Hi Kevin, The second part of your reply is interesting (the first bit is too, but does not solve the question of how to get a charge at your distant relly (relative) when they have no EVSE nor inclination to get one).
The device in the picture on the renault.co.uk web page appears to be near-identical to the one that comes *as standard* with the Mitsubishi i-Miev (and Ion and C-Zero). This should not be a surprise (the identical-ness, not that it's standard equipment) as both the Mennekes socket used by the Zoe and the J1772 socket used on the i-Miev both conform to the same IEC 62196 standard - but use different plugs. These cables with 'bricks' can be bought on ebay for around £300. So not a big issue to overcome if the battery lease is acceptable. There is even someone in the Czech Republic selling a cable *without a brick* that will do the same. In fact it has all its electronics inside the J1772 plug (no mennekes version yet, I gather) which allows the user to program the amount of current flow - from 6 to 32A (depending on which cable you get - 16/32A). This would suit me as I have my standard cable plugged into a weather-proof socket which incorporates a timer on a sort of semi-permenant basis. This means I don't have to get the cable/brick out of the boot every time I want to plug in nor do I have to stow it all away again before I set off. There are only 2 issues with the ebay cable; 1/ You might have to set the current draw each time you use it... I think the i-Miev draws 10A max on a 230/240V supply so this shouldn't be an issue as the cable resets to its highest level each time it is disconnected from the mains and 2/ the 16A version costs US$600 (down from $680)! http://www.ebay.com/itm/161201929348?item=161201929348&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr MW On 8 Feb 2014, at 14:59, Kevin Sharpe wrote: > On 08/02/2014 13:43, "Martin WINLOW" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hmmm... the way I read the Renault site info on this, the minimum power >> the on-board 'Chameleon' charger requires is 7kW. I'll have another >> look. MW > > Renault discuss a 16A 3kW Œwall box¹ on their UK website; > > http://www.renault.co.uk/cars/electric-vehicles/zoe/zoe/zecharging/charging > network/ > > > You can also find various references to the charging issue and solution on > the web; > > http://www.motornature.com/2013/09/the-renault-zoe-will-plug-into-a-convent > ional-wall-socket-with-a-new-smaller-charger/ > > > Kevin Sharpe | Founder & Patron | Zero Carbon World, a UK Registered > Charity #1141347 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
