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The Renault ZOE is unusual amongst electric cars in that it doesn’t come with a 13 Amp home charge lead as standard, a so-called ‘granny cable’. There
[See the full post at: ZOE Home Charge ‘Granny’ Cable]that’s why i made my own 😉
Hmmmm, good luck dealing with Renault warranty when you get your first BCI using that.
ha ha ha; why? The same hardware is used in most if not all chargers ala Chargemaster / Wallpod / POD Point
I did my own too, an ultra-compact build for emergency use only. http://canze.fisch.lu/granny-charging/ Two Dutch drivers borrowed it for either long trips or temporary relocation (no closeby charger available).
On a side note: I find it bizarre (though maybe it is a UK thing, inter-cultural differences maybe subtle and non-obvious) to be sarcastically warned or “be-feared” as I like to call it against what Renault or testing agencies (called MOT in the UK right?) may find of things like this. I have had comments like this about widening a hole a few mm for a cable in totally covered plastic part of the car, installing xenon lamps and no doubt will get one or two about my emergency charger too. It’s my car and I certainly know what I am doing, and if I am not, well, it is my problem. Maybe it’s just intended as a fair warning but it certainly didn’t come across that way.
@yoh-there – I know what you mean. I had the following comment posted last year on this forum about my own DIY EVSE cable (Mainpine):
I think a home made evse lead is both dangerous and stupid.
This sort of comment is made by people who are afraid to undertake such a project themselves, so consider that anyone who does, must be ‘stupid’.
The official renault cable isn’t much more. Is there any benefit of this one over that?
AFAIK the official cable ensures the neutral line is indeed connected to N, as a household plug can be plugged in both ways (at least in most countries). That requires 4 relays though and I didn’t have room for that. The home builds require you to plug in “right”, see my video.
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