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EV Buying Advice (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi everyone,

I'm in the market for a used EV in the USA. My family needs a second car, and we've been driving a 2017 LEAF for several years now. We like it quite a bit, but it has limitations when compared to other EVs (40 kWh capacity and CHAdeMO charge port). Does anyone have any suggestions? We'd like something with more range, a NACS charge port, and under $25K. Does such a thing exist? Is there a good website that can help me narrow down options?

Thank you!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I looked for ChaDeMO adapters a bit back and was told at the time it was impossible. Has that changed?

Edit I'm seeing some 2k-3k adapters on Amazon with no reviews... I'll research again but iirc this is very difficult to do since there's some way communication that is very hard to convert.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

To be clear: a different car with CCS and an adapter for NACS. Between the charger and the battery, OP should get out of the leaf asap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Ah, yeah that makes much more sense

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

Apparently it has, but I'm not sure how reliable it is: https://a2zevshop.com/products/ccs1-to-chademo?gad_source=1&variant=43661439533256

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

Oof, $1000 almost.. might be worth it though