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In reply to: Long commute…should I? Shouldn't I?
Any major downside to a 2013 plate used Zoe?
Nothing I can think of that you probably didn’t already, but here’s a list just in case:
– shorter warranty
– battery rental probably starts fresh, so you need 3yrs to get the lower rates
– reduced battery capacity (not sure how you can confirm this without paying Renault to test it though)
– might need to get the dash replaced if not already done (this should be free though)
– not sure if you’ll get the ZE Interactive (normally only 12months from purchase) or the other shorter subs (TomTom Live, etc.)
– not sure if you’ll get ZE Connect for 3 years, or just for the remaining year?
– TomTom maps will be a little more out of dateCurrent battery deal looks to be £20 a month less than last year as 7500 miles now costs £50 & 9000 miles costs £57.
Last year’s road tests were quoting £70 for 7500 miles.
In reply to: Long commute…should I? Shouldn't I?
£384?! That seems much higher than I expected. £5 extra for battery, if it loses 10% value per year, should add around £3,600 on to the GFV, so you’re paying £1,400 more plus the interest over the term 🙁
Disappointing; I was thinking next time around we’d buy the battery (for mine at least), but if the numbers are so far off; we’re gonna be renting again! ;(
In reply to: Long commute…should I? Shouldn't I?
No brainer. Get the Zoe. If you have a charger 5 minutes from work then that’s ideal. There would be no issues if you could get one at work too.
I’d go for the battery lease option for the breakdown recovery. While you will certainly pay more than most for battery rental on here, think of the savings in fuel over the 3 or 4 year period.I’d be salivating at saving £250 to £300 a month on dirty diesel.
In reply to: Long commute…should I? Shouldn't I?
If you can get a charger at work; I think you’d be ok for the commute without having to stop to charge. However, the battery rental could end up being quite expensive!
If you’re taking the PCP and planning on handing back after 3/4 years, I’d get a quote on the i version (owned battery). That way you’ve no battery rental to pay, but you’ll get a much lower GFV on the PCP. My guess is that for higher mileage, the i works out better; though you might not get the same breakdown recovery (they advertise it as a feature of the battery rental, though I have seen other stuff suggesting Renault include it on all their cars?)
Hi,
I am after some real world advice from experienced Zoe owners!
I am starting a new job in a month or so which will require me to commute 60 miles each way, 5 times a week. Two of the days I am likely to do this commute on my motorbike but it is far too much to do it all 5 days (it will be in for a service every 2 months!!). So this got me thinking…
I could either get a used diesel for about £5,000 and pay £250pm on fuel. Or I am very interested in electric vehicles, of which the Renault Zoe seems to have the best range for the best price.
So to my question… am I crazy for considering a Zoe for a 120 mile daily commute three times a week? Or (as I suspect) am I better going diesel now and reconsider an electric vehicle when the range is closer to 200miles…
I will be commuting down the A5 and M1 to Milton Keynes, there are charging points. And there is a chance I can get one installed at work to top up the battery. But is the mileage too much to be practical?
Thanks for your help!
In reply to: Range questions
If you can charge at work then even if you need to stop both ways, it would likely be a pretty short stop. Even at 22kw (the fastest the new model can charge at), 10 minutes would give you more than 10% of the battery. I can’t imagine you’d need more than that even in the winter.
In reply to: disasterous trip.
I’d rather drive a car like a car, than driving at 30mph upcast hill (just to save a miles worth of battery). Plus we shouldn’t be encouraging folk to speed down hills.
I actually drove the trip at very sensible speeds. Never over 56mph, being really though full about about where u could coast to slow down etc.
They car just didn’t have more than 90miles in it. It was 110mike trip, but due to the detour to Perth JOKE of a charger it ended far further an longer.
Grrr, I’ll be phoning Perth council tomorrow, see if I can get out through to their Transportation dept. It’s always better to try to talk to someone high up the tree of you want to get something done.
So, how do I know how much I actually have if the car reports different values when I get out, to several hours later? 🙁
After a 15.5 mile commute, I don’t believe I can possibly have 91% left (as reported by the car when I returned to it), so assume the 83% shown was correct. If the app was always correct, it said 71% when I got home, and that would mean I’d used 17% on the way to work, and only 12% on the way back. Averaging was 4.0mpkwh on the way there and 4.2mpkwh on the way back (which includes the way there, suggesting 4.4mpkwh on the return journey), I calculate:
15.5 / 4 = 3.875 kwh = 17% of battery
15.5 / 4.4 = 3.5 kwh = 15.9% of batterySo, while the return journey was more efficient, not by as much as the app suggested. I should’ve had 67% left.
So, assuming the consumption figure is accurate (which seems likely based on these numbers), neither % shown in the app (when the car was turned off) nor shown in the car after resting are accurate! Certainly not ideal :-/
In reply to: Ordered our Zoe
Using Trevor range predictor at 65mph with a 100% charged battery you will get 62miles. Might be more, might be less depends I guess on how hilly the route is.
At 70mph you will get 54 miles, so if you stop at every services (and get lucky with all chargers) you’ll have about 40% charge when you pull up to the charger. Although you’ll probably stop charging around 80% at each charger so maybe you’ll have 20-ish % when you pull in.
