No, there is only one standard.

There may be some gender confusion on what is a male or female socket.

 

Nissan Leaf changed to a type 2 sometime in 2018. Your 2015 Leaf must be type 1!!!!!!

 

Edited the post. brain fart.

 

It’s theoretically possible - although I’ve only seen a Type 2 to Type 1 adaptor being used in the wild.

Better to change your charger or get an untethered charger.

 

They exist, either as cables with a type 1 socket and type 2 plug or a "converter". I've not seen the latter but it seems a relatively simple solution in comparison to the lead.

Either way, they allow you to keep your existing charger and charge vehicles with either standard as required. An untethered unit is the purest solution but much more faff in the short-term. The Type 1 is the Betamax of the charging world.

 

You can get an adapter or change the lead. Evbitz and others do both. Or something like :

K.H.O.N.S. Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter 16 Amp 32 Amp Easy to Connect with EV Charging Station and European Standard Vehicles: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

K.H.O.N.S. Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter 16 Amp 32 Amp Easy to Connect with EV Charging Station and European Standard Vehicles: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

www.amazon.co.uk

 

Hi Dante. I had the same issue. We have a tethered type 1 household charger for my wife's 2015 Leaf. I now have an E-Niro (type 2) so I got one of these:

K.H.O.N.S. Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter 16 Amp 32 Amp Easy to Connect with EV Charging Station and European Standard Vehicles K.H.O.N.S. Type 1 to Type 2 EV Adapter 16 Amp 32 Amp Easy to Connect with EV Charging Station and European Standard Vehicles: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

Works great - I just keep it in the passenger door bin of the E-Niro. It was quite expensive for what it is but it feels very solid and dependable.

Hope this helps

 

I have the above to charge my 2020 Leaf on a type 1 tethered charger works great and can still charge my 2016 Leaf without it.

 

Apologies for reviving an old thread with my first post, but I found this, slightly cheaper and no money to the Amazon behemoth: Vorsprung Adapter - will let you know how I get on with it if I remember.

 

Adapters are not recommended because of the high current involved and the potential for bad connections

 

Oh heck - my charger is only a measly 3.3Kw so the current is about as low as you can go, but will just have to suck it and see what happens

 

Unless the contact materials in that adapter are substandard, I don't see why it shouldn't work just fine.
A correctly designed and manufactured type 2 connector is very reliable. I don't know so much about type 1, but I assume it's also designed properly for continuous rating as they are always used that way.

I didn't read @lukep's post as "snidey" though I can see how you might have done so.

 

I am sorry I found it snidey. I was just a bit miffed that I tried to offer a bit of help to a new member and he has a bit of a side-swipe at me. I never expect people to take advice just because it is offered but people could be nice about it that is all Nuff said.

Yes, no reason why it shouldn't work and at 3.3kW probably not such an issue perhaps but if that adapter was used at 7kW or higher then it is more at risk of having issues. AFAIK the adapters don't lock in place so it is quite possible that they work loose when in use. Of course the charging should stop is the CP signal is broken but there have been cases where it didn't and having an extra connection, and one that isn't locked in place, just adds to any risks that existed already. That was the only point I was making. If people want to use these adapters then if they are legal then it isn't for me to say otherwise but I can still point out the risks so people can do it fully informed

 

Hi Paul, genuinely no intention to be snide or start a fight, just a case of bad wording on my part.

What I meant to say was "my charger is only a measly 3.3Kw, so hopefully such a low current won't be an issue for the adapter, but I'll just have to try it out and see how I get on".

I'm very grateful for your and everyone else's help, thank you.

 

3.3kW - I always get Kw and kW wrong

 

Just to let you know that the Vorsprung adapter has now been tested between a BG/Chargemaster Polar tethered Type 1 unit and a Hyundai Kona Type 2 socket and it works as expected. The adapter quality appears to be good with no problem with respect to ease of attachment/detachment. It seems pretty compact so I'm happy with it on first test.

We're due delivery of an ID.3 in November, so I'll endeavour to update again after the adapter has experienced some more rigorous use.