Renault Zoe ZE 50 – Bjorn Nyland range test [YouTube]

Bjorn Nyland tested the Renault Zoe ZE 50's range with [almost] full battery. This shows that on winter tires, in good weather, but at low temperatures, the Renault Zoe II can travel less than 290 kilometers on a single charge. The manufacturer claims 395 km WLTP.

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The youtuber kept the meter at 95 km/h, which means less than 85 km/h on average. During this trip, the car consumed about 15 kWh/100 km (150 Wh/km). It turned out that the car's biggest drawback is the lack of adaptive cruise control, which would control the speed of movement depending on the car in front - even in the richest version.

With an almost fully charged battery (99%), the Renault Zoe ZE 50 claimed a mileage of 339 kilometers on a single charge. However, after 271,6 kilometers, the battery level dropped to 5 percent and the car calculated that it would only travel 23 kilometers until it was completely discharged.

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Energy consumption on the road was 14,7 kWh / 100 km (147 Wh / km).This suggests that only 42,5 kWh of battery was used for the trip. Meanwhile, while charging, the car fueled about 47 kWh of energy.

Calculations show that at temperatures close to zero and on winter tires Renault Zoe ZE 50 line this amounts to 289 km... This is surprisingly little, considering that according to the WLTP standard, the manufacturer lists 395 km, and in good weather the car should travel about 330-340 km on a single charge.

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There seems to be some problem with the battery heating, which was also suggested by Nyland - already with earlier Zoe models, the manufacturer officially spoke of a range of "300 km" in summer and only "200 km" in winter. Renault Zoe batteries are air-cooled, so It is possible that at low temperatures the vehicle uses some energy to heat the packaging..

It is worth remembering this during winter trips out of town.

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