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  1. Quick charging

    General Renault Z.E. Discussion
    hi All, I am looking to buy a second hand Renault Zoe (2015-2016) and went to see a dealer today. When speaking to the dealer, he said that the car is not able to do quick charging. If I for ex are on the motorway and run out of battery, i cannot go in a service stop and have a coffee while...

  2. Zoe ZE40 R90 Fast Charging Issue.

    General Charging Discussion
    I have recently purchased a 2017 Zoe R90 ZE40 and am experiencing difficulties with fast charging it. As I understand it the R90 does not have the capability to charge at 43kw but should charge at 22kw on a three phase public charge point. In fact for the first three days I had it it did exactly...

  3. Technical Issue: Using 11KW charger with 7KW car

    General Charging Discussion
    Hi All, I'm thinking of buying an 11KW charger from Chargemaster and using it with a car which has 7KW onboard charger. A friend told me that it'll only produce 3.5KW since it will take only 1-phase of 16A. Is that so? The station's controller doesn't adjust the power output according to the...
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  4. Home fast charger

    General Charging Discussion
    Dear Forum; My first post here, hello!, I haven't an EV but thinking about getting on board. One question I have is about home fast charging, based on my expected usage I have been put off by the lengthy time to charge a vehicle at home and would like to have a 12 or 22KW DC system...

  5. Frequent fast charging - does it damage the battery?

    Nissan LEAF24 & LEAF30
    A comprehensive battery long term test has been running using four 2012 Nissan Leafs in Phoenix, Arizona. The full report (which is very technical and lengthy) is here: https://avt.inl.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vehiclebatteries/FastChargeEffects.pdf A brief extract is below. As part of the...
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  6. Thinking of buying a env200

    Nissan e-NV200
    hey, guys I thinking of buying an env200 van (NOT COMBI). I have no idea what I need. this is what i want in the car tho. biggest range possible fastest charging at home / public chargers and rapids ideally the touch screen as well. Thank you very much i am new to this and it will be my first EV

  7. Longer Range vs Faster Charging ... The race!

    General EV Discussion
    Have already posted this in the Renault Zoe forum where there is a discussion between the 2 charging speed models but figured it's interesting from a general EV perspective too. If doing a long journey, is range or charge speed more important (if you can only pick one)? Well, let's let CNet...
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