An owner's report:
At the moment I regret it... But not the electric car itself, but the manufacturer...
In 2019 I bought the Renault Zoé. Today, five years later, the money and the car are gone...
Short form:
At the end of 2022 with 95,000km I had damage to the engine element. Just outside of Renault's short warranty, they gave me 50% of the material costs. So I was able to have the engine replaced for just under 3,000 including labor. The repair was quick, the engine arrived within four days and the change took less than half a day.
At the beginning of 2024 with 115,000km I could no longer charge. The message “Battery charging impossible” appeared on the display. Vehicle was moved from one garage to the next and again to the next (different types of mechanics - since charging caused a battery failure, it needed a Type3 mech). Back at the Type 2 Mech now the message: There is something more defective. The charging station has apparently destroyed the PEC. As I understand it, the charge controller.
Now, after five years, the vehicle is a complete economic loss. I have never had a vehicle in my life that was so expensive to repair after five years that it was no longer worth it. and why? Because Renault simply replaces the entire modules as a whole. This simply costs > €6000 for a repair because the “spare part” costs €3100. At Renault you have exactly three parts that can be defective in the drive: motor / battery / control element. Even if it's something small (like last time), the entire module always has to be replaced:
I am still enthusiastic about electromobility. But definitely no more Renault! Buy a BEV from a manufacturer that is familiar with electromobility and also offers a guarantee on the otherwise very durable hardware...
At the moment I regret it... But not the electric car itself, but the manufacturer...
In 2019 I bought the Renault Zoé. Today, five years later, the money and the car are gone...
Short form:
At the end of 2022 with 95,000km I had damage to the engine element. Just outside of Renault's short warranty, they gave me 50% of the material costs. So I was able to have the engine replaced for just under 3,000 including labor. The repair was quick, the engine arrived within four days and the change took less than half a day.
At the beginning of 2024 with 115,000km I could no longer charge. The message “Battery charging impossible” appeared on the display. Vehicle was moved from one garage to the next and again to the next (different types of mechanics - since charging caused a battery failure, it needed a Type3 mech). Back at the Type 2 Mech now the message: There is something more defective. The charging station has apparently destroyed the PEC. As I understand it, the charge controller.
Now, after five years, the vehicle is a complete economic loss. I have never had a vehicle in my life that was so expensive to repair after five years that it was no longer worth it. and why? Because Renault simply replaces the entire modules as a whole. This simply costs > €6000 for a repair because the “spare part” costs €3100. At Renault you have exactly three parts that can be defective in the drive: motor / battery / control element. Even if it's something small (like last time), the entire module always has to be replaced:
I am still enthusiastic about electromobility. But definitely no more Renault! Buy a BEV from a manufacturer that is familiar with electromobility and also offers a guarantee on the otherwise very durable hardware...
