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I wonder is it how the Zoe is viewed. In most of Europe, I think it's viewed as the only Electric car that's competitive on price against Internal Combusion ca
by Plasmoid2000ad 6y ago
I wonder is it how the Zoe is viewed.
In most of Europe, I think it's viewed as the only Electric car that's competitive on price against Internal Combusion cars. For a bit more, an eco conscious person can get city car with good range.
In Norway, where as I understand all IC cars now are luxury cars due the taxation, the Zoe is just one of many EVs to choose from.
If it was me, I'd choose a Kona or a e-Niro over a Zoe, but I cant afford them (If they were even ever in stock).
At Kona e-Niro prices... in my country... I'd choose a sporty semi-luxury car...
Maybe Zoe is just in that Niche in countries that aren't (yet) heavily taxing IC cars.
But it's probably about the cold weather performance. Other cars charge faster, and that's important (even psychologically) in Winter. Other cars are also more efficient per km, so you're getting hammered by both in Winter - A car that uses a lot of kw/h per km in good weather does even worse in snow/slush and wind, and then leave you at the charger for longer!
The orignally Zoe and ZE40 models weren't great either, I think they lacked heat pumps too (even worse cold weather performance!), but while I'm only seeing Renault heavily push the Zoe to regular folks now, maybe the Zoe brand name has already been tarnished in Norway?
- pi-rat 6y agoYou could be right about that. Zoe is just one of many options. If you need the range you probably want a larger car as well (chargers are everywhere here, short range car for commutes isn’t a problem.) Most other long range cars also have heat pumps and battery heater/coolers. I’ve the Kona EV myself actually, great car. And to illustrate the ICE/EV price difference here, top specced it was slightly cheaper than a base model ICE Golf.
- jeffrallen 6y agoMy ZE40 has a heat pump.