Renault Zoe, would you buy it ?

HAHA Owen, poor sesshomaru

That mileage works out at about 125 miles a week. I can only assume it would cost around the same in diesel, because Renault worked really hard to make it work out that it costs around the same as the diesel to run.

In the long run it would work out cheaper having very little maintenance. And 150 to tax, ice tax is only going one way!

I think the biggest deal is the fact Renault take the risks on the battery, as they should!

It cost me €50.00 for 31.27 litres of petrol to do about 450 miles in the Prius over that week. I filled up that time on the 7th March. It would cost 51.59 for that now.

So about 2500 ish Euro's per year we spend on petrol. + maintenance of about 300 euro's more. Total 3k. working out around 250 Euro's pm. Which is more than the rental of the battery for that mileage.

It would cost around 450 Euro's in electricity to do 17,500 miles on Night electricity. I base that figure on a real life range in the Leaf of about 70 miles per charge, 60-65 mph, little heat. So your 300 Euro service would go a long way to pay the electricity!

The Zoe would be wore efficient and has a much more efficient heater. 1kw for 3kw heat!

here is the battery rental charges for the Fluence ZE from the U.K renault site

It is certainly worth thinking about I think anyway.

If it costs around the same as the diesel, then why not ?

It charges in half the time the leaf does from the home charger or 30 miles for every 10 mins on a fast charger.

Your lease is up, new battery or new car and new battery. Ev's should last a very long time.

I myself would probably wait until the car costs 8k in 4 years, by that time petrol will be a lot closer to 2.00 per litre and it costs 66 Euros for 40 litres of petrol today at 2.00 euros it will cost 80 Euros for 40 litres, that's very scary.

I think other manufacturers will follow Renault if people decide to buy it, the thing is they need to advertise this stuff on t.v, stuff like "costs the same as the diesel to run" and " diesel tax and road tax will keep going up"

I'm estimating the zoe having the same battery capacity of 22 kw/hrs as the leaf will do a good 90 miles on a charge at 60-65 mph, being more efficient and smaller. Time will tell.

RoverJames wrote: »

Can't see how you reckon the diesel costs more to fuel..........

the more you drive the diesel the cheaper it will be compared to the electric yoke, do 20 miles a week and you'll still get clung for €70/month for the battery.

When I said diesel costs a hell of a lot more to fuel, I did mean more than electricity! I didn't make that clear!

How would driving a diesel be more likely to work out cheaper the more you drive it when electricity costs so little ?

Drive 20 miles a week ? why would you have a car then ?

I wouldn't go over the limit as I would take the lease package that suits my needs as I know what I need every year. 20,000 miles give or take so the 18,000 I'm sure could be stretched to 20k if not they could take their lease and you know the rest!

I think they will allow you to change your plan during the lease.

i made a boo boo editing............

RoverJames wrote: »

So €170/month for 1500 miles

At €1.60/litre you'd need the Clio diesel to average 64mpg to equal that. Quite feasible surely

If my figures are correct that would = 630 miles @64 mpg with 45 litres, or about 530 miles per 38 litres before you fill up because no no one runs the tank dry!

That's 60 euro's at 1.60 per litre. I doubt the clio would average 64 mpg, once diesels hit town and city driving the mpg takes a nose dive. I've driven them for 350,000+ miles.

My sisters 1.6 hdi 308 does about 50-54 mpg max. My prius MK II actually does better!