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http://evfleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/Nov/Long-Termers-Renault-ZOE-Dynamique-Zen/0438017022 Long Termers: Renault ZOE Dynamique Zen by Alex Grant 04 Nov 2014 [image http://evfleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/Nov/images/0438017022-3693-ZOE_LTT_Oct14_jpg-640.jpg Renault ZOE Dynamique Zen ] Three years ago, I spent a week trying to cover my old 68-mile commute on electricity. It was possible, but it was hard work. A month using the ZOE for my 157-mile drive to the Fleet World Office in St Albans from my house in Cardiff has shown just how much this has changed in a relatively short timeframe. Some of that comes down to range. Motorways offer few opportunities for regenerative braking, and it’s the least efficient way to use an EV. Even so, the ZOE easily covers 75-80 miles at 70mph, and it’s possible to run ancillaries like the infotainment system, lights and ventilation without denting that significantly. But range anxiety is a bit of a red herring, because it’s charging infrastructure which makes the real difference. The M4 is part of Ecotricity’s Electric Highway and the ZOE can rapid charge, for free, at most service stations, at around 12 times the speed of my home wallbox. That’s around 1% of capacity per 20 seconds until it reaches 80%, after which it halves to a speed that’s still three times faster than most public units, and many other EVs, can manage. These are so quick that it’s actually easier for me to factor in two stops of less than 25 minutes, each time leaving with 85%, than it would be to stretch the range and stop once at Membury for a full charge. Significantly so – two stops saves about 20 minutes, and makes the journey more relaxing too. Stopping to charge every 60 miles or so doesn’t make the ZOE an ideal motorway workhorse, but it’s another reason why semi-regular long distance drivers no longer need to dismiss an electric vehicle as a suitable method of transport. They’d be surprised how quickly that range anxiety disappears. [© evfleetworld.co.uk] For EVLN posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3Devln+-re%26sort%3Ddate http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2014/10/see_which_states_allow_direct.html See which states allow direct sales of Tesla cars ... http://wallstcheatsheet.com/automobiles/free-market-10-republican-states-that-ban-tesla-sales.html/?a=viewall Politicians decide where automakers can sell their vehicles http://www.worldcarfans.com/114103083548/all-electric-range-rover-considered-to-rival-tesla-model All-electric Range Rover considered to rival Tesla Model X ... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/electric-range-rover-in-the-pipeline-88338.html Blasphemy? Selling out? Leaving its muddy roots behind ... http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2014/10/georgia-power-to-invest-12m-in-driving-electric.html Georgia Power investing $12M> public EVSE & purchase incentives + EVLN: Selling Leaf EVs by giving away free-petrol? (video) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-ZOE-EV-is-ideal-for-the-semi-regular-long-distance-driver-tp4672517.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
