • @horanpat
    @horanpat 10 місяців тому +2

    I think if it comes below €500 I will get one. For the moment there is lots of Cheadmo in Ireland. I have never had issues charging my leaf but I know that is changing.

  • @Patchworkdaddy007
    @Patchworkdaddy007 10 місяців тому +1

    Very nice!!!!!! A must have for chademo Bevs!!! .....but also nice to have a battery like yous in the Leave.....😢

  • @SNORKYMEDIA
    @SNORKYMEDIA 10 місяців тому +23

    Will keep lots of older evs running for years to come

    • @DSCKottawa
      @DSCKottawa 10 місяців тому +3

      Yup! I was just considering buying a second-hand LEAF

    • @chrischamberlen9379
      @chrischamberlen9379 10 місяців тому

      Let's hope not.

    • @michaellippmann4474
      @michaellippmann4474 10 місяців тому

      ​@chrischamberlen9379 hmmmm...anti EV are you??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @chrischamberlen9379
      @chrischamberlen9379 10 місяців тому

      @@michaellippmann4474 Hardly winning in the popularity stakes are they?

    • @michaellippmann4474
      @michaellippmann4474 10 місяців тому +5

      @chrischamberlen9379 lol...that is funny we love our ev's no issue at all. We did a road trip last fall where covered 14,648km, 43 days had an awesome trip and 0 issues. Not sure what popularity contest (or anti EV BS) you may be referring to but we are exrltremely satisfied and have been for 2 years and over 90,000km of driving.
      Cheers!
      Mike 🇨🇦 😄

  • @tretronthedragon
    @tretronthedragon 10 місяців тому +2

    I have a 2023 leaf and sadly it also comes with chademo, we have a company called Muxan here that does conversions but that voids my warrantee, however this is the ultimate solution.

  • @RedBatteryHead
    @RedBatteryHead 10 місяців тому +1

    Great Cademo cars are saved for the future, now.

  • @barryw9473
    @barryw9473 10 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful. Nissan needs to rebrand it (though Nissan probably does not give a hoot). Most USA DCFC charge networks do not allow third party adapters.

  • @ObsessionTheCat
    @ObsessionTheCat 10 місяців тому +1

    I hope we get user experience if it really works with all the chademo cars and not just first gen leaf. This would really help to make those cars way more usefull in long run. Chademo cars and not high on demand in aftermarkets, but with this they could get more interested buyers.

  • @thedownwardmachine
    @thedownwardmachine 10 місяців тому +2

    I like how the company name more or less describes how the device looks

  • @int53185
    @int53185 8 місяців тому

    As a new leaf owner this is great news 🎉

  • @DallasHerrmann
    @DallasHerrmann 10 місяців тому +1

    With NACS and CCS getting unified in the US, this would allow access to the Supercharger network as well. This is huge.

    • @DalasEVRepair
      @DalasEVRepair  10 місяців тому +5

      Yes, with this adapter you can charge on Tesla EU chargers! I intend to test that soon :)

  • @MrHenryPope
    @MrHenryPope 10 місяців тому +1

    This news is outstanding!!!

  • @andreadossi
    @andreadossi 10 місяців тому +1

    Finally this has been made !
    If only the Japanese would not have been so stubborn …. But at last here is the solution

  • @gavcnr
    @gavcnr 10 місяців тому +2

    @DalasEVRepair brilliant! we get the best of both worlds, It's time for some reverse engineering to get the cost down

  • @corradolaposta2421
    @corradolaposta2421 10 місяців тому +2

    Outstanding! 😂
    Great video as usual, Dala.