Video Summary
The 2013 Nissan Leaf has an overheated battery causing rapid gating. Due to the hot battery it can be an issue charging while driving on the 1000km route. The Tritium chargers have been replaced with 300 kW hyperchargers in Circle K. Some Tritium chargers are out of service. A Circle K charging station is open 24/7. The reviewer has to park using two spots due to the AC and DC charger locations. High temperature reduces power intake to 17 kW. When driving battery is still semi rapid-gating and getting 29 kW. The outdated car map makes it hard to navigate so has to use google maps. The reviewer will drive slower to naturally cool the battery. The driver drafts behind trucks to cool down the overheated battery. Charging at two charging spots at once is possible. The reviewer needed a ninja-parking skill for that.Other findings: At 59% SOC, it can only receive a 10 kW charge; he did a 34 kW test run; There are few Chademo options, versus many CCS.
The car has the luxury of a touch screen and cruise control. After 600 km it is getting painful. There will be thunder and rain, wet roads with high consumption.
There are many KemPower/ Recharge chargers, and he is only 5-10 minutes from home. Finally has Espa Boller to eat and can relax. To get the battery to charge to 30kW, the reviewer has to get the battery down to 53.C.
