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New Zoe, new wart?

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  • #252
    reboot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭reboot


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118478587#Comment_118478587

    Nov 2015.

    RCI contacted me with the offer back in Oct. I'd had the battery tested and all cells read 98%.

    Perhaps this may be in part never rapid charging,and regularly overnight charging with a Granny cable,drawing only 10 Amps.?



  • #253
    reboot
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    I mentioned the battery purchase to the guy in the EV breakers yard,he reckoned he would value it at £2300. So I guess I did OK. Car range is about the same after 6 years, over 100 miles in Summer and with the cold reducing the internal battery resistance by 20% for lipo cells, ie 20 miles, in winter a charge is 80 miles.



  • #254
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    looked at from another angle: if that pack has 22kwh of capacity and the cost for new batteries is claimed to be about 100 euro per KWh then you paid new price for a 7 year old battery.



  • #255
    reboot
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118482326#Comment_118482326

    I don't know the price for a new Zoe battery from Renault,that would operate with the BMS,but I'd be surprised if it was less than £4k or £5k, but the main reason for buying it was to stop the monthly rental, its still guaranteed another 2 years..



  • #256
    reboot
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    Old Zoe.Old wart,will it ever go away, ever go away,even with new charge points?

    Like death and taxes,the BCI problem,( Battery charging impossible), I fear is hear to stay.

    As most know by now the Zoe can be very fussy when it comes to earth impedance, and over a certain reading will not accept a charge. My understanding is the Leaf parked beside me and happily charging away,while I can't, gets its earth from its chassis? Strange engineering arrangement as both EVs are manufactured by the ,then Renault Nissan alliance.

    I appreciate this is going over old territory, but I'm assuming that with the new Charging points,replacing the EBG disaster tendering, nothing will change,with the earth impedance staying the same,as it's exterior to the CP?

    I've read that the Zoe may be unable to charge above 140 ohms impedance ,NIE read my home CP impedance at 500 ohms,which they attempted to improve, but as long as they get a figure of 200 ohms,that's fine by their specifications for home installations.

    The engineers ( he really was one) parting comment to me was," You bought the wrong car mate"



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