Any new Renault Zoe owners out there?

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Pedaller said:

Just realised that "I think I am getting it" sounded like I was buying it. I meant that I am starting to understand what the specs are now! Definitely going for one with rapid charging, as my partner's parents are 150 miles away, 120 miles of which is motorway. Good to hear 180 miles on motorway is possible at this time of year but in the dead of winter she might need to stop for a short rapid charge on that journey. She is onboard with electric cars in general, and she is familiar with my i-pace, so if she has to do a 20 minute rapid charge in winter I think she'd be OK with it.

Good to see the MOT check is reliable. I checked a few and it seemed to align with the ones that say "Rapid Charge" on Autotrader.

I think it's a lot of car for the money really. You've basically bought at the price level I'm looking at. I don't mind the white really, it's that pale metallic blue that I absolutely despise. I think it looks awful on every car though.

Euro NCAP - I understand it got 0 just because it lacked active safety features? Not looked into it since the headlines. I bet it's safer in a crash than her 2010 Yaris that she drives at the moment.

We used to get 140 easily out of ours in the winter, 180 summer is about right. I pushed it to 210-215 on one journey, but taking it very steady. -10 winter back in 2020/1 we occasionally dropped to 120ish. Get a CCS / Rapid Charge one and you're good. They still only charge at 50kw, so a bit slow, but its fine for the occasional zap. Regularly did a 200 mile commute during Covid with a 15min stop, and have done a few 235 mile Cornwall trips with a longer break, then left it on a 3 pin at the holiday place for a couple of days....

The NCAP standards have moved on, Zoe is an older platform. But relatively cheap as chips. Ours cost barely anything bar the lease cost over three years.

Wife is using more in petrol for 250 miles a month than she did in electric for 1,200 miles a month... If you can pick one up for £12-13k its a no brainer to me.

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Bannock said:

I'm thinking about getting one of these too. As another poster up the thread has found, the model designations are an utter minefield, aren't they? Just wanted to add my thanks to everyone who has posted explainers.

I'll be after an R135 Rapid Charge I think, as a replacement for a now-ageing Leaf 30kwh. Seems I can pick them up for £13k, or under. The other nearest comparable alternative seems to be the Vauxhall E-Corsa. I am a bit discombobulated by the NCAP thing with the Zoe, if there wasn't that question I think I'd clearly prefer one over the Vauxhall, but it is making me pause for thought.

What's the real life experience of rear seat room for passengers? I've got a 6'2" passenger I need to ferry around in the back sometimes, does the panel think they'd be fine in a Zoe?

Used to ferry my 6"2 son around to sports matches in it on a Sat, it was 'okay', headroom a bit limited but never had any complaints, but equally never really asked. Wife is 5"4, so if we did, I'd have swapped them : He was probably only in it 20mins a week though.

My wife and I have both said, if we needed one car and didn't have oddball commutes, the Zoe would be all the car we'd ever need, more so now the kids have moved on. We only let ours go as the lease was up and we've scaled back to a £2k 10yo Fiat 500.

As my post above, the Zoe is an old platform now, so of course the NCAP thing is going to catch up with it as it hasnt got the latest whizzbang collision avoidance stuff etc.