Seth Rothenberg via EV wrote:
Does anyone know if the Leaf with 6.6KW onboard charger is supposed to come with a different kind of EVSE? Or is the "trickle charge" just that, regardless of the car's ability to charge faster?
What year? I have a 2013 Leaf. It only has the stock "normal" charger; not Nissan's optional "fast" charger. There is a blank plate to the left of the J1772 socket for this fast charger.
Nevertheless, I can charge at either 120vac or 240vac. At 120vac it's limited to about 12 amps, or 1400 watts. Nissan says it takes "up to 21 hours" to fully recharge at this rate.
But on 240vac, it charges 3 to 5 times faster. Nissan says "4 to 7 hours" to fully recharge on 240vac.
I think Nissan's "fast charger" is really a second bigger charger, installed in the car. It has its own separate connector (not the J1772); so yes, you would need a second EVSE to plug it in.
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