New Zoe, new wart?

No one really knows about the leaf but it makes sense it will have 40 kWh but it will most likely be optional. Nissan did demonstrate a working prototype 69 kWh battery but since they're selling off their battery making part of the business it's anyone's guess but it would be safe to assume 40 kWh will be available.

In very cold climates you might get closer to 200 kms if the temps are below 0 for most of the winter but in our climate the heat pump is very effective with temps below 0 only for a few hrs of the morning.

I estimate 200 kms at 130 kph to 280 kms 80-100 kph. Based on the leaf efficiency, Zoe is a small bit more efficient so range could be better.

The different between 110 and 120 kph is small .

The 40 kWh should still do 200-220 km at 120 Kph. I guess I'll find out soon enough. I just hope its the one with 45 Kw Charger.

Mope wrote: »

Mad. When are you testing it?
Cannot wait for your review. All journalist bs is far from what EV owner can tell about new car

I'm hoping to pick it up Tomorrow evening but they never called to confirm, I'll call them tomorrow.

Plan about 500 kms trip Wednesday. If it's not available Wednesday will have to be another time.

I'll give as good a review as I did the Ioniq, but someone merged my thread and buried it with the "Ioniq " thread.

Some Ioniq owners dismissed my economy at 15.3 Kwh/100 kms over 207 Kms but it was an honest to God review and I had nothing to gain by posting non realistic BS economy figures.

I drove in a bit of rain and Unkel said it was a torrential downpour, temperature was 10 deg C and Unkel said it was Artic conditions, drove in some wind and Unkel said it was a hurricane !

As if I was trying to falsify my results ! :eek:

I did say that by the time I got to work that the economy showed about 2-2.5 Kwh more efficient than the leaf for the same conditions.

Mope wrote: »

You must have been always against wind and intentially breaking and speeding up just for fun?

No I wasn't always against the wind or intentionally braking and speeding up for fun, I'm not in love with the Leaf, therefore have nothing to gain by saying the ioniq didn't get better efficiency than it did. If it had got 12 Kwh/100 Kms then that's what I would have reported and shown on the efficiency monitor but it didn't.

I think a factor of everything, especially the fact I've well got over the efficient driving thing and seeing how much I can get from it, but I wasn't trashing it either, that's why I call it a good honest to God test drive of more normal driving.

I'll drive the Zoe as normally as I can, 200 kms to Ennis Via Portlaoise from Carlow, or 187 Via Abbeyleix , whatever way I go it will be about 40 Kms to the M7 then motorway until Limerick , though I normally go through Killaloe to avoid Limerick. Trip will be 188 to 200 kms to Ennis. Some lunch while I charge at 22 Kw then on to the Cliffs OF Moher unless the weather is bad.

A charge up in 2 hrs should give me the majority of the 40 Kwh , I'll need the time for food and to let the boys stretch their legs.

If anyone knows of anywhere fun to take a 1.5 and 3 year old in Clare let me know. The Cliffs come to mind but it's not exactly exciting for Children of that age.

Zoe is a no go for Tomorrow, no one will call me back so I've lost interest now.... Stuff it. I called yesterday and twice today.

Oops I meant Friday and today.

I disagree, Zoe 40 Kwh is rather perfect for Ireland, relatively mild climate and tonnes of 22 KW AC stations.

Well, some might argue that having the ability to charge in 2 hrs the guts of 40 Kwh from most of the AC points and having twice the range is worth it. Drop the speed a bit and the potential for 270-280 kms becomes reality.

That's over twice what the 24 Kwh Leaf can get at that speed.

I do too like the adaptive cruise in the Ioniq. And the Ioniq is nicer inside and the android and apple auto is cool. The Zoe is a nice looking car even if it is small.

Those crunching up the miles should definitely consider the 40 Kwh Zoe with 45 Kwh charger of course.

No Autoimage Carlow never bothered to confirm the test drive, despite calling them 3 times and they telling me they'd call me back , I'm not impressed. Even a lot of good publicity on Boards.ie and facebook wasn't enough to convince them to be nice lol , Oh well. Very few sales people are committed like Paul in Barlo Kilkenny that's for sure, they want easy sales, Dacia........ they're obviously not interested in chasing people to buy electrics.

I suppose they're not bothered in a expensive (clio) anyway and will see most clios sold being 1.2 basic petrols costing 15K , another 13 K will buy some people many years of petrol. The 22 Kwh Zoe doesn't have the range to convince many to change to electric either and it will still cost more than 15 K.

I could be changing jobs soon and will have a bit of time off , if so I will try get a 40 Kwh form somewhere, but Autoimage is about 4 Km away it's convenient.