Someone has bought my wifes Zoe
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After 8 months its been sold by whoever Renault sold it to after the lease - how do I know? I get a email every time it charges and ends 
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Will delete the app but they are getting circa 60 ish miles daily between charges which is pretty good (it says battery 100% you can travel x miles)
)Will delete the app but they are getting circa 60 ish miles daily between charges which is pretty good (it says battery 100% you can travel x miles)
I've got one, and it's been pretty good.
Did have a light come on on the dash a couple of times for an electrical fault, but this was the 12v "normal" battery for running the lights etc - it seems it only charges this when "running", not when plugged in to charge the car itself, so a week or so where the car hadn't been used except for being moved around my driveway had upset it, much as if you did the same kind of start/stop without a run in a regular car. Can't really blame that on anything specific to it being an EV, it'd happen to anything treated like that.
Other than that, it's been pretty much a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin job.
Did have a light come on on the dash a couple of times for an electrical fault, but this was the 12v "normal" battery for running the lights etc - it seems it only charges this when "running", not when plugged in to charge the car itself, so a week or so where the car hadn't been used except for being moved around my driveway had upset it, much as if you did the same kind of start/stop without a run in a regular car. Can't really blame that on anything specific to it being an EV, it'd happen to anything treated like that.
Other than that, it's been pretty much a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin job.
Deerfoot said:
Out of interest (and partly because I'm still toying with getting one for my wife..) did you have any issues with it?
I've read of a couple of nasty faults (some people have waited over a month for repairs..).
We did 10k in 2 years, don't expect the AC to be logical, it's not broken just hard to actually use! Apart from that no drama no hassle apart from me reversing it at speed into a skip on our path! The collection guy didn't pick up on it!I've read of a couple of nasty faults (some people have waited over a month for repairs..).
Deerfoot said:
^ Thanks, I'd read that the heating and A/C were weak, to be expected I guess..
It's only reports of unreliability that's putting me off to be honest. I'm also looking at the hybrid Yaris but they just don't interest me as much as the Zoe does.
Our Hybrid Ioniq isnt as good to drive as the ZoeIt's only reports of unreliability that's putting me off to be honest. I'm also looking at the hybrid Yaris but they just don't interest me as much as the Zoe does.
I'm probably overthinking things here, I've read of a few charging issues along with a few issues where people have been stranded with a dash caption of 'STOP Electric Failure DANGER'.
After 4 years of faultless Jazz ownership my wife would be annoyed (at me initially) if she were to be stranded in a Zoe...
After 4 years of faultless Jazz ownership my wife would be annoyed (at me initially) if she were to be stranded in a Zoe...
Too Drunk to Funk said:
Why would you expect an ICE car to be be unreliable? Electric Renault is still a Renault.
True. I'd expect an electric motor in itself to be more reliable than a petrol engine, purely on the grounds of fewer moving parts to potentially go wrong. Unfortunately these days it's the myriad of surrounding parts and electronics that seem to cause more problems rather than the oily bits.CanAm said:
I'd have gone ape-s
t if that had happened in any new car. You'd expect an electric car to be more reliable than an ICE; what was the reason?
I did and was on first name terms with Renault customer care agents! The battery was replaced a couple of weeks in (2 of the breakdowns and it was away for 3 weeks), the second two were apparently caused by a locking charge cable port pin that was faulty, never had any issues charging so not convinced but it has been fine since. The problem was my wife loved the car when it was reliable and now it seems to be sorted it is great. Lease runs out in a few months so it will be going back. Now I have to work out what to get temporarily while waiting for a Model 3...t if that had happened in any new car. You'd expect an electric car to be more reliable than an ICE; what was the reason?Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff