Charging Nissan Leaf & Leaf E-Plus: Range, charging time, type & how much does it cost to charge?
Nissan Leaf is one of the first models of electric vehicle revolution and the current 40 kWh Leaf is the first ever second generation electric car! So obviously, Leaf is one of the most sold/selling EV’s in the world.
Understanding your car’s charging characteristics is crucial for getting the most out of your EV ownership. Thus, we present you this guide with everything that you need to know about charging your Nissan Leaf.
Nissan Leaf variants
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Nissan Leaf
e-Plus (e+)
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Acceleration (0-100km/h)
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7.9 sec
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7.3 sec
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Top speed
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144 km/h
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157 km/h
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Battery capacity
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40 kWh
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62 kWh
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Range*
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220 km
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330 km
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Efficiency /100 km*
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16.4 kWh
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17.0 kWh
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How to Charge Nissan Leaf & Leaf e+ | Charging port location & Connector type
Nissan Leaf /Leaf e+ provides two charging ports in the front middle of the car – one for DC fast charging and one for AC charging at home, work and at AC public charging stations.
Both the North America
(US) and European versions feature CHAdeMO connector for DC fast charging. For AC charging : the US version
uses SAE J1772 socket and European ones use Type-2 (Mennekes) connectors.
How long does it take to charge a Nissan Leaf - at home,
work, and at a public charging stations
Charging in the US/ North America (SAE
J1772 socket):
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Type of EV Charger, Power input
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Time to charge (0-100%)
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Leaf
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Leaf e+
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120V - Standard outlet
(Level 1 charging)
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Approx. 60 hours 😊. This is the slowest charging option. Charging at 120V wall
outlet could add a few kilometres at an emergency. But don’t keep it as your
regular charging option.
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240V - Home and public Level 2 charging
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8 hours
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11.5 hours
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Note: Charging at 120V wall outlet could add a few miles at an emergency. But don’t keep it as your regular charging option. This is the slowest option.
Charging in Europe at 230V AC Type -2 (IEC
62196) :
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Type of EV Charger, Power input
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Time to charge (0-100%)
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Leaf
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Leaf e+
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Europe (with standard 3.6KW onboard charger)
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Wall outlet - 2.3KW
(230V x max 10A)
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18 hours 30 minutes
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28h45m
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3.7KW Single phase charger
(230V x 16A)
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11 hours 30 minutes
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18 hours
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💡Standard On-board charger of Nissan Leaf supports
only a max of 16A , single phase (which is 3.7KW). So, connecting to a higher capacity
(7.4KW / 11KW/ 22KW) charger will not make the charging faster ; 11 hours 30
minutes is the quickest charging you can achieve with the standard 3.6KW
on-board charger.
If you get an upgraded 6.6KW on-board
charger: theoretically, below are the charging speeds you can achieve in 230V
systems in Europe. As mentioned above, due to the on-board charger limitation, 6
hours 30 minutes is the quickest AC charging you can achieve. Having a higher
charger >7.4W will not make the charging faster.
Type of EV Charger, Power input
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Time to charge (0-100%)
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Leaf
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Leaf e+
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Europe (with optional 6.6KW onboard charger)
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Wall outlet - 2.3KW
(230V x max 10A)
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18 hours 30 minutes
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28h45m
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3.7KW Single phase charger
(230V x 16A)
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11 hours 30 minutes
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18 hours
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7.4KW Single phase charger
(230V x 32A)
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6 hours 30 minutes
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10 hours
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Charging at DC Fast and Rapid chargers
Unlike AC charging, DC charging speed is not constant through-out the charging cycle. There are many factors - such as battery’s State-of-Charge (SOC), temperature, battery age…etc can decrease the DC charging speed during a charging cycle.
So far, there is no official release from Nissan about Leaf Plus’s fast charging characteristics. Below is the test performed by Fastned on Nissan Leaf at their 50KW charger.
Nissan Leaf charges at a max speed of ~ 46 kW at DC fast chargers upto 60% of the battery’s State-of-Charge (SOC) and then the speed gradually decreases as low as 20KW at around 90% of SoC. Averaging the variance in charge speeds, below is the estimate for time to charge a Nissan Leaf.
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Charging station location
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Charging power
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Avg. time to charge
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Nissan Leaf at 50 kW Fast chargers
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Assuming an average of 40 KW
(max 46 KW from the tests)
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40 minutes
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Nissan Leaf Plus at 50 kW Fast chargers
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Assuming an average of 40 KW
(max 46 KW from the tests)
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62 min
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Nissan Leaf Plus at 100 kW Fast chargers
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Assuming an average of 70 KW
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35 min
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How much does it cost to charge Nissan Leaf?
The cost of charging depends on the
country/city where you charge, location where you charge (home/destination/public),
time of charge (day/night/off-peak hours), Electricity provider (Utility), and Charge Point operator (CPO) and E-Mobility
service provider (EMP) you use.
Let’s see some examples for cost to charge a
Nissan Leaf at different locations.
California, United States (Assuming tariff of 13¢/kWh)
Nissan Leaf variance
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Charging location
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Average cost
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Nissan Leaf
(40 KWh battery)
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To charge full at home (0-100%)
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$0.13 x 40 = $5.20
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Nissan Leaf
(62 KWh battery)
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To charge full at home (0-100%)
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$0.13x 62 = $8.06
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Nissan Leaf variance
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Charging location
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Average cost
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Nissan Leaf
(40 KWh battery)
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At home
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£0.14 x 40 = £5.60
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Nissan Leaf
(62 KWh battery)
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At home
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£0.14 x 62 = £8.68
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Nissan Leaf
(40 KWh battery)
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At public fast chargers
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£0.24 x 40 = £9.60
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Nissan Leaf
(62 KWh battery)
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At public fast chargers
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£0.24 x 62 =
£14.88
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands (one of the highest
tariffs in EU!!!)
(assuming tariff of 32c/KWh at pubic
chargers and 23c/kWh at home)
Nissan Leaf variance
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Charging location
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Average cost
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Nissan Leaf
(40 KWh battery)
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At home
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€0,23 x 40 = €9,2
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Nissan Leaf
(62 KWh battery)
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At home
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€0,23 x 62 = €14,26
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Nissan Leaf
(40 KWh battery)
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At public fast chargers
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€0,33 x 40 = €13,20
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Nissan Leaf
(62 KWh battery)
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At public fast chargers
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€0,33x 62 = €20,46
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