Nissan LEAF #Rapidgate Mostly Solved By Software Update?
Summary
Over the past 24 hours, Bjørn Nyland has done a more complete test , and has generated solid data that confirms that the new software has indeed changed the charge throttling behaviour (see especially the final 20 minutes of Bjørn’s video ).It should be noted that Bjørn’s test was done in the Norwegian winter in ambient temperatures of 0° to -10 ° Celsius, but his data show a very significant improvement over previous results in identical conditions.On the previous software, plugging in at 41 ° Celsius (a common battery temp after one DC charge and 2 initial driving stages) would have required 54 minutes to recover 70% SOC from near empty.As usual, moderate driving speeds and avoiding high acceleration are still the best practice for taking care of battery temperature (and thus optimising your charging rates) during a long trip.For the many owners in temperate climates, this software update has the potential to transform longer trips, effectively removing excessive recharging delays on a journey that requires 2 or even 3 rapid charges.