Is this an electric car that has no directly perceptible quirks, even if you look at the technical data? Should we from cartecc.com make a purchase recommendation for this one, what we never did before? For example, one reason would be that we already liked the new version of the Clio so much. Finally even a small electric car looks good. But, as always, be careful and don't let yourself get infected lightly.

For the normal journeys it is completely sufficient. What is very important here is that it can be charged in three phases. After the opinion of Renault, you should order the car with the wallbox. However, you would have to order the electrician, too, who would then explain that you need a permit for 22 kW, and from the electricity supplier that there would be a permit for at most 3 times 4.6 kW.

After comparing effort and benefit, the 11 kW, which are usually possible without any problems, are retained and the wallbox is not used. Certainly, you will have to treat yourself to a quick DC charge after a good 250 km when you go on holiday. Or, if a family is planning a meal break anyway, maybe even the 22 kW AC this time. But then you have to plan a long walk after your meal.

After a second break for charging with a coffee and a maximum of 700 km in total, the holiday destination or a hotel with electricity must be reached at the latest, household electricity with 3.6 kW is very scarce. Since fast driving costs battery capacity and battery life, the smaller engine with 225 Nm is sufficient. Still questions, then read our report about the new Clio.

It would be too beautiful to be true. Problems, yes, there seem to be problems, this time on the DC side. One must not believe that with the presence of CCS you can look forward to a wonderful charging landscape up to 150 kW. Initially, Renault puts this at only 'up to 50 kW'. That would then be at least 50 minutes of 'quick charging' for 80 percent below optimum conditions.

But that's not all, because the calculation example promises only 150 km in 30 minutes or 300 km per hour. If you divide the 52 kW by 390 km to WLTP, you will come up with barely credible 13.33 kW / 100km. The maximum charging power is reduced to 13.33 times 3 = 40 kW, which is a hardly credible 13.33 kW/100 km. Please keep in mind, all data come from optimistic Renault advertising texts.

But it's probably gonna get worse. If you look at the picture of the battery and the video below, there is no sign of effective liquid cooling when you remove/install a Zoe battery of connections. It can be assumed that this is also the case for the 52 kW version. The Nissan Leaf, brother in the group, has just come under criticism because without such a cooling system he might reduce the charging capacity in summer down to 20 kW.

If a rental battery is offered again, we would not choose this option, because it might cause trouble with the resale of the car and the hull insurance. And the limit on when you get a new one has been lowered again, now to 66 percent. For the first e-cars with a rental battery, this was still 80 percent.