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Operation in Alaska

Known operating regions
Southeast x
South central x
Interior x
Southwest x
North Slope x
Aleutians

The LEAF is Alaska's most popular EV. It's affordable price, especially as a used vehicle, seems to be the most attractive feature. For communities with limited road systems, the limited range of the LEAF poses less of a problem than in the Lower 48. The LEAF's EPA range is roughly 100 miles for the 24 kWh variant (MY 2011-2015), however winter performance sees closes to 40 miles. Beware of MY2011-2012 as they lack cold weather upgrades that came standard on MY 2013 onward (battery pack heater only to keep pack from freezing). The LEAF does not condition its battery and uses only the outside environment for cooling, i.e. its pack is not actively heated or cooled for performance, which contributes to its limited performance in cold weather.

Subregions

Southeast

Juneau and Southeast are home to the vast majority of Alaska's LEAFs.

South central

Interior

Southwest

North Slope

Aleutians


Buying from Alaska

Source New Used Notes
Alaska Dealer x
Lower 48 Dealer x x
Manufacturer
Private party x

Subregions

Southeast

In Juneau used LEAFs can be found at for sale at Fishbone Motors and Affordable Auto Sales

South central

Continental Nissan in Anchorage is not EV-certified and therefore does not sell or service the LEAF.

Interior

Southwest

North Slope

Aleutians


Charging in Alaska

Plug Supported With adapter
J1772 Yes
CCS1
CHAdeMO Yes
Tesla

Subregions

Southeast

In Juneau there are 4 CHAdeMO fast chargers that work with the Leaf in addition to the standard J1772 stations around town.

South central

Interior

Southwest

North Slope

Aleutians

Service in Alaska

Service Available in Alaska
Manufacturer No
Manufacturer-authorized No
Independent mechanic Yes
Type of Available from
service needed Manufacturer Authorized Independent
Wheels and tires x
Brakes x
Suspension x
Steering x
Transmission x
Electrical x
HVAC x
EV subsystem
Traction motor ~
Traction battery ~
On-board charger ~
Misc high-voltage ~

Unfortunately there is no official LEAF support in Alaska. For fairly major items, while fairly rare, owners have been forced to ship their vehicles south. However, there is nothing different about most mechanical systems on the LEAF compared to an ICE vehicle (e.g. brakes), therefore all mechanics and/or DIYers can do basic work. Additional troubleshooting can be done rather easily with LeafSpy by Turbo3 (Android/iOS app), a generic ODB2 Bluetooth adapter, and the Nissan LEAF service manuals. The service manuals can be obtained online (e.g. Nico Club or “Googling”) and have a helpful index of troubleshooting codes to lookup after pulling the codes from the car via LeafSpy.

Service locations in Alaska

Southeast

South central

Interior

Southwest

North Slope

Aleutians

Miscellaneous

wiki/evs/leaf.txt · Last modified: 2021/01/19 09:05 by devon