Bryce, If you are up for a gamble: the following is a cheap pack from a '13 after the change to a better chemistry, so it may or may not have a better range, depending how it was treated. Alternative is buying qualified cells on Ebay And if you really want a range boost, a 40 or 64kWh pack from a '18 or later. to make that swap, you need to also install a CAN bridge to translate the '11 Leaf speech into something the '18 pack understands and vice versa. I did this after I found a 64kWh pack, then searched Craigslist for the cheapest Leaf with the worst battery degradation, so now that 2012 has 230 mi range iso the 22 when I picked it up with 100k on the ODO, now 140k because I have a 90+ mi round trip commute. One last thing: you do not need to use EVERY mounting hole to keep the pack in place, the rear brackets are pretty worthless and do not fit, so I left them off. The center bolt hole on the sides are shifted, you can make a Z bracket to reuse those positions. For other positions you need longer bolts, so I simply ordered a bag of metric bolts with the right thread size that are 40mm longer than original. Last thing is the control plug for the newer packs, there are 2 locations on a 2013+ Leaf where you can find this connector in case you want to pick-n-pull: on the front of the battery pack and at the back of the top unit in the motor control stack. Some cutting and splicing and weather proofing of the control connector; the CAN bridge I recommend installing in the center console, where the control wiring from the battery has already entered the car, so no weaterproofing needed (I saw some installs w the bridge in the tunnel under the car, not a great spot. Even in California we do get rain and muck on the streets. For great support, become sponsor of Dala in Finland and he can help w the CAN bridge programming. Cor.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:44 PM Bryce Nesbitt via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it's probably time. > The old battery is toast. > The range is about 30 miles by the GOM and less in real life > 54,200 miles. No other problems, other than a bad baby sensor in the > passenger seat. > > What are 2011 Leaf Battery options? These days. > > I see: > https://greentecauto.com/locations/bay-area-ca/ > Greentech auto is advertising $4,499.00 installed. > We're not looing for long range, just.... some regen would be nice.a > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ >
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