Renault Zoe EZ

Wily_coyote

Hello, does anybody know if the Zoe automatically shuts down when it is fully charged? Planning to charge during the night when the tarif is cheaper but i am concerned that if it left too long charging after reached 100% it damages the battery.  Thanks

MX5huggy

It will stop charging at 100%.

Ectophile

The reason that the batteries in EVs seem to have a life of 10 years or more is that they have very good battery management systems.

Not only will the charger automatically stop at 100%, but when it goes above about 80%, it will slow down the charge to avoid damaging the battery.

doningtonphil

General recommendations is to not regularly charge up to the max or indeed regularly let the battery level go down to min.  For regular charging, set the charging limit to 80%. Of course, if you know you have a big journey coming up set the limit to 100%.
THis seems to be the general consensus on SpeakEV.com forum

DrEskimo

doningtonphil said:

General recommendations is to not regularly charge up to the max or indeed regularly let the battery level go down to min.  For regular charging, set the charging limit to 80%. Of course, if you know you have a big journey coming up set the limit to 100%.
THis seems to be the general consensus on SpeakEV.com forum

You can't on the Zoe or indeed other EVs.

I really wouldn't worry. My Zoe is coming up to 5yrs old and I just have it charge over night for 4hours (during the cheap Octopus GO hours) and my battery health is still at 97%.

Any effect is likely to be very small and over many years. It's things like regular rapid charging that can have a noticeable effect. No such worries on a Zoe.....